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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
Playful Learning Outdoors
Playful learning outdoors is not only possible in your outdoor classroom, it is necessary! Inspire students to work collaboratively on outdoor garden projects like music walls, dinosaur gardens, mud kitchens and playful literacy through the use of shadow puppets and loose parts.
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Opportunities for playing in rain are sorely missing in many childhoods. It often seems like decisions to stay inside at recess are randomly decided after
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Music Is Not My Strongest Subject But… Of all the curricular content I teach as an elementary school educator, music is likely my weakest subject
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Not A Stick
Thank you to Rene Gualtieri for contributions to this post! Not A Stick Play Having worked at a nature camp, I am very aware of
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Playful Learning With Dandelions
Dandelions are a sure sign of spring and an early source of pollen in our Spring gardens. Often considered weeds by gardeners, dandelions offer a
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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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How to Build a Bug Hotel
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
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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
Literacy Outdoors
Storytelling in Nature
Walking, working and playing in nature invites children’s imaginations to create stories that reflect their lived experiences, their wonders and their understandings of the world
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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
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