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by John Spears / January 3, 2024
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by Jacki Leader / May 21, 2020
Mathematics is the science of patterns, and nature exploits just about every pattern that there is. — Ian Stewart This profound quote illustrates the connection between math and nature. Nature supplies us with wondrous examples of math: the hexagon of a honeycomb, the spiral of a seashell, or the symmetry of a butterfly’s wing. […]
by Lydia M. Bowers / February 20, 2019
It’s too cold to be outside for long, but your preschool scientists can still explore properties of the cold with these frozen playground activities. Although most of the investigation can happen inside, each of these take a few minutes outdoors. Besides, the cold never bothered me anyway… Nature Icebergs: Take a quick nature walk around […]
by Tracey Hill / October 25, 2017
With Fall now being in full swing, there are plenty of leaves to go around. To take advantage of the numerous leaves that are now starting to fall to the ground, there are many leaf activities that the children can do to play and learn. Leaf Count Put Numbers on Index cards. Ask the children […]
by Mary Robertson / October 16, 2012
One of our newest products, the Build-A-Creek is a kit that comes with all the materials you need to make your own creek for your natural playscape. In addition to all materials, we supply directions describing how the children can be the ones who actually build the creek. Having a creek on the preschool […]
by Mary Robertson / October 2, 2012
Math – Children practice math skills when counting rocks, making patterns with leaves, weighing how heavy a stone is, and sorting other natural materials into groups. Science – Children explore with science when growing plants, observing insects, dropping a ball down a tube, and going down a slide. Literacy – Children learn new words when […]
by Mary Robertson / September 18, 2012
In case you missed our series about how Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences relates to outdoor learning on the preschool playground, below are links to each of our posts about the different intelligences. 1. Introduction 2. Naturalistic Intelligence 3. Spatial Intelligence 4. Musical Intelligence 5. Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence 6. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence 7. Linguistic Intelligence 8. […]
by Mary Robertson / July 10, 2012
Welcome back as we continue discussing how Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences apply to learning in children’s outdoor play areas. Another intelligence that can be encouraged and can flourish on the preschool playground is the logical-mathematical intelligence. This intelligence has to do with the ability to problem solve, investigate, use reason and logic, and think critically. […]
by Clark Kugler / February 21, 2012
The developmental psychologist Howard Gardner created the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983 as a model that proposes the existence of many different intelligences instead of just one single entity called intelligence. The theory suggests that there are 8 main intelligences which people possess: spatial, linguistic, logical-mathematical, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. (Gardner also tentatively […]
by Clark Kugler / January 5, 2012
With temperatures dropping, it is a perfect time for children to expand their knowledge and awareness of winter weather. Take this winter season as an opportunity to do an investigative study of the weather with the children. Collect and measure the amount of falling snow in a snow gauge. You can construct a snow gauge […]
by Stephanie Ginter / September 23, 2011
I just read an article by David Elkind titled Preschool Academics: Learning What Comes Naturally and it reaffirmed what we here at The Adventurous Child have been saying all along, outdoor play is truly one of the best ways for children to learn. Elkind states that “play in early childhood is neither a waste […]
by Stephanie Ginter / July 6, 2011
The next types of gardens that we will highlight are vegetable and fruit gardens. In a previous blog post, Learn Healthy Eating in the Garden, we highlighted the benefits of giving children the tools to plant, grow and harvest nutritional fruits and vegetables on their own. But what else are children getting from these edible […]
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