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Fairy Nature Wings
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
Imaginative Play Outdoors
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.
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Imaginative Play: Anywhere Artist
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
Imaginative play with a box
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,
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How To Build A Dinosaur Garden
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
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The Perfect Nest: An Outdoor Classroom Inquiry Project
The emergent curriculum is a valuable tool in any outdoor classroom. I often have specific plans for my students that are never quite realized, simply
Imaginative Play Outdoors
Playful Literacy and Shadow Puppets
Shadow Puppets Liska over at Adventures in a Box has created a fantastic resource for anyone looking for shadow puppets and play supplies. Earlier this
Dress Up Play
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
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How To Build a DIY Fairy Garden In 3 Easy Steps!
How to build a fairy garden that supports creative play in three easy steps!
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School Garden Weed Resources
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. This post lists some of
How To Build A Dinosaur Garden
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How To Build a DIY Fairy Garden In 3 Easy Steps!
How to build a fairy garden that supports creative play in three easy steps!
Play Research Group: Risky Play In Schools
For our July 25 play research study group meeting, I presented slides from a presentation given at a recent Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA 2019) conference sharing what