by Beverlie Dietze | Nov 1, 2023 | Beyond the Fence, Play Ideas
Early childhood education is a critical phase in a child’s development, laying the foundation for future dispositions, sense of curiosity, one’s ability and desire to try new ideas and in making connections to people, places, the land, and with species that...
by Beverlie Dietze | Aug 20, 2023 | Outdoor Play, Play Ideas
A few years ago, I wrote an article in our Play Outdoors: Exploring Outdoor Experiences in the Early Years magazine about the importance of children having cameras available to use in their outdoor environments. As educators prepare to welcome children into their...
by Beverlie Dietze | Aug 5, 2023 | Outdoor Play, Play Ideas
Are you ready for International Dot Day on September 15, 2023? International Dot Day is one that is very dear to my heart. A few years ago, when I was spending time in the summer with my sister, who was a kindergarten teacher at the time, we explored how she could...
by Beverlie Dietze | May 29, 2023 | Outdoor Play, Play Ideas
A tree house, a free house,A secret you and me house,A high up in the leafy branchesCozy as can be house.A street house, a neat house,Be sure to wipe your feet houseIs not my kind of house at all –Let’s go live in a tree house. ― Shel Silverstein, Where...
by Beverlie Dietze | Jan 20, 2023 | Outdoor Play, Play Ideas, Science in the Outdoors
One of the gifts of COVID-19 has been the freedom to explore higher education in outdoor play. COVID-19 has offered educators the opportunity to rethink where and how learning occurs. One such strategy that is gaining attention, in an array of higher educational...
by Play Outdoors | Dec 22, 2022 | Outdoor Play, Play Ideas
Winter often gets a bad rap where I live! Because of the cooler temperatures and icy winds and frozen precipitation, most days children are restricted to indoor play. During the spring and summer, children have many opportunities to become familiar with their...
