Tag Archive: Montessori outdoor environment

Outdoor Acorn Math Activities

We have lots of scrub oak trees in our yard, which are perfect sources for fall activities. If you have oak trees in your area, you have a wonderful resource for hands-on fall activities, too. Acorns are great for nature hikes as well as a multitude of learning activities. I’ve already written about the importance…

Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Outdoor Environment

I love the movement to get kids outdoors. There’s been a lot of talk about getting kids outdoors since the publication in 2005 of Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. Richard Louv wrote about nature-deficit disorder where children are becoming increasingly disconnected from the natural world, resulting in…