outdoor classroom
Wild Math® reimagines K-5 math instruction for the natural outdoor environment. Fractions are modeled using mud pies, place value is introduced with bundles of sticks, multiplication is introduced by examining flower petals, and games replace worksheets. Read more
Wild Learning: Practical Ideas to Bring Teaching Outdoors
Wild Learning: Practical Ideas to Bring Teaching Outdoors
Wild Learning provides practical, easy-to-implement activities that bring core curriculum out of the classroom and into the outdoors. This book gives teachers practical activities that they can immediately implement, and helps educators overcome common barriers to outdoor instruction. Read more
A comprehensive, color-photo-illustrated guidebook to creating living schoolyards. Case studies from North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and Great Britain demonstrate natural outdoor teaching environments that support hand-on learning in ways that nurture healthy imagination and socialization. Read more
Hooper Elementary
An outdoor classroom is bringing nature-based learning to this large, urban elementary school in Los Angeles. Read more
Child's Play Family Child Care
At Child's Play Family Child Care in Connecticut, children and adults are invited into an outdoor play and learning space that's Nature Explore certified and created to nurture both children and adults. Read more
