Chelsey Bahe Take ‘Em Outside: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTake-Em-Outside-595238427269256%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063813203&sdata=CLXWAxsazXwEAccjr4%2BB1KoqNLEa6c%2BCgpngaNGyXqw%3D&reserved=0 Tinkergarten Parts and wholes lesson: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinkergarten.com%2Factivities%2Fparts-and-wholes&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063813203&sdata=OHOfaB5xeam7mxlzPnN5kuYeNM2Ij7XSm7w5nKCC0Ek%3D&reserved=0 Tips from Tinkergarten on destructive play: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinkergarten.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-destroying-stuff-is-good-for-our-kids&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=lXCZVRzHy5y%2FL%2B%2FOpiwfK30yZo%2BeqZaGR2ZMUT6xWbk%3D&reserved=0 Developmental Need: Dissecting flowers (loose parts and botany): https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheVeryYoungExplorer%2Fposts%2F1004259716612819&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=%2Bi%2FIAEpDxQB4Rxt0UV9Lu2mluX4f0sYBUClR2YkdmxE%3D&reserved=0 STEM: taking apart an old electric appliance (hand-held vacuum cleaner): https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheVeryYoungExplorer%2Fposts%2F1003608160011308&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=Yl2siVbtHGGr7vLKmO2aSFVcI0ElogntB8Z7WFSJ6FY%3D&reserved=0 https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FInsideOutsideMichiana%2Fposts%2F927909960699153&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=aBRTih44VUZqymz3g4UScIgQPKKi5PhVMz7So2Jcra4%3D&reserved=0 Post from Reggio Inspired Early Childhood Educators https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Freggioinsrpiredearlychildhoodeducators%2Fpermalink%2F1212574665605398%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=2fNFt0n2M0VHDIiSEQP51YfAsp7p4M%2FfFu5nu%2F%2BxBOk%3D&reserved=0 Post from Loose Parts Play https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2FLoosePartsPlay%2Fpermalink%2F2921407971214137%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C651d5baa68ed4cbdf81808d7b6f67c1c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179042063823197&sdata=rfEgc0ZCj2bSH8lAR7hza%2BjQfRNCL0PjMXjVtZYG%2FXc%3D&reserved=0 “Being destructive for the child in a play context is just as much about tearing up old ideas and notions as it is about tearing up a leaf into tiny, tiny strips...and both should be encouraged.” --Marc Armitage Book Pick: Salad Pie: Maggie is enjoying her time alone in the park making “salad pie”  until Herbert shows up. He tries to add to her salad pie, but she doesn’t want his help. He persists, saving her and the salad at the bottom of the slide. Thanks, Kimberly G.!

 

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Hosting a Global School Play Day February 3rd, 2021 1st Wednesday of February https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalschoolplayday.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=EaLW0IN5Y72rwPc3PWB1ZVTqloPpaiHhdAlBTl19gS4%3D&reserved=0 The Why Behind Global School Play Day https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fteachingexperiment.com%2F2019%2F03%2Fcelebrate-global-school-play-day%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=trqsR3N9e%2BCrhHchtmKlFX2iLlolzBWB%2Bp5SXlZPTWc%3D&reserved=0 Educator Tips: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1oOTo2qjNNhJTfX-92PEcBMsf9m5LF-BAoBLp-GdmMrc%2Fedit&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=vpZzwUzJKg99uZNR1kmHz4tq3BtuRsMQgPszArLqUk8%3D&reserved=0  Timeline of what needs done, student expectations, reflection, sharing play information with families Educator Reflections: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1tguFGQSmPOI0RoKz7Uu1d07Rk94j01732r_en0dWvEU%2Fedit&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=3J5P%2F%2BkULoYF8LHwYPUE%2F%2BrpKZpuUHiFbmmAO2q%2Bgtk%3D&reserved=0 https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fteachingexperiment.com%2F2019%2F03%2Fcelebrate-global-school-play-day%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=trqsR3N9e%2BCrhHchtmKlFX2iLlolzBWB%2Bp5SXlZPTWc%3D&reserved=0 Research and Videos on Play: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F19e4ver2kMxeEgWJsSXgG6lwFmbKxObepYbZcx5wVXio%2Fedit&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=bS0h0rZCKDDrAo6G%2BmC52pWq82gTRfLDHrY1f3jJ5Rg%3D&reserved=0 International Play Association https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipausa.org%2Fpdf%2FPlayDayBooklet.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=FbFaCmseQ3%2F4ZmjGtT6iN35%2FCOiyvRHKjQdt%2F2SURkk%3D&reserved=0 Checklist, play resources Quotes “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” -Plato “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But, for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” –Fred Rogers Book (aff link): Let the Children Play https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2HLMyMq&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc2572290ca2b4865b59808d7b6f35575%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637179028528333445&sdata=vhPARhoUojT2EBrxFKTsTWZr6zt9PvItigSCY8ixqko%3D&reserved=0

