Loose Parts Nature Play
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBuilding creativity one leaf and bolt at a time.
Join Dr. Carla Gull, educator and mother of four boys, as she talks about getting outside and exploring loose parts.
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Nüdel Pod with Marcus Veerman
March 11, 2024 00:12 - 47 minutes - 66.1 MBLearn more about an exciting new product that turns your child from the toy user to the toy maker in this conversation with Marcus Veerman from Nüdel Pod. Nüdel Pod Kickstarter campaign Nüdel Kart website My previous podcast episode with Marcus --- Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Gro...
Treasure Baskets with Dr. Laura Wilhelm
January 31, 2024 03:49 - 42 minutes - 59.9 MBBook: Treasure Basket Explorations https://amzn.to/48OZsEw Podcast Episode on Treasure Baskets https://amzn.to/48OZsEw Basket Options: 12” by 8” by 5” rope basket Hyacinth Storage Basket Round Woven Basket Rattan Serving Tray --- Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group...
Loose Parts Voices from NAEYC!
December 12, 2023 03:49 - 43 minutes - 61.2 MBI brought a RØDE Reporter microphone to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference and asked people about loose parts! They could share anything they wanted—a thought, a tip, a frustration, a product, etc. It was so great to see and meet all of you! Check it out! I’ve tried to link what I can below. Hear voices from the following (and more!): Kaplan Early Learning—Check out the Loose Parts STEM kits I was part of designing! Merry Lea Environ...
Loose Parts in Action with Lisa Daly
November 22, 2023 03:55 - 54 minutes - 76.6 MB20% off with code LPIA23 until November 30th, 2023. Find the book at Redleaf Press: https://www.redleafpress.org/Loose-Parts-in-Action-The-Essential-How-To-Guide-P2795.aspx --- Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Mic...
Setting Up an Inviting Space with Little Barn Owls
November 03, 2023 01:46 - 53 minutes - 74.7 MBFacebook Post—we chatted about this! Facebook Website Instagram pages: @lbo_charlotteb @littlebarnowls Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Insid...
Stonework Play with Diana Suskind
October 20, 2023 00:19 - 53 minutes - 75.5 MBNovember 3rd—International Stonework Play Day! Stonework Play website (Diana’s website and link to her book) International Stonework Play guide Stonework Play Facebook group Stonework Play Facebook page Rocks/Stone Book List by Carla International Stonework Play podcast past episode with Carla Social Emotional Learning and Loose Parts podcast episode Deconstructive Play resources Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/detail...
Enjoy this conversation with Juliet Robertson from Scotland!
October 02, 2023 02:18 - 53 minutes - 74.9 MBHow not to cheat children: The theory of loose parts Messy Maths Dirty Teaching Creative Star Learning—Juliet’s website! A treasure trove of information! Loose Parts Play Toolkit from Inspiring Scotland Outdoor Learning and Play Facebook group Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook G...
Embracing Fire as a Loose Part
September 05, 2023 03:03 - 35 minutes - 49.9 MBFascination of Fire Journal by Claire Warden Handout (with additional links) on Loose Parts Nature Play Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/...
Beyond Ecophobia
July 25, 2023 03:21 - 15 minutes - 22.8 MBBeyond Ecophobia by David Sobel ICAN Webinar about Beyond Ecophobia Magazine Article Here is a pdf of a synopsis of the article Look! Don’t Touch! Orion Magazine Living Loose Parts Resources Connecting Children to Animals Podcast episode Worms, Glorious Worms Podcast episode Animal Homes Podcast episode Animal Architects Podcast episode Squirrel Appreciation Podcast episode Eggs & Nests Podcast episode Animals in Winter Podcast episode Animal Pla...
Nature is Naturally Inclusive
July 05, 2023 02:58 - 22 minutes - 32.9 MB“Plants remind us to move in nature time” –Ruth Wilson Naturally Inclusive by Ruth Wilson Gryphon House Amazon Children & Nature Network—Connecting Children of All Abilities to Nature Play and Therapeutic Gardens “Nature doesn’t discriminate, it doesn’t make judgments. Rain falls on every child.” —Ruth Wilson, author and Children & Nature Network research library curator Essential Reading List Research Digest-- Nature’s benefits for children with sp...
