Resources Used
Natural Curiosity: Environmental Inquiry (OISE)
- This is a fantastic resource for outdoor learning
- We have copies of this book at our school
- http://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/pdf/NaturalCuriosityManual.pdf
Ontario Eco Schools
http://www.ontarioecoschools.org/news/full-day-kindergarten-learning/
Connecting with Nature: An Educational Guide for Kindergarten (David Suzuki)
- http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/downloads/CWN_TeachersGuideKindergarten.pdf
- http://www.forestschoolcanada.ca/wp-content/themes/wlf/images/FSC-Guide_web.pdf
Let the Children Play
- This blog is written by an ECE. It is great to follow to get ideas for play-based learning. There is a huge focus on outdoor inquiry play activities and materials.
- http://www.letthechildrenplay.net
Active for Life
CHILDREN’S BOOKS (A few children’s books that may be interesting to read when learning in the courtyard)
- Planting a Rainbow – Lois Ehlert
- The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle
BOOKS
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder – Richard Louv
- No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society – Tim Gill
- https://timrgill.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/no-fear-19-12-07.pdf
- https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/taking-the-learners-and-technology-outdoors/
- http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/outdoor-learning-integrating-tech.shtml
- http://www.lsf-lst.ca – Empowering our children to change the world!
- http://resources4rethinking.ca/en/step-outside
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