Loose Parts Nature Play

"Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life." John Muir    First Aid Kit: https://amzn.to/33q2opo   Clipboards: https://amzn.to/32tGPDb   Fundanas: https://www.fundanabandanas.com   Wagon: https://amzn.to/2PTnloE   Lugable Loo: https://amzn.to/33qljjV   Stainless Steel Buckets: https://amzn.to/2CmF3c6   Go Find It: https://amzn.to/33oQGLN   Go Find It Too: https://amzn.to/36JzfHB   Play the Forest School Way: https://amzn.to/36HPFAg (aff links)   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Scrapstore Playpod https://youtu.be/nqi1KyJJeKg   More natural options from Evergreen Canada: https://youtu.be/MDl5T51zhh0   Temporary and Mobile Nature Play options: http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/nature-play-fun-creating-temporary-and-mobile-nature-play-spaces   Outdoor Classrooms: http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/outdoor-classrooms http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/loose-parts-in-outdoor-classrooms-0 http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/adding-plants-to-an-outdoor-classroom-0   Outdoor Classroom Day https://outdoorclassroomday.com/resources/lesson-ideas/  7 November 2019, 21 May 2020   PLT Green Schools Initiative== https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/creating-an-outdoor-classroom-things-to-consider/ http://www.schoolyards.org/pdf/OutdoorClassroomUsersGuide.pdf   Children fund raised: https://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/connections/articles/view/crystal-dozier-outdoor-classroom   We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.   –George Eliot Book

The First Days of School (Wong and Wong): https://amzn.to/35pa0cW   Fabrics in an Outdoor Classroom Podcast Episode (Gull—that’s me!): http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/fabric-as-a-loose-part-den-making   Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens: The Handbook for Outdoor Learning (David Sobel): https://amzn.to/2nFig7O   Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood and Nature-Based Learning (Larimore): https://amzn.to/33hj2a0   A Forest Days Handbook: Program Design for School Days Outside (Minnucci): https://amzn.to/31byAek   “Children are born naturalists. They explore the world with all of their senses, experiment in the environment, and communicate their discoveries to those around them.” ~ The Audubon Nature Preschool   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Loose Parts Inspired Books http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2016/04/loose-parts-books.html   Marc Armitage’s Dump Challenge https://m.facebook.com/marc.armitage.at.play/posts/tackle-the-great-adult-dilemma-embrace-the-dump-a-challengeplay-playing-playwork/2169568523152250/   30 plus Approaches to Loose Parts http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2017/05/30-plus-ways-to-approach-loose-parts.html   Book Pick: This is Sadie https://amzn.to/32E8ulj   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Definitions of Loose Parts in Early Childhood Outdoor Classrooms: A Scoping Review https://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/6._gull_et_al._formatted_draft_v2.pdf A Whole Other Magic by Gigi Joob https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1999090101?ref=myi_title_dp   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Embracing Diversity in Children’s Nature Books https://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/9._book_reviews_formatted_0.pdf   Natural Start Alliance: https://naturalstart.org/   Book Picks (Aff links): Amy’s Light https://amzn.to/2Xn5Oth   Because Your Mommy Loves You https://amzn.to/2IwsIGj   Bringing the Outside In https://amzn.to/2Xn5P0j   Daniel Finds a Poem https://amzn.to/2XtPSW2   Fort Building Time   https://amzn.to/2XtXPKQ   Hiking Day https://amzn.to/2N2QM80   I Am the Rain https://amzn.to/2IAsqyl   If You Love Honey: Nature’s Connections https://amzn.to/2N1kie9   John Denver’s For Baby https://amzn.to/2X4z5cZ   John Denver’s Sunshine on My Shoulders https://amzn.to/2XqIQl2   Sometimes Rain https://amzn.to/2WUVo4y   Stick! https://amzn.to/2Fqbloq   The Snowy Day https://amzn.to/2WYIBhp   Under One Rock https://amzn.to/2WZTuzJ   Water is Water https://amzn.to/2XtXEPG   What’s in the Garden? https://amzn.to/2FmNu9u   When the Snow Falls https://amzn.to/2WYNebp   Where’s Rodn

Playing in the Rain:  https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2014/08/playing-in-rain.html   Tinkergarten Umbrella/Rain activities: https://tinkergarten.com/activities/clouds-rain-and-meatballs   https://tinkergarten.com/activities/secret-hideaway Gearing Up for the Rain: https://tinkergarten.com/pages/wet-winter    Quotes:   "Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain." - Author Unknown   "A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods" - Rachel Carson   "Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about Learning To Dance In The Rain." - Vivian Greene   Book Picks (aff links): The Big Umbrella https://amzn.to/2WRRUio   I Am the Rain https://amzn.to/2Wk3f6w   Sometimes Rain https://amzn.to/2Kz3clg   Water is Water https://amzn.to/2EUSDFu   Rain by Manya Stojic https://amzn.to/2ET0fbh   Puddle Jumpers by Anne Margaret Lewis https://amzn.to/2I4o4iJ   Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre https://amzn.to/2EW9VlF   Mushroom in the Rain https://amzn.to/2