Worms, Glorious Worms!
May 31, 2023 02:51 - 27 minutes - 39.9 MBMerry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education Natural Start Alliance Books: An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin Hello, Garden Bugs: A High Contrast Book by duopress l...
Celebrating Special Days with a Loose Parts Mindset
April 20, 2023 02:49 - 23 minutes - 33.6 MBCelebrating Special Days with a Loose Parts Mindset—link to the Exchange Article Additional related podcast episodes: Natural and Loose Parts Valentines Autumn Treasures Fall Fun! Ice as a Loose Part International Stonework Play Day Global School Play Day Cardboard as a Loose Part International Mud Day Rube Goldberg Machines Loose Parts Inspired Books—list of related books Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/det...
Getting Comfortable with Risky Play
March 13, 2023 04:28 - 31 minutes - 44.5 MBIndiana Children and Nature Network Webinar Recordings Types of Risky Play—Sandseter What to Say Instead of Be Careful—Backwoods Mamma When You Want to Say Be Careful—Child & Nature Alliance of Canada Busting the Myth that We Have to Bubble Wrap Our Kids Adventures in Risky Play—Rusty Keeler Thank you, Dr. Joanna Spotts! Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Face...
When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Meet the Authors
February 01, 2023 05:35 - 45 minutes - 63.5 MBBook: When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids by Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski LPNP Podcast Episode—my reaction to the book Remake Learning Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms The Fred Rogers Archives Primanti Bros. Sandwiches How Not to Cheat Children: The Theory of Loose Parts by Simon Nicholson A special thanks to SLB Radio for audio help! Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://ww...
When You Wonder, You're Learning
January 12, 2023 03:50 - 38 minutes - 54.5 MBBook: When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids by Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski Pictures from the Pittsburgh Trip! The Mattress Factory Pittsburgh Children’s Museum SLB Radio Museum Lab Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Falling Water Remake Learning Light Painting ExQuotient Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-pa...
Sense of Wonder
December 23, 2022 03:11 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MBIndiana Children and Nature Network ICAN Play 30 and Seasonal Book Chat Book Pick: The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson “For most of us, knowledge of our world comes largely through sight, yet we look about with such unseeing eyes that we are partially blind. One way to open your eyes to unnoticed beauty is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” ― Rachel Carson “Those who contemplate the beaut...
Creativity, Playground Ideas, and Nudelkart
November 07, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBJoin Marcus Veerman to discuss loose parts and the Nudelkart! Nudelkart Resources and Manuals Playgroundideas.org Theory of Loose Parts: How Not to Cheat Children Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana...
Cultivating Confidence: An Interview with Ronnie Green
October 18, 2022 02:29 - 44 minutes - 62.4 MBListen to Ronnie Green share about dealing with behaviors around loose parts. Find her at: Cultivating Confidence: Early Years Consultancy Additional resources shared in this episode: Michelle Thornhill Schema and Loose Parts Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www....
Getting Outside with Tweens and Teens
September 30, 2022 03:27 - 35 minutes - 50.4 MBWhy Get Outside with Tweens and Teens Less screen time Physically active Mental health Decreased stress Experience awe and wonder Healing power of nature Skill building Career exploration Challenges and Opportunities More reliance on technology Seeking more independence Often more influenced by peers Developing identity Expanding independence Tips for Getting Outside Increase adventure Bring along friends Let them plan Involve food! Family traditions Foll...
Social Emotional Learning and Loose Parts
August 25, 2022 03:07 - 18 minutes - 26.4 MBGet to know our own emotions—Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown, on HBO Max Recognize inherent aspect of loose parts to allow children to work out issues and meet needs. Specific “kit” around SEL topics—emotions, faces, etc. Include books around SEL in other kits, such as I’m Done in a beaver kit, Let’s Make Faces by Hanoch Piven and How are you peeling? in an emotions kit, Be a Tree in a tree kit or just on its own (see book list below). Create a “calm down” kit. Include lots of o...
