What if you could find inspiration for the design and curricula of your outdoor classroom from nature-based children’s books? What if you could be intentional about choosing books that connect both with your outdoor classroom design and activities? DESIGN: At …
How Can I Bring More Wildlife To Our Outdoor Classroom/Backyard Learning Garden? Are you struggling with how to attract birds, butterflies, and interesting bugs for children to explore in your outdoor classroom? Do you look at a blank cement top …
So in all my years of helping educators start outdoor classrooms… One of the BIGGEST insecurities that almost every educator has is the feeling like they can’t transition their classroom outdoors and teach outdoors with the same quality and depth …
This summer we launched THE CIRCLE: Our Outdoor Classrooms Membership Community! With monthly Outdoor Classrooms Tour & Talks, LIVE Teaching & Learning Round Table discussions, access to our 1-hour Nature-Based Workshop Library, and LIVE Q&A/ Lesson Exchanges, one never knows …
My 7 Favorite Gardening Tools for Children Gardening is a wonderful opportunity to get your children involved in outdoor work that is fun, productive, and educational with a splash of whimsy. One of the most beautiful sights is that of …
Four Must-Read Nature-Based Children’s Books “Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of …
3 TIPS FOR NATURE SCAVENGER HUNTS THAT ENHANCE THE CHILD’S ABSORBENT MIND Have you ever heard your child say something and think to yourself “where did they learn that!?” Children take in everything. From the ages of 0-6 years old, …
4 Tips for Transitioning Children Outdoors If you are an educator, homeschooler, parent, or caregiver you have likely earned the “transitions are tough” badge. It’s one that we wear with the plethora of experiences under our belts of having helped …
5 Easy Steps to Creating Your Own Mud Kitchen In a time of beautifully curated social media pictures and piles of “pins” that seem unachievable, it can seem daunting to start a new project such as a mud kitchen. Simply …
LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE SEEDS for LITERACY ~ By Jan Plourde, MEd Successful communities grow when there are opportunities for growth just like successful gardens grow when they are nurtured. These opportunities do not just happen. The good fortune of …