Nature-Based Documents
Outdoor Preschool Policy Action Framework • willamette partnership
School’s Out(doors) • peer associates & shelburne farms
Forest Days Case Studies • peer associates - Amy Powers
Nature-based Play and Learning: A Literature Review • peer associates - Amy Powers and Qing ren
play matters: a study of best practices to inform local and policy process • playful city usa
Nature-Based Literary Resources
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Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators • David Sobel
Balanced and Barefoot • Angela Hanscom
Bringing School to Life: Place-Based Education Across the Curriculum • Sarah K. Anderson
Coyote’s Guide to Connecting With Nature • Jon Young, Evan McGown, Ellen Haas
Doing What Scientists Do: Children Learn to Investigate Their World • Ellen Doris
Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool • Rachel Larimore
Forest Days Handbook: Program Design for School Days Outside • Eliza Minnucci and Meg Teachout
Forest School and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years • Sara Knight
Forest Schooled, the Book • Caylin Gans
International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental education • Yash Bhagwanji, Editor & NAAEE & Natural start
Lens on Outdoor Learning • Wendy Banning and Ginny Sullivan
let the children play: How more play will save our schools and help children thrive • pasi sahlberg and william doyle
Natural curiosity 2nd edition: a resource for educators - The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children’s Environmental Inquiry • doug anderson, julie comay, and lorraine chiarotto
Nature-Based Learning for Young ChildreN: Anytime, Anywhere, on any budget: • Julie Powers and Sheila Williams Ridge
Naturally Curious • Mary hollanD
Adventures in Risky Play • Rusty Keeler
Nature Play at Home • Nancy Striniste
Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens: The Handbook for Outdoor Learning • David Sobel
outdoor education teaching strategies • Christian Bisson & Julie Gabert Bisson
Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities • David Sobel
Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning • Rachel Larimore
real kids, real science books: Entomology • ellen doris
real kids, real science books: ornithology • ellen doris
Risk and Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play: Learning From Forest Schools • Sara Knight
sky above and mud below:lessons from nature preschools and forest kindergartens • david sobel
thriving through nature: fostering children’s executive function skills • Chiara D’Amore, cheryl charles, richard louv
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