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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


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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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Diverse & Inclusive Children’s Books

Working toward a just future.

2020/2021Social Justice Books • Teaching for Change

The Ultimate List of Diverse Children’s Books • Here Wee Read

monthly themes • The Tiny Activist

book list • gender inclusive classrooms