Junior Ranger Program in Kenai Fjords
August 07, 2022 03:48 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBThe Nature Pyramid Experience Nature: Find a place in the park (or nature) that speaks to you. Close your eyes. Focus on the feeling of the air . . . the sounds and scents around you. When you open your eyes, notice the small details—a drop of dew, light, and shadows. Describe your experience for someone who has never been here—what did you feel, hear, smell, and see . . . Was there something you could taste? (Amy Ireland, for Kenai Fjords National Park Explorer Journal) Also...
Getting Started with Loose Parts
July 04, 2022 16:08 - 20 minutes - 29.8 MBGetting Started with Loose Parts Recognize it is already happening! Play! Start playing with some items and see how else they may be used. Start with what you have Classroom Sort/Beautiful Stuff Project Let go of the control and let it happen Start with a book or prompt then get out of the way—already had some in the classroom—yes! Study the children/Invitations/Loose Parts Starts Involve CHILDREN! Study and READ (and LISTEN) about loose parts! Exchange articles, professiona...
Loose Parts Nature Play Kits: Something for Everyone!
June 24, 2022 18:33 - 29 minutes - 40 MBWhy Have Kits? Grab and go Organized materials Find your stuff Versatile Accessible for more people How to use: storytime, grab one for a hike, follow children’s interests, family days, check out at your center, send home kits, children’s free choice, rotate Types of Kits: Book extensions: Not a Stick, Mama Built a Little Nest, An Egg is Quiet, A Nest is Noisy Animal focus: Woodpecker’s Wham, squirrels, beaver, insects, bird nests, spiders Building: wooden blocks,...
Nest Building Time
May 04, 2022 02:47 - 20 minutes - 20.3 MBBook--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com
Stick Play!
April 08, 2022 02:46 - 35 minutes - 34 MBChelsea Forest School Stick Play http://www.chelseaforestschool.ca/index.php/en/risk-assessments/ Patrick Dougherty http://www.stickwork.net/featured Backwoods Mama: What to Say Instead of Be Careful https://www.backwoodsmama.com/2018/02/stop-telling-kids-be-careful-and-what-to-say-instead.html Boston Outdoor Preschool Network https://www.bopn.org/post/the-importance-of-stick-play Weapon Play https://seecstories.com/2018/11/08/weapon-play-in-early-childhood-...
Rethinking Loose Parts: Four Key Principles Beyond the “Stuff”
March 21, 2022 02:26 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBExchange Article Link: https://bit.ly/264-Gull Fire podcast episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/fire-as-a-loose-part Rethinking Nicholson’s Intent podcast episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/rethinking-nicholsons-intent Color Exploration podcast episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/color-exploration Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms ...
Simple Machines Loose Parts Learning Lab
March 01, 2022 03:50 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBElementary STEM Con 2022 Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms on Gryphon House Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms on Amazon Simple Machines Outdoors Podcast Episode Rolling into Physics: Ramp Investigations Podcast Episode Simple Machines Options on Amazon Book: A Stick Until Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Fa...
Light Exploration with Elementary Aged Children
February 11, 2022 03:21 - 25 minutes - 25.3 MBLoose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms on Gryphon House Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms on Amazon Light Painting Podcast Episode Light and Reflection as a Loose Part Podcast Episode Aff Links: You Are the Light book Prisms White Umbrella Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www...
Newer Nature Books
January 13, 2022 04:30 - 16 minutes - 16.8 MBNatural Start Alliance Holiday Book Fair Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms On Gryphon House The Girl with the Big, Big Questions by Britney Winn Lee Outside, You Notice by Erin Alladin Reading Guide What’s in Your Pocket? Collecting Nature’s Treasures by Heather Montgomery Be a Tree by Maria Gianferrari Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer Many are affiliate links—thanks for helping me buy more books at no cost to you! Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classro...
International Stonework Play Day
December 17, 2021 15:16 - 20 minutes - 20.6 MBNovember 3rd, but can be done anytime! https://nurtureinnature.com.au/international-stonework-play-day/ Rocks as a Loose Part—Book list! http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2017/11/rocks-as-loose-part.html A Savior is Born: Rocks Tell the Story of Christmas https://amzn.to/3GiIOOO He is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter https://amzn.to/304tINw Storytelling Campference—it was great! https://lpnp--nurtureinnature.thrivecart.com/campference-all-access-pac...
