SD #38 Transition to teaching outdoors

Thanks to Grauer and Spul’u’kwuks elementary schools for having me join your professional learning today! The following blog posts may be helpful as you build capacity for outdoor play and learning.

Blog Posts for Outdoor Play and Learning

Transition to teaching outdoors tips for teachers

Teaching prep outdoors

Homma walking field trips

What to wear teaching outdoors

Best outdoor learning clothing for kids

What is risky play?

Dinosaur gardens

Fairy gardens

Mud kitchens

Bug hotels

Butterfly garden

How to build a tippy tap

School garden grants available for BC teachers

Best books for introducing loose parts play outdoors

Rainy day play ideas

Best books about rain

Story stones

Shadow puppets

Vocabulary vases

Storytelling in nature

Patterns in nature

Mandalas

Best nature books that support mathematical thinking

water cycle inquiry outdoors

Tomatosphere project

What seeds need to grow

Resources:

Outdoor learning store (all the gear you are looking for: plant cards, field guides, magnifying lenses etc)

Westcoast seeds donation program

Learning in Places website

Invasive Species council of BC

Messy Maths & Dirty Teaching

Outsideplay.ca

Tech wash to protect your gore-tex

Sit spots video with Lauren

First voices

Thanks again for spending your day with me! Don’t forget to join me on Pinterest for more ideas on outdoor play and learning!