Natural Teaching Environments by Steve https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg Adding a splash of nature to your teaching practice en-us 2017-01-21 23:39:34 UTC 2026-01-04 05:12:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Designing new play environments, to stimulate and challenge stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185505 Herrington & Brussoni (2015) suggest outdoor natural play spaces provide more opportunities for unstructured play. Here are ideas for thoughtfully designing diverse affordances for developmentally beneficial play. ]]> 2017-02-15 22:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185505 Connecting with nature stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185637 Wilson (1993), suggests biophilia is, "...the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms" (p. 31). We can use this affiliation to increase health and provide learning opportunities]]> 2017-02-15 22:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185637 Outdoor play, learning through risk stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185988 Tremblay et. al. (2015) wants to change the types of outdoor play we allow children to engage in. Here's some food for thought.]]> 2017-02-15 22:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154185988 Shared outdoor lesson plans/ideas up to grade 9+ stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154186168 Tremblay et. al. (2015) created a position statement that was, "...designed to be a foundation of credible evidence from which programs [etc.] ... can be provoked, initiated and supported" (p. 6482). Here are some further lesson ideas designed explicitly to get children outside.]]> 2017-02-15 23:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154186168 Taking lessons outdoors ages 3-7 stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154501750 The Ontario Ministry of Education (2015) asks teachers to, "...take students out of the classroom...to observe, explore, and appreciate nature" (p. 65). Here are some ideas.]]> 2017-02-17 01:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154501750 References stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154576441
Herrington, S., Brussoni, M. (2015). Beyond Physical Activity: The Importance of Play and Nature-Based Play Spaces for Children's Health and Development. Current Obesity Reports, 4, 477-483. doi:10.1007/s13679-015 -0179-2

Kellert, S. (2016). Biophilic urbanism: the potential to transform. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 5(1), 4-8. doi:10.1108/sasbe-10-2015-0035

Ontario Ministry of Education. (2015). The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8: Health and Physical Education. Toronto: Author.

Tremblay, M., Gray, C., Babcock, S., Barnes, J., Bradstreet, C., Carr, D., . . . Brussoni, M. (2015). Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(6), 6475-6505. doi:10.3390/ijerph120606475
 
Wilson, E. O. (1993) Biophilia and the conservation ethic. In S. R. Kellert &W. O. Edward (Eds.). The biophilia hypothesis. Washington, DC: Island Press (pp. 31 – 41).
 
]]> 2017-02-17 13:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154576441 The Benefits of the Outdoors stephen_lamb https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154578704 Kellert (2016) suggests ongoing exposure to nature for improved overall health.]]> 2017-02-17 13:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_lamb/np1ezc3jkmsg/wish/154578704