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Along with getting outside daily, her family reads aloud together each and every day, often outside. This is Jan’s first ever blog post and she is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her writing passion. https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/directors-pick-nature-as-a-salve-for-children-with-autism monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/bringing-the-classroom-outdoors-first-grade-learnings-with-maria-villavicencio monthly 0.5 2021-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1626210871887-4GS8N6T2KO82BQZI7MX2/IMG_4320+copy.jpg Blog - Bringing the Classroom Outdoors: First Grade Learnings with Maria Villavicencio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1626211098565-1UJ8NPK5N8UPMMU3UU7S/IMG_4323+copy.jpg Blog - Bringing the Classroom Outdoors: First Grade Learnings with Maria Villavicencio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1626211153843-T4CJYCAQULPUK5FKP3B9/IMG_4319.jpeg Blog - Bringing the Classroom Outdoors: First Grade Learnings with Maria Villavicencio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1626211288041-7NREXYTYJITXVYBXA3MF/EllieWhite_photo.JPG Blog - Bringing the Classroom Outdoors: First Grade Learnings with Maria Villavicencio Ellie White was born and raised in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. 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She loves hiking, camping, and exploring with her family. https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/directors-pick-rethinking-your-kids-packed-schedule monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/learning-and-growing-outdoors monthly 0.5 2021-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1628103100158-IOX5X5ZINJNL87JON3A4/Karen_Vaichus_Evie1.jpeg Blog - Learning and Growing Outdoors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1628103618560-UGXCXR4T9GD4L8AMN5HX/Thenedra_Roots_Boys2.jpg Blog - Learning and Growing Outdoors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1628103203585-HM6IA3ISWLLFLOPPZOJS/Olivia_Taylor_Lucas2.jpeg Blog - Learning and Growing Outdoors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/heading-outside-without-a-plan monthly 0.5 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1619111983725-788LSUR8BU45O91LM8I9/Anna-kids-snow2.jpg Blog - Heading Outside Without a Plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1619112023252-HHKCRL4JC78AKUX34JKA/Anna-kids-snow1.jpg Blog - Heading Outside Without a Plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1619112106753-N4EAGEP1MKD8EU4BS72P/Anna-kids-snow3.jpg Blog - Heading Outside Without a Plan https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/what-does-ffss-board-of-directors-do monthly 0.5 2021-03-29 https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/directors-pick-jaydens-impossible-garden monthly 0.5 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1616375377483-5ATR9TGPCWESZ393KUKU/jayden_cover.png Blog - Director’s Pick: Jayden’s Impossible Garden https://www.freeforestschool.org/blog/playing-in-a-patch-of-dirt monthly 0.5 2021-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615568882289-C5M1NQC4HGZZXLNL7Y5V/nearby-nature-books.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - At school: same dirt patch, different day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569364907-7DQEOD03QP8938GL8GH7/here-and-now-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Here and Now, by Julia Denos, illustrated by E.B. Goodale - This book helps young children and their caregivers to focus on mindfulness in the moment. Notice what is happening, in the here and now, in the exact place where you are rooted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569407796-9MEQ6YRD8VC36MI4MZJO/finding-wild-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Abigail Halpin - Two kids go on an urban hike in search of “wild.” What will they find? Where will they find it? This book shows that urban places offer wild spots, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569429291-21IFGH7SCRPOEOMW9U19/puddle-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Puddle, by Hyewon Yum - A child doesn’t want to go outside because it's soggy and gray. His mom entices him by drawing pictures of him and his dog splashing in puddles. This does the trick to get the boy outside in real life. An ode to neighborhood puddles. #ownvoices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569447115-9GTDUNOJTLQCN032H3NB/a-different-pond-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - A Different Pond by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui - A child and his father go fishing at a neighborhood pond early in the mornings. During this time together, the parent shares stories of his life in Vietnam before emigrating to the United States while the boy proudly contributes to putting a fish dinner on the family table. #ownvoices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569465715-BVI8O3D0OLXTBUSTSTJP/magical-do-nothing-day-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna - A child wants to stay on her device battling martians but her parent sends her outside to play. She’s determined to be bored, but the magic of her play takes over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569487354-X69K2YY4JXEO3I6E0PRA/tiny-perfect-things-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Tiny Perfect Things, by M.H. Clark - One joy of caring for young children is the fresh eyes they bring to simple acts like a neighborhood walk. 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This child notices each leaf, puddle, and cloud that she encounters because she appreciates the nearby nature in front of her, right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569588210-RK40MYFBBTNT8PIH113R/all-around-us-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Por Todo Nuestro Alrededor/All Around Us, by Xelena González, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia - Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the circles all around us: in the rainbow (the other half is underground), around his big belly, in the seeds they plant in the garden, in the round moon. #ownvoices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6037fe87d63f16013f7cbdce/1615569608070-7A6LRJWKMNEQXK5UZPHL/danield-finds-poem-book.jpg Blog - Playing in a Patch of Dirt - Daniel Finds a Poem, by Micha Archer - Daniel notices the specifics of the world around him. 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