Experiential learning in nature for knowledge that sticks.
This is a favorite experience I like to do with my students to:
I have found that children who normally do not color on the pavement (often times, boys) are more interested to do it when they have made the chalk themselves – and chosen the color of the chalk to make. Continue reading
That’s what YOU do every day – whether you are teaching indoors or outdoors.
You are making a difference. You are doing a fantastic job. Now more than ever, you are needed in this world. Continue reading
Yesterday your students drilled holes in chestnuts. Why not introduce them to hammer skills next? Continue reading
Autumn is in the air! Let’s go outside today to make chestnut necklaces. Children love wearing jewelry they made themselves. Continue reading
Yesterday, I explained that one of the big (or central) ideas we explore with our young students all year long is: People have a responsibility to look after nature.
To begin to understand this statement, the young children must know what “responsibility” means and what “nature” is. We call this “unpacking the central idea”. Continue reading
One of the big (or central) ideas we explore with our young students all year long is: People have a responsibility to look after nature.
To begin to understand this statement, the young children must know what “responsibility” means and what “nature” is. We call this “unpacking the central idea”. Continue reading
Once upon a time, a very wise first-year teacher said to me, “When I plan my lessons, I think how would a five-year-old want to learn about this?”
I had been teaching for over ten years at that time, and I was stunned. And frankly, a little embarrassed. I wasn’t planning my lessons with the perspective of the student in mind. Why had I never thought of that?
If you love outdoor learning as much as I do, you count the minutes until you can get outside again with your students.
When I first became the outdoor learning educator at my school, I wanted to ensure my students were exploring math outside. Continue reading
Happy Wednesday to you! It’s Day 13 of “September to Remember”.
Every school day this month, I’m encouraging you to take the learning outside and make this a super-engaging-fun-filled September to remember for your students.
I hope you’ve taken your students out to sing, paint, tell stories, play and improve their memory. But they need to learn math, too! Continue reading
The water table is a favorite area of exploration in the outdoor learning environment. None the less, the play becomes repetitive and the interest wanes over time if nothing changes. Continue reading
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