Three Little Pigs Outdoor STEM Challenge
November 16, 2021 17:38 - 17 minutes - 17.1 MBWhen classes are studying fairytales, we take it outside to create our own shelters to protect the pigs from the wolf! Move beyond the straw, sticks, and bricks for student choice and voice in their building options. The larger space and outdoor environment give us plenty of room to build, additional opportunities (up in a tree!), and less mess for cleanup. Loose Parts Nature Play: Architecture Pictures of the Three Little Pigs Outdoor STEM Challenge The Three Little Pigs: An Architec...
Autumn Treasures
October 28, 2021 02:28 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MBLeaf Man (aff links) https://amzn.to/3ntc8dD What’s in your Pocket? Collecting Nature’s Treasures https://amzn.to/3jDnavF Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms https://amzn.to/3jGVdmX Beautiful Stuff: Learning with Found Materials https://amzn.to/3pQCqcq Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: ...
Connecting Our Children with Nature
August 29, 2021 03:40 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MBWhy aren’t children connecting to nature? http://www.nwf.org/Be-Out-There/Why-Be-Out-There.aspx Why should children connect with nature? Quotes http://www.childrennatureandyou.org/quotes.html Join an online challenge or group Seasonal photo challenges http://www.goexplorenature.com/2012/12/2013-winter-nature-photo-scavenger-hunt.html Weekly topic challenges http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/ Outdoor family communities http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/...
Go Climb a Tree!
July 28, 2021 03:39 - 15 minutes - 15.7 MBExchange Article Link: https://bit.ly/260-Gull-Rosengarten-Goldstein Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms https://amzn.to/2UoE2ws Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com
Barriers to Getting Outside
July 13, 2021 03:39 - 41 minutes - 39.8 MBShare Tree Climbing Toolkit Risk benefit Consider your risk tolerance What to Say Instead of Be Careful July/Aug 2021 Commonly Asked Tree Climbing Questions in Exchange Animal architects—build like the animals—podcast episode Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms https://amzn.to/2UoE2ws Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside ...
Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms
June 25, 2021 03:29 - 21 minutes - 19 MBLoose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms https://amzn.to/2UoE2ws Definitions of Loose Parts in Early Childhood Outdoor Classrooms: A Scoping Review https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1225658.pdf Nurture in Nature https://nurtureinnature.com.au/ Nicholson’s Theory of Loose Parts https://media.kaboom.org/docs/documents/pdf/ip/Imagination-Playground-Theory-of-Loose-Parts-Simon-Nicholson.pdf Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPl...
Animal Homes
June 07, 2021 02:46 - 19 minutes - 19.6 MB10 Amazing Animal Architects: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/g518/8-amazing-architects-of-the-animal-kingdom/slide-4 Types of Bird Nests: http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/birdnests.html Animal Architects Podcast Episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/animal-architects Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Ou...
Animal Architects
May 06, 2021 03:41 - 21 minutes - 21.1 MBAnimal Architects IJECEE Animal Architect Book Review: https://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/8._book_and_resource_review_-_animal_architects.pdf Architecture Podcast Episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/architecture Connecting Children to Nature Podcast Episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/connecting-children-to-animals Dreaming Up: https://amzn.to/3eodzqE I’m Done: https://amzn.to/3tlTi9d Mama Built a Lit...
Early Educators’ Perspectives on Tree Climbing
April 30, 2021 17:28 - 41 minutes - 39.8 MBEarly Educators’ Perspectives on Tree Climbing https://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/6._gull_et_al_0.pdf Father’s Perspective on Tree Climbing https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/fathers-perspectives-on-tree-climbing Tree Climbing https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/tree-climbing What to Say to Kids Instead of Be Careful https://www.backwoodsmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/What-to-Say-Instead-of-_Be-Careful_.pdf Book Pick: Adve...
Color Exploration
March 15, 2021 02:34 - 30 minutes - 29.8 MBChildren usually prefer play that stimulates their curiosity and gives free rein to the imaginations and creativity. Incorporating loose parts into the environment will enhance their natural curiosity. –Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky Tinkergarten Color Activities Frozen colored water on white sheet Chalks/water/paintbrushes on dark sheet and other options Skittles and water Natural egg dyeing Milk, food coloring, dish soap Shaving cream and food coloring Colored ice, s...
