Creating an Outdoor Learning Space on 0$ Budget!

Want to know how to create a outdoor learning space with a 0$ budget?! Please check this page out, it has material ideas and activities you can implement with your students activities like sensory and lose parts!

Please visit:

http://suzyhomeschooler.com/creating-an-outdoor-learning-space-for-free-or-frugal/

Outdoor Classroom Video "Sevierville Primary's Outdoor Classroom"

This video shows an outdoor classroom implementing outdoor learning with children. 

If the video can not be played please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTdRw5cIb4&feature=share

Educators' Attitudes Toward Outdoor Classrooms and the Cognitive Benefits in Children

Here is a article regrading a case study that was done in a school within the United States. This article was written by Carlie Speedlin, this article is about a case study that was done to show the benefits of having an outdoor classroom and outdoor learning within the school's environment. This article also displayed the lack of awareness educators had on the benefits of outdoor learning. This article has recommendation of materials and methods that should be implemented within the curriculum and the reasons why these are good methods to use. There is also research result of the benefits of outdoor classroom like increasing emotional and cognitive domains. 

For the full article please visit: 
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=envstudtheses

 

INFLUENCE OF TEACHING IN AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM ON KINDERGARTEN CHILDRENíS COMPREHENSION AND RECALL OF A SCIENCE LESSON

Here is a very informative research article written by Kari A. Dietz on the influence of teaching in an outdoor classroom with kindergarten children. 

This research articles talks about theorist like John Dewey, Jean Piaget and Vygotsky putting their theories into practice. Also resrech done on the brain and how an outdoor classroom can benefit the development of a child's brain. Learning science outdoors and the materials that are suggested to be used. Reserch and graphs that display the benefit of implementing outdoor classroom in schools. Please check this article out, it is a long articles but has a lot of information on outdoor classroom that you will find very interesting and effective. 





For the full article visit: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0711102-224806/unrestricted/Dietz_thesis.pdf

Whats the story? Outdoor education in New Zealand in the 21st century

Here is a research article written by Marg Cosgrif, this article focus on the idea of outdoor classroom in New Zealand within the 21st Century. This article answer questions like....

What is outdoor education? 

What is outdoor education in New Zealand schools?

What is the state of play in outdoor education?

The state of play in outdoor education in physical education in the future?



Even though you may not be home based in New Zealand, but this article has many interesting topic and answer that you can use with in your own country and classrooms. 

For the full article please visit: http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/3424/cosgriff%20What%27s%20the%20story.pdf?sequence=1

Indoor and Outdoor Connection blog

Check out this blog, how to make connections with indoor and outdoor learning and documentation. 




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