As an outdoor classroom teacher, Megan teaches students skills that are accessible for family life. From making stepping stones to building a backyard playground your kids will actually play in to conquering kid clutter, there is much to learn here!
In my neighbourhood, kids knock on doors to ask if so and so can come out to play in an ongoing giant game of capture
“Play is the work of the child,” wrote Maria Montessori more than 100 years ago. Most everything that a child needs for healthy development –
If you are looking for some room to play, then get on over to Richmond’s Terra Nova playground! The playground is an extension of the Terra Nova
If you’ve never heard of Dr. Stuart Brown then you are in for a treat when you read his book, Play. In this book, Brown explains
The thing about Lego storage is that it has to be practical if you want to have the bits put away once in awhile. I
Last Christmas my youngest son received an Osmo as a gift. It comes smartly packaged in three boxes that are drawn together magnetically and is
The nights are definitely longer and the weather isn’t super for after dinner walks in the park. Instead of turning on the TV or plugging
As we move towards report card season, you might find it helpful to watch this video clip on mindset and how academically beneficial or discouraging praise
Having a first baby is a big deal. A really big deal. I remember with my first not wanting a baby shower because the thought
If you’ve read my post on bored kids you know that academic learning can be lost over the long summer months and that it often
There are a million ways to craft, learn and cook with pumpkins. Since the internet is full of amazing ideas and bloggers, I’ve put together
In this transformative session we will explore the pedagogy of play and the global body of research that powerfully influences how decisions are made by adults supervising outdoor play.
This post is one of a series of posts listing resources available to teachers seeking tools for teaching across the curriculum in their school gardens.
Gardening with kids opens up a wide opportunity to try new veggies and to grow your own favourites. Peas are an easy and reliable crop
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The reality of urban living, especially in expensive cities like Vancouver, is that we often don’t have vast and unfinished basements to banish unwanted toys from our sight lines. And
There are hundreds of adorable examples of how to start seeds in eggshells and toilet paper rolls floating around on the internet. Pinterest has entire boards devoted to the subject
For generations, the use of tools was a rite of passage and a normal part of any child’s growth and development. Somewhere along the way, perhaps because of our focus
Our fairy nature wings were dreamed up with a group of students who love playing in the fairy garden, but needed some reminders to remain physically distant. Fairy nature wings
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