An iterative place-based process of learning guided the process, including following phases: (1) looking and listening attentive to the physical environment and to the children´s activities in a setting (2) transdisciplinary learning based on results from the analysis of field notes and the ...
I must admit that a few of the suggested outdoor activities for kids were written long ago and still desperately need a tune-up. However, even those we update often need to be improved again, so please let us know if there is something you would like us to revisit or add to the queu...
12. Sun Art and Craft Activities for Kids: Have fun making arts and crafts on a sunny day with these sun art and craft ideas for kids and adults. Make Sunprints | Rhythms of Play—Make beautiful arts and crafts in the sun. Place natural objects on sun print paper and expose them to...
Pandora's Garden is a nature-based play class for toddlers aged 18mths to 5yrs. Each week we explore a nature theme with songs, stories, creative activities and outdoor play.
Recent research suggests that children spend increasing amounts of time engaging in screen-based activities and less time outdoors in natural environments. There is a growing body of theory-driven literature evidencing that child screen use and exposure
It’s summer-time and the great outdoors offers plenty of opportunities for kids’sensory activities. But, wait. It’s unbearably hot, raining or just not a nice day to go outside. What now? Bring the outdoors in. Summer Plant Sensory Bin ...
participating in these kinds of educational activities (for 5-10 minutes a day) stimulates the development of various regions in the brain. As a result, the child's photographic memory takes shape, the child develops much faster than his or her peers, and, beginning at infancy, the child ga...
She loves to share simple and easy crafts, activities, printables, and learning ideas for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers! She is also a co-author of 99 Fine Motor Ideas. More Fall Ideas 1 thought on “Leaf Math Nature Activity for Preschool” Karin September 19, 2015 at 9:28 am ...
The book,Growing With Nature: Supporting Whole Child Learning in Outdoor Classrooms, describes the emotional, mental and physical benefits for children of even simple nature-based activities such as digging in soil: “Outdoor classrooms designed with ample spaces that encourage sensory play help child...
First Nature Based Outdoor Program in Miami shaping small communities for families to raise young children in proximity with nature. An alternative to traditional preschools taking away the walls from classrooms. We support the social, emotional and phys