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CoursesMaster ClassesExploring Nature in Winter Master Class
  • INTRODUCTION: LET'S GET STARTED! 5

    Exploring Nature in Winter e-Workshop

    • Lecture1.1
      0-1: Welcome! Important Things to Know
    • Lecture1.2
      0-2: A Note From Victoria 30 min
    • Lecture1.3
      0-3: Key Reflective Questions 30 min
    • Lecture1.4
      0-4: Set Goals for You and Your Winter Program 30 min
    • Lecture1.5
      0-5: Become a “Winterscape” Researcher
  • Module 1: PREPARE & PLAN TO TEACH OUTDOORS IN WINTER 6

    10 Nature-Based Activities

    • Lecture2.1
      1-1: Begin with Proper Outer Gear 30 min
    • Lecture2.2
      1-2: Discover Your Winter Teaching Routines Outdoors 30 min
    • Lecture2.3
      1-3: Make a Winter Garden Journal 30 min
    • Lecture2.4
      1-4: Create a Winter Themed Children’s Library 30 min
    • Lecture2.5
      1-5: Enjoy Wet Cold Weather Outdoors
    • Lecture2.6
      1-6: LIVE SESSION: Natural Learning Outdoors in Winter
  • Module 2: WINTER INSPIRED TEACHING AND LEARNING 6

    10 Nature-Based Activities

    • Lecture3.1
      2-1: Transform Your Cold Weather Outdoor Classroom 30 min
    • Lecture3.2
      2-2: Let’s Play! 10 Nature-Based Winter Activities 30 min
    • Lecture3.3
      2-3: Behind the Scenes with Nicole Pelletier 30 min
    • Lecture3.4
      2-4: LIVE SESSIONS 30 min
    • Lecture3.5
      2-5: Inspire Outdoor Play & Learning in Winter
    • Lecture3.6
      2-6: Explore The Four Types of Gardens in Winter
  • Module 3: YOUR COLD WEATHER OUTDOOR CLASSROOM 6

    Winter Themed Children's Books

    • Lecture4.1
      3-1: Explore Water Research in Cold Weather 30 min
    • Lecture4.2
      3-2: Let’s Play! Ten Nature-Based Winter Activities 30 min
    • Lecture4.3
      3-3: Behind the Scenes with Peter Dargatz 30 min
    • Lecture4.4
      3-4: Establish “Moments of Science” in Winter 30 min
    • Lecture4.5
      3-5: Stay Outside Longer
    • Lecture4.6
      3-6: LIVE SESSION
  • Module 4: COLLABORATION & EMERGENT WINTER CURRICULA 6

    • Lecture5.1
      4-1: Learn through Reflection 30 min
    • Lecture5.2
      4-2: Let’s Play! Ten Nature-Based Winter Activities 30 min
    • Lecture5.3
      4-3: Build Collaboration Skills 30 min
    • Lecture5.4
      4-4: LIVE SESSION 30 min
    • Lecture5.5
      4-5: Emergent Curriculum with Megan Gessler
    • Lecture5.6
      BONUS: LIVE SESSION for Graduates
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    Prev 0-4: Set Goals for You and Your Winter Program
    Next 1-1: Begin with Proper Outer Gear

      11 Comments

    1. Tricia Pini
      February 17, 2021
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      Well, this is a challenge for me as school is closed this week for Winter Vacation. I will go through photos from last week to refresh my memory. We did spend many hours outdoors last week.

      • Victoria Hackett
        February 17, 2021
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        Awesome!

    2. Timea Meszaros
      January 29, 2020
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      Our kids’ favorite activities in the forest are role play and hide and seek, but they also like to explore the nature. We had a fun time exploring the different types of mushroom in our forest but when we let them choose to do anything in the forest than only a few kids choose this activity on their own. Go with the role play interest we read story book in the forest a few times what was very special.

    3. Timea Meszaros
      January 29, 2020
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      Our kids’ favorite activities in the forest are role play and hide and seek, but they also like to explore the nature. We had a fun time exploring the different types of mushroom in our forest but when we let them choose to do anything in the forest than only a few kids choose this activity on their own. Go with the role play interest we read story book in the forest a few times what was very special.

      • Victoria Hackett
        January 29, 2020
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        Ahhh…reading a story in the woods sounds magical! Inviting children into new activities is a beautiful way to facilitate learning outdoors without forcing anything. Keep up the great work.

    4. Emese Laki
      January 25, 2020
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      Over the past week we were explorers, looking for animal clues around our school. It was a great experience for all of us. We took magnifying glasses outside to look at the frosty branches, animal footprints in the frozen mud. We had measuring tape with us to measure the hole the kids found on the ground. They were very curious about what kind of animal had been digging there. Some of them got very excited to find bunny poop. We had a great discussion about why we thought it was from a rabbit. The children were very engaged, not one was complaining about cold hands or feet this time. 🙂

      • Victoria Hackett
        January 25, 2020
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        Ohhhh….I LOVE these moments! Children’s wonder and curiosity is amazing! Fantastic job with bringing the supplies outdoors for winter explorations. Well done!

    5. michalchava
      January 23, 2020
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      I have found that children very rarely need “direction” to discover things in nature, to wonder about them and to learn and explore in their environment, regardless of the season. In some ways, winter here promotes more inquiry and discovery as the landscape is rarely covered in snow, but is very much open and somewhat less “busy” without the leaves on many trees, gardens and as many critters. It kind of brings out the researcher in everyone! In addition to that, my outdoor playgroup is doing a “remote” Winter Scavenger Hunt Challenge. Each week, I present a mission for our participants to search for outdoors (or sometimes indoors) related to nature in winter. This has added some enthusiasm to our winterscape visits as we search!

      • Victoria Hackett
        January 23, 2020
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        An ideal facilitator you are!!! Stepping away enough for children to explore on their own and adding challenges to cultivate learning and enthusiasm. bravo!

    6. jasmithwb
      January 21, 2020
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      It is fascinating to really watch children interact with the outdoor landscape. In a nutshell:
      Our one infant, who generally falls right asleep when we go outside, has been staying wide awake and watching! He loves to look at the clouds, the birds, the children playing.
      Our 2.5s, who complained a bunch last winter (they would keep pulling mittens off) are fully engaging in play
      Our preschoolers are bolting down the forest path with joy.
      My impression is the more experience a child has in winter play, the less they are bothered by the cold and the more fully they can engage.

      • Victoria Hackett
        January 21, 2020
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        What a great reflection! I love your impression….it’s quotable! Lucky kids to have you in their lives..:)

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