Providing a safe and nurturing environment for children to thrive and reach their fullest potential.
Often when I connect with my fellow professional colleagues, there is one topic which always gets discussed, the behaviors of children. The negative and challenging behaviors are what gets discussed most often and how it affects the classroom dynamic, the other children, the relationships…
Category: Outdoor Classroom, UncategorizedTags: challenging behaviors, Curriculum, early childhood education, ece, emergent, emergent curriculum, environment, expulsion, family child care, maine, Nature, nature classroom, nature explore, Outdoor, outdoor clsassroom, place based education, preschool, social emotional
I first intrigued with outdoor classrooms back in 2014. That is when I first learned about Nature Explore. I was at the National Family Child Care Conference and I overheard another provider talking about her certification. I decided right then, outdoor classroom certification would be…
Category: Outdoor Classroom, UncategorizedTags: action, art, blocks, Books, butterfly wings, circle time, coolaroo, dirt digging, douglas cuddle toy, environment, family childcare, garden, gathering, landscape architect, little free library, messy materials, movement, music, Nature, nature classroom, nature explore, playbased, playscape, polywood, rain barrels, shade sail, three stone
Posted on July 25, 2018 by Brendle Johnson
Do you find scraps of paper collecting endlessly and tell yourself they are for a project or that the kids will use them eventually? Well, Eventually has come! With just a few handfuls of ripped paper we made over 20 pieces of paper in…
Category: Curriculum, Outdoor ClassroomTags: activity, art, child care, coloring, Curriculum, DIY, family child care, homemade paper, Nature, paper, preschool, preschool activity, Recycle
Posted on May 20, 2018 by MomShunk
An outdoor classroom is exactly what it sounds like, a classroom that is outside. Our outdoor classroom pulls inspiration from our indoor space. The areas we have inside, we also have outside. Our outdoor spaces are influenced by the Nature Explore philosophy. In 2015, Shunk…
Category: Outdoor ClassroomTags: after, art, before, Books, building, dirt digging, gathering, Meal Time, messy materials, music, naptime, nature explore, Outdoor Classroom, quiet space, sand, water
Posted on May 2, 2018 by MomShunk
Math, there is so much more to explore than simply 1, 2, 3, 4! Here at Shunk Child Care, we work hard to make sure your children develop the necessary mathematical skills to become lifelong mathematicians. We do this by ensuring our curriculum meets…
Category: Outdoor ClassroomTags: loose parts, math, mathematics, melds, open ended materials, Outdoor Classroom, outdoor learning, ramps