 

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Willows for Sale—Rusty Keeler https://earthplay.net/product/spring-willow/ Patrick Dougherty: http://www.stickwork.net/ Quote I think that part of my work’s allure is its impermanence, the life cycle that is built into the growth and decay of saplings. My focus has always been the process of building a work and allowing those who pass to enjoy the daily changes or drama of building a sculpture as well as the final product. However, the line between trash and treasure is thin, and the sculptures, like the sticks they are made from, begin to fade after two years.  Often the public imagines that a work of art should be made to last, but I believe that a sculpture, like a good flower bed, has its season. – Patrick Dougherty (source) Sticks are something we all have in common. Everybody knows sticks – the twigs and branches picked up on grandfather’s farm; the branches woven in grandmother’s basket. Somewhere threaded in all the public mass is a common thread, and that thread is the human spirit. --Patrick Dougherty Books (aff links)  Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty--I think I absolutely love this because I was able to work side by side with Patrick on one of his creations. I enjoyed the process and love his whimsical stick work. Since we have ample sticks, this is great eye candy as we get started with outdoor creations. Read about our adventures here. Not a Stick https://amzn.to/2UI7dJc Stick and Stone https://amzn.to/2Sjw2cR Stick by Irene Dickson https://amzn.to/2UDzpNf

 

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Videos Power of Optics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCIzPuLYJA&t=20s&fbclid=IwAR2-luECIUMuMf65yJbdUtbDZC_YnpyEnBFCyYD4DPGHYUa93tZPqG2ZQfo

 

Lesson Plans: https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F0B5hu1j8ysFLfOThybWNuMER5bXM%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR17BM98yiV-mQHAJzZdzpTdju1H8iBXXK7ihhq22E2_NQw5nhJgPLc_3cI&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=sQxOejPqaFffa0lSG1CU4B2fCGVKPd9nn2Q5QZ3aeB4%3D&reserved=0 Great resources https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.getcaughtengineering.com%2Fbrainy-zany-contraptions-stem%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1PoonI9LA8kMCgF4h6SK0yRluq45AqASxOj74OU9J7nIb-0ZcXFUmsDh8&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=CpwBLQz82PfB%2FWiEH45mCkyTP%2B7Nw3OYYMYVOn4hm8E%3D&reserved=0 8th grade contraption https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6KQCW6mAT6o%26fbclid%3DIwAR0Dx_VRsWOYeAwc9HyBMsgdbwbRR7pVe-WAWIopn1tTKbxfhMURkGyiVvw%26app%3Ddesktop&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=mkRSv4eqOvNyUqzmpWOzoW5LbQ3EyTuNMF4HuOHTLkY%3D&reserved=0 OK GO called ‘This Too Shall Pass. https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DY8cuuP4Jmio&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=RKlFUvseb0WYlxkPzIROH%2BZXg7U3pu3fjYAM8MSTrbY%3D&reserved=0 Simple instructions for children https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fboyslife.org%2Fhobbies-projects%2Fprojects%2F159359%2Fhow-to-make-a-rube-goldberg-machine%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=mRS8fhjFzS%2FtH4Hu4NSRIJW2kZtn6GWoO%2F%2FZEq8g5%2Bk%3D&reserved=0 Mousetrap (aff links): https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F31eWas1&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=GJPZVwnk3yQKzGor1R26g%2BPvGKpPp4ru66Oorvr4wF0%3D&reserved=0 Supplies: Thicker popsicle sticks Keva Planks Balls Plastic portion cups (3 oz) Paper cups Index cards Dominoes Magnets Blocks 1 inch wooden cubes Tin cans (smooth edge) Shoe boxes Paper towel rolls Tape Marbles Recycled materials Anything else within reason (stacked books, rulers, etc.) 1000 Colored wooden dominoes https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2GIXJVM&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190832173&sdata=TjnDTQ8aWVm0m54onXpK7uMwbCbANrIVBVOJyeK%2BPHg%3D&reserved=0 Other options Hape Dynamo Dominoes https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2UlDwxr&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190842176&sdata=bEHmp4yCqVXZ408HR3aHZXuUykrSZ7xcpS%2BHEHlOu18%3D&reserved=0 Lakeshore Kits K-2 Lakeshore Kits 3-5 LEGO Chain Reactions https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2tlYsJu&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190842176&sdata=BYLDrbyEAIS%2BBQgSLFMdlnAUsgH6%2BxVPwo4TTrGrzXM%3D&reserved=0 Keva Contraptions: https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F38Vwymx&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190842176&sdata=XyDvrVxOaXCe4e31z%2Fhnxbxy66R3Xq%2FSk0ucPdrwVnE%3D&reserved=0 Adults: Mechanical Model Marble Run Kit https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F36Fne4U&data=02%7C01%7C%7C11b92a3d37bd49a5b26a08d7a8b7b012%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637163379190842176&sdata=yNtdpaLlXr7U8AusayLj1Z%2FEhZCsEuAi5RrU3EGtFAg%3D&reserved=0 Quote: “Many of the younger generation know my name in a vague way and connect it with grotesque inventions, but don't believe that I ever existed as a person. 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Squirrel Appreciation Day—January 21