NAI—National Association of Interpretation: https://www.interpnet.com/   Region 4: http://nairegion4.weebly.com/   CIG Training: https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/interp/Certification/Overview/nai/_certification/NAI_Certification.aspx?hkey=fa8b1be4-ee12-436d-ac61-7cdd7efd3926   2019 Region 4 Conference: http://nairegion4.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/3/5/8935383/nai_region_4_2019_workshop_booklet_final.pdf   Interpretation Information and Quotes: https://www.nps.gov/idp/interp/101/FoundationsCurriculum.pdf   Book Pick (aff link): https://amzn.to/2W7G1EK   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Simple Machines Outdoors!   Pictures; https://www.facebook.com/loosepartsnatureplay/posts/354046738501089?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBqVeFmKtVAY8Vmu6rOaxkzOCegTf9ZPcyA_7Q9KgXMByf6V6fYn_pByDkguaJgYtfGc2Oa4rZ19iN36OXZbrQbSSx9CLE1ky0G6FqIEDav0EwHuZtHetA8vw-5z2UJEHuAxIdbNOrSqFIz0WGWsYyuMXY_GQVln0zf5FxQwmoICm7Fg0MLvIOCmYSKItcUpevHbHVQnWhCHjATgxt13Omna12hg9YApluv6sDG3zqebx-692e6cw_al4eGqZ1Y6QH2SmyV9dU247Q3GZdNlJ5yZ7cPkXW6DhorGFTgz80UGYS66_womputbmxJfq0sJOdDRQJHxT2wqbVFHi9XY_Y&__tn__=-R    Pulley Play: https://tinkergarten.com/activities/pulley-play   Balancing gnomes: https://tinkergarten.com/activities/balancing-gnomes   Great resource:   https://www.mass.edu/stem/documents/preschoolcurricular/CEES%20Curriculum%20Simple%20Machines.pdf   PBS video—a little outdated, but still good info and examples. https://www.pbs.org/video/science-trek-simple-machines/   Quotes “Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” — Roger Lewin   Books (aff links): And Everyone Shouted “Pull”! https:/

Indiana Master Naturalists https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/6321.htm   ANROSP https://anrosp.wildapricot.org/   NAI Region 4 http://nairegion4.weebly.com/   Book Pick (aff link): Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv https://amzn.to/2LmdUxl   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Kinderforest   --Merry Lea Kinderforest: https://www.goshen.edu/merrylea/2018/05/kinderforest-in-review/   Nature Days in K-3 Classrooms https://naaee.org/eepro/learning/webinars/nature-days-k-3-classrooms   What to Say Instead of “Be Careful” by Backwoods Mama https://www.backwoodsmama.com/2018/02/stop-telling-kids-be-careful-and-what-to-say-instead.html    Quote: “If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it. Perhaps this is what Thoreau had in mind when he said, “the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.”                                    -David Sobel, Beyond Ecophobia   Books (aff links): A Forest Days Handbook by Eliza Minnucci https://amzn.to/2PmDyAl Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens: The Handbook for Outdoor Livingby David Sobel https://amzn.to/2XpDP8o   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside O

Life Cycle Sets:  Ladybug  Butterfly  Frog   Oak Grove Curiosities Egg Collection Nesting Time Scavenger Hunt Beginning Birding Resources Podcast Connecting Children to Animals   Books:  A Nest is Noisy Burrows, Nests, and Lairs https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2016/01/burrows-nests-lairs-book-review.html Animal Architects An Egg is Quiet Mama Built a Little Nest   This posts contains affiliate links. Thanks for helping out at no extra cost to you.    Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Tim Gill’s benefit/risk assessment of fire: https://timrgill.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/woodcraft-fire-rba.pdf   Types of Risky Play: https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/risky-play-for-children-why-we-should-let-kids-go-outside-and-then-get-out   Primitive skills: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSPVzMq6f_KRb1XMhatepw   Playwork Principles: http://www.playwales.org.uk/eng/playworkprinciples   Solo stove: https://amzn.to/2IgKOfz  Kelly Kettle: https://amzn.to/2FWcweQ   Book Pick: Claire Warden’s book, "Fascination of Fire" https://amzn.to/2K8nLGH  (affiliate links may be present)   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Quote: The best play objects for babies are those which allow them to be as active and competent as possible at every stage of development. –Magda Gerber    Book Pick! Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play for Infants and ToddlersBy Miriam Beloglovosky and Jenna Daly This follow up book looks specifically at the younger crowd. It focuses on different schema in children's play centered on object exploration, assembly exploration, instrumental exploration, locomotion, and action. Each schema topic has several subtopics, such as throwing, trajectory, pretending, constructing. Once again, great visual ideas throughout the book.   Choke tube (aff link) https://amzn.to/2CN1jwn   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

6 Plus Ways to Celebrate a Natural Easter: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/03/6-plus-ideas-to-celebrate-natural-easter.html   Natural Dyed Eggs: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2013/03/natural-dyed-eggs.html   Easter Nature Walk: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/04/easter-nature-walk.html http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2013/03/an-easter-nature-walk_29.html   Easter Garden:  http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-garden.html    Patti Rokus/Rocks Tell Stories website: https://rockstellstories.com    Book Pick (aff llink): He is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter https://amzn.to/2FifHPa   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Blog Post: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/01/mom-i-don-like-nature-anymore-5-tips-to.html Book Pick (aff link): The Stick Book: Loads of Things You Can do With a Stick https://amzn.to/2VVvGI4   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website

Blog Post: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2019/03/exploring-creativity-and-loose-parts-as.html   Ronnie’s Preschool: https://www.ronniespreschool.com/    Book Pick:  The Organic Artist: Make your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature: https://amzn.to/2EwRK4M   The Fiber Nest’s Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/thefibernest   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website