Nature area preschool

These 5 hands-on ways to sort by color are a great way to engage students in this essential early learning skill!

Outdoor Classrooms provide a place for children to connect to nature. With so many areas where children are told "no" to the diverse ways they want to interact with nature, outdoor classrooms are often a "yes" place. Yes, please dig in the dirt. Yes, please dig with the log pieces. Yes, please climb on these fallen logs. I was introduced to the Nature Explore outdoor classroom concept as we developed a natural playscape at a local nature center. This research based process helped reign in…

As a child, you might remember the special outdoor spaces of your youth. Perhaps it was the treehouse or fort in your backyard. Or a cluster of trees where you played until dark without adults nearby. Throughout the course of human history, there is a biological urge to find these hidden spaces away

All things bright and beautiful ... and crafty too!

Create beautiful nature discovery bottles, a STEAM activity from Experience Preschool, using nature items around the yard and gardens. #nature #ExperienceEarlyLearning #Preschool #natureactivities #STEAM #preschoolSTEAM #naturebottles #sensorybottles #sensory

Much respect for all of you dear preschool and Kindergarten teachers out there. As you might know, I left my Kindergarten classroom five years ago to homeschool my own wild ones. I must admit, I cannot fathom having been a teacher over the past two years. Yikes. With little ones back (?) in classrooms, I