https://nationaltoday.com/national-squirrel-appreciation-day/

 

Squirrel facts—Wellfield Botanic Gardens

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Pictures of Taking a Squirrel Walk

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Live animals always trump anything else! Take time to watch and observe.

 

Nature of Teaching

https://ag.purdue.edu/extension/nature/Pages/default.aspx

 

Animal Play Podcast Episode

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Connecting Children to Animals Podcast Episode

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/connecting-children-to-animals-0

 

Animals in Winter

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/animals-in-winter

 

Squirrel Wisdom

Prepare.

Be Resourceful

If you have more than you need, share.

Grab opportunities.

Have fun!

 

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Books 

Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep

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Nuts to You

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Squirrels by Brian Wildsmith--didn't realize this was so hard to get! 

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Folkmanis Puppets

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Red Squirrel https://amzn.to/2TJLu2Z

Flying Squirrel https://amzn.to/2RIn8DV

Chipmunk https://amzn.to/2v5WSMa

 

 

Flying Squirrel Costume

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Indiana DNR Information Sheets

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3357.htm

 

Nature Preschool Ideas & Community Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NaturePreschool/

 

Adorable Squirrel Photos:

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Sneaky Snacky Squirrel

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NGSS Standards:

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Resource on Paper Circuits:

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Energy Ball:

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LEDs:

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Alligator Clips:

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Rosie Revere Engineer:

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Rosie Revere Engineer Project Book:

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Electricity is just organized lightning. –George Carlin

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.        --Ray Charles 

 

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Standards Met:

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Cain’s Arcade

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Abstract on Netflix with Cas Holman

https://www.dwell.com/article/interview-toy-designer-cas-holman-rigamajig-1f60ac26

https://www.netflix.com/title/80057883

Kristin Fontichiaro’s website

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Rigamajig:

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Cardboard as a Loose Part podcast episode

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/cardboard-as-a-loose-part

 

STEM groups

https://www.facebook.com/groups/STEAMCafe/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/STEMteachertribe/

  

I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.                                      -- Henry David Thoreau

 

(Aff Links) Awesome Dawson:

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Low Temp Hot Glue Gun

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Rigamajig

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Rigamajig Jr.

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Klever Kutters

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Engineering Design Process

https://www.teachengineering.org/k12engineering/designprocess

Intaking Loose Parts Process

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/intaking-loose-parts

Fontichiaro’s website:

http://www.fontichiaro.com/activelearning/page/3/

Making and Tinkering with STEM webinar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65X2bEYCAIs

 

 

Making and Tinkering with STEM (aff links)

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Makedo

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MAKE: Tinkering

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Our relationships with other-than-human beings can have a profoundly positive impact on our health, our spirit, and our sense of inclusiveness in the world.

--Richard Louv

 

Play is a form of enchantment, bringing us out of ourselves and offering a deeper understanding of another creature, an expanded experience, and, when we reenter ourselves, maybe even greater wisdom.      

--Richard Louv

 

Animal Play:

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/animal-play

http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/03/16-ideas-for-animal-play.html

 

Connecting Children to Animals:

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/connecting-children-to-animals-0

 

Coyote’s Guide to Connecting to Nature

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Our Wild Calling

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Environmental Education Association of Indiana

http://eeai.org

 

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Intaking Loose Parts

1. Ask! Be specific. Advertise.
2. Designate a collecting place.
3. Inspect for safety hazards and applicability.
4. Clean.
5. Sort.
6. Containerize. Make it visual.
7. Store.
8. Rotate.
9. Consider your maintenance plan.

We believe that every child knows how to play, and needs only time, space, opportunity and maybe a little support in order to do so. Climbing trees, making box forts, loitering in hammocks—these are the experiences every child needs and deserves.                                           

-Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Suzanna Law

 

The New Adventure Playground Movement

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Pop Up Adventure Play

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Smooth Edge Can Opener

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Fish Bowl Organizers

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