Imaginative play in the outdoors takes on a new meaning in your outdoor classroom. Build a fairy garden, play dress up, be an anywhere artist and find books on how to inspire play and learning.
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
One hundred years ago Soviet psychologist and play theorist, Lev Vygotsky, argued that play was a purposeful activity for children. Vygotsky believed that a child’s
This post has been written to support imaginative play with a box at home. If you have boxes available from deliveries, or are expecting deliveries,
If you’ve ever fallen into the black hole of Pinterest, you’ve certainly seen some cute and fun ideas for gardening with kids. Which is great
The emergent curriculum is a valuable tool for student directed inquiry in any outdoor classroom. I often have specific plans for my students that are
Literacy and Shadow Puppets For pre-literate children, shadow puppets are a fantastic way to support the big idea of story found in most early learning curriculums.
If play is truly the work of the child, then dress up play must be the ultimate job description! Imaginative, fantasy play is achievable when
How to build a fairy garden that supports creative play in three easy steps!
I love to garden. I love the peacefulness, I love watching things grow under my care and I love that I can see both immediate
The hardest part of going back to school is the grind of packing lunches day after day, while ensuring something resembling a nutritious meal is
To support our colleagues returning to on-site instruction in June, we’ve put together this list of ideas for playful learning outdoors in June. You can
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
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The hardest part of going back to school is the grind of packing lunches day after day, while ensuring something resembling a nutritious meal is consumed. Honestly. The whole IDEA
To support the families and teachers we work with in the outdoor classroom, we’ve put together this list of ideas for playful learning outdoors in April during Covid-19. Thanks to
To support our colleagues returning to on-site instruction in June, we’ve put together this list of ideas for playful learning outdoors in June. You can download a PDF version 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 the flag, manhunt or soccer.
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