STEM activities
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
Dig In! Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children
Dig In! Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children
Authors Lea Ann Christenson, PhD, and Jenny James, MA, have created an easy to read, thought provoking book, complete with descriptive photos from a real outdoor preschool classroom, for teachers interested in bringing nature-based learning to their young learners. Read more
Full of real-life activities, examples, and educator resources to take the fun of STEM outside, this book will help teachers articulate connections between nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning in young children. Read more
Research suggests that active exploration wires the brain, and helps kids develop powerful intuitions about concepts central to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Read more
Four free, activity-based teaching units for students 2.9 to 5 years old (on birds, soil, trees, and weather) from Mass Audubon. Read more
