Outdoor classrooms elementary school

Jeffers Pond Elementary School, in partnership with the City of Prior Lake, held a dedication ceremony for its new Hammock Forest late last month. The Hammock Forest is part of the school’s 31 unique outdoor learning spaces.

Tips for creating your own outdoor classroom full of ideas for making the most out of your outdoor learning space for preschoolers.

A school is not only about reading textbooks and filling exercise books. While these things are important, it's essential that teachers prepare their students for upcoming life challenges as well. And probably no one could have done it better than Sharon elementary school in Newburgh, Indiana.

Watering can station: position near a planting area. Great idea (",)

Outdoor learning is a great way to connect with nature and have fun. Forest School activities can incorporate art, craft, science, sensory play, and s

As the pandemic has disrupted countless traditional learning environments, many have begun to move classes outdoors. Check out these tips!

Have you ever heard of a Peace Bridge? Elementary schools are very focused on giving children the tools they need to work through problems and express their emotions. This is called social emotional learning. Recently my principal asked me if I would paint a "Peace Bridge" at our school. A Peace Bridge is a place where students can go to work through and express their feelings. Here is how we did it! I started by taking a trip to Home Depot to buy some Traffic Striping Paint. I also picked…

What is outdoor education? What are the benefits of outdoor education? How do you use it in your elementary classroom? All of these questions and more are addressed in this article. Also included are how to create an outdoor learning environment, how to set up outdoor learning expectations, how to take advantage of outdoor learning spaces, viewing nature as an outdoor lab, how to teach outside, safety while learning outside, outdoor activity ideas, and suggested outdoor learning equipment.