ECED& 137 - Outdoor Learning for Young Children

1. Describe the benefits of outdoor learning environments for all children birth-8 years regardless of developmental abilities.
2. Discuss ways in which an outdoor learning environment is a place where development is encouraged.
3. Explain the benefits of the outdoor learning environment and how it can positively impact children as well as practice conversational skills to advocate for the outdoor learning environment to parents and school administrators.
4. Create a plan for the outdoor learning environment that supports all children’s learning.
5. Identify and practice teaching strategies that can be used in the outdoor learning environment.
6. Describe personal comfort levels with outdoor experiences and risk-taking and describe the value of risk-taking as it pertains to children’s learning and development.
7. Demonstrate strategies for supporting children’s risk-taking and learning in the outdoor learning environment.

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