Math Outdoors
ADST End of Year Project: Magidome
From time to time, I am sent teaching resources to review. I was offered a Magidome kit during the 2021 school year and was excited
Teaching math in the outdoor classroom brings nature and creativity together to inspire logical mathematical thinking that is enjoyable for teachers and students.
From time to time, I am sent teaching resources to review. I was offered a Magidome kit during the 2021 school year and was excited
Math is all around us in nature, and patterning can be a great entry point for students to engage in mathematical thinking and learning while
If you ask me, just about anything can be taught in an outdoor classroom. Math and Science are two of the easiest subjects to try
One of my favourite Halloween math activities in the outdoor classroom this time of year is pumpkin math. If you’ve grown your own pumpkins during
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,
A shift has happened in our house. The kids are growing and their interests are changing. For many years, we got by with a simple
If you are going to teach outdoors, you’ll need to make your peace with some rainy days. Rather than seeing rainy days as yucky weather
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
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Bug hotels are an essential addition to any garden, and particularly a children’s garden. There are really only two reasons to build them. One is to attract and house beneficial
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 for use on your iPad
Everyone seems to agree on the abundance of research supporting the data that reading to babies leads to school success. For a long time, we have known that children from homes
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 just a few props are