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Jul 07 2020
diversity, education, nature, outdoor education, social justice, teaching

Making nature education more inclusive for all

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A friend of mine who runs a local chapter of the Free Forest School asked if I knew of any resources that would help to make her group more inclusive...
allyship, education, nature, nature-based play, social justice
Feb 22 2020
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The effects of playing freely in nature: studies show

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A new study conducts a systematic review examining the impacts of nature play on the health and developmental outcomes of children. Yes! This study makes me so happy. I’m trying...
nature-based play, research
Aug 24 2018
50 Ways to Wonder, nature, outdoor education, play, science, TPT products

Forest Friday lessons for K-2

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If you’re reading this, it probably means you’re interested in nature education and getting your students outdoors as much as possible. In today’s teaching world, however, it sometimes seems impossible...
environmental education, forest friday, nature-based play, outdoor education
Dec 05 2017
nature, outdoor education, printables, resources

Outdoor Education: Starting small

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Last year my school district and a local non-profit organization started a group called the Outdoor Learning Network, for teachers who are interested in environmental education. They want to be...
outdoor education
Aug 02 2017
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New website format!

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After many years of vacillating between websites -- there was the first blog, called How Do You Live a Healthy Life?, and then a brief time with my name as...
50 Ways to Wonder, joy and wonder, links, resources
Jan 17 2017
current obsessions, inspiration, Inspiration for the we..., links

Current obsessions: January 2017

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It's been a while since I posted! Winter is one of the times that I like to retreat into myself, figure out my Word of the Year, set some intentions,...
current obsessions, inspiration for the weekend, links
Nov 11 2016
love, social justice, tolerance

After the election.

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I don't have words for what I'm feeling after yesterday's election results. Or rather, I have too many words for what I'm feeling - confusion, disbelief, frustration, dismay, anger, shame,...
activism, love, politics, social justice, tolerance
Oct 22 2016
Inspiration for the we..., links, Uncategorized

Current obsessions: October 2016

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Don't you just love fall? I know it's the cliche favorite season for everyone ever, but I can't help loving it. Some things I'm currently obsessed with during this beautiful autumn:
current obsessions, inspiration for the weekend, links
Oct 01 2016
children, race, social justice, teaching, tolerance

What I could have said: Addressing racial stereotypes in kindergarten

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Happy October! Last week I had the privilege of guest-posting on one of my favorite blogs, Raising Race Conscious Children. You can check out the original article here, and then...
race, social justice, talking about race, teaching
Sep 17 2016
50 Ways to Wonder

50 Ways to Wonder: Have Outdoor Hour.

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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I...
50 Ways to Wonder, joy and wonder, teaching, wonder

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