Teenagers and Loose Parts
February 27, 2021 04:21 - 27 minutes - 26.5 MBThose who do not think outside the box are easily contained. –Nicolas Manetta Makerspace Classes—Trina Deboree https://trina-deboree.mykajabi.com/msreg Tips for Parents on Teenagers and Creativity: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/creativity-and-critical-thinking/development-milestones/creative-development-adolescents.html Light Painting https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/light-painting Fire https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/fire-as-a...
52 Things Outside in Winter
February 10, 2021 04:27 - 28 minutes - 27.8 MB52 Things Outside in Winter: https://52thingsoutside.org/winter/ Book Pick Snowflake Bentley: https://amzn.to/3rCXMbg Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com
Winter Books
January 29, 2021 04:32 - 19 minutes - 15.1 MBBooks on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/loosepartsplay?listId=3JS6DYBFWMX0 Blog Post: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2021/01/winter-wonderland-books.html IJECEE: https://naturalstart.org/research Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ ...
7 Loose Parts Myths
January 22, 2021 04:24 - 35 minutes - 25.7 MBArticle: https://bit.ly/256BRAP Exchange: https://www.childcareexchange.com/ 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 Loose Parts Nature Play Podcast - http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ 30 Plus Approaches to Loose Parts Blog Post - http://insideou...
Math and Loose Parts in Nature
January 13, 2021 04:53 - 33 minutes - 24.4 MBMath and Loose Parts on Amazon Book Pick: Messy Maths Loose Parts Play Facebook Page Loose Parts Play Facebook Group Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page Loose Parts Nature Play Website
Nature Poetry
November 03, 2020 06:53 - 41 minutes - 39.7 MBSpecial episode for the Environmental Education Association of Indiana’s Vision 2020 virtual conference! http://eeai.org/2020-Conference Listen to a special guest, Indiana Master Naturalist, Jim Carpenter, read his nature poetry. I was mesmerized! Hope it brings you back to dipping your toes in the water too! Loose Parts Play Facebook Page Loose Parts Play Facebook Group Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page Loose Parts Nature Play Website
Simple Machines in Outdoor Classrooms
August 19, 2020 03:04 - 29 minutes - 21.9 MBSimple Machines Outdoors Podcast: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/simple-machines-outdoors Rube Goldberg Machines Podcast Episode: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/rube-goldberg-machines Ramp Investigations Podcast: https://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/rolling-into-physics-ramp-investigations Natural Start Alliance Conference: https://naturalstart.org/nature-based-early-learning-conference Tinkergarten: https://tinkergarten.com/activities ...
Sit Spots
August 06, 2020 02:27 - 23 minutes - 17.8 MBJean Lomino https://forestteacher.org/ Building Observation Skills with Sit Spots https://www.oraeyc.org/single-post/2017/12/11/Build-Childrens-Observation-Skills-with-Sit-Spots Merry Lea NBECE Regional Network: https://www.goshen.edu/merrylea/nature-based-early-childhood-education-regional-network/ Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature https://amzn.to/2DF0Xev Loose Parts Play Facebook Page Loose Parts Play Facebook Group Inside Outside Mic...
Minecraft IRL (In Real Life)
July 23, 2020 00:12 - 28 minutes - 21.3 MBNote the children’s interest. Have children show/explain the interest. Facilitate brainstorming for extension or IRL options. Group/categorize ideas. Make the ideas visual. Do it! PLAY! Celebrate and document! Go Wild! 101 Things to Do Before you Grow Up https://amzn.to/2WJgJf1 Loose Parts Play Facebook Page Loose Parts Play Facebook Group Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page Loose Parts Nature Play Website
Loose Parts Starts
July 10, 2020 02:12 - 25 minutes - 19.2 MBFind items mentioned at: https://www.amazon.com/shop/loosepartsplay?listId=ZKLGAJ3PMEFW Grab and go sets/STEM Bins Individual sized containers --small tackle boxes --clear pencil boxes (back to school time) --mesh bags --individual plastic bags --canvas bags when not under COVID issues Fill the bins --Break down larger sets --Consider manipulatives --use what you have --rocks --random stuff --theme based --small world items --arts and craft produ...