Outdoor Active Play & Learning (FREE Course)
Educators, Parents, and Caregivers of Early Learners.
Ready to spend more time outside?
This self-guided course is an introduction to active play & learning outdoors. First in a two-part series designed to help you increase outdoor time with ease, for both yourself and your students.
This intro course, including videos, reading, and reflections, will take about 2 hours to complete.
If you wish to further explore any of the topics covered, or have a nature-based education consultant visit your school, or if you’d like to observe an established outdoor program in action, please reach out.
Washington State STARS hours available.
Also available: a certificate of completion to submit for Clock Hours or CEUs in your state.
For credits and a certificate, please see the moderately priced paid version of the course: it includes a brief written assignment, observation & documentation support, and a live review & reflection session with course creator, Nicole Corbo.
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Why we PLAY
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Benefits of Outdoor Play for Adults
An exploration of the many opportunities to engage in play for adults, and the multitude of benefits experienced by adults when they reconnect to the joy of play and learning outdoors. This lesson will help you identify your pathway back to play and begin down that road!
An exploration of the many opportunities to engage in play for adults, and the multitude of benefits experienced by adults when they reconnect to the joy of play and learning outdoors. This lesson will help you identify your pathway back to play and begin down that road!
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Benefits of Outdoor Play for Children
An exploration of the many benefits experienced by children when they are given opportunities to play and learn outdoors, moving their bodies, engaging their innate curiosity, and connecting joyfully and meaningfully with outdoor spaces close to their schools and homes. This lesson will help you both advocate and provide opportunities for outdoor play and learning.
An exploration of the many benefits experienced by children when they are given opportunities to play and learn outdoors, moving their bodies, engaging their innate curiosity, and connecting joyfully and meaningfully with outdoor spaces close to their schools and homes. This lesson will help you both advocate and provide opportunities for outdoor play and learning.
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Where to Begin
An investigation of the barriers to outdoor active play & learning. This lesson aims to identify and begin to address those barriers, so we can move toward equitable access. This lesson also includes some ideas to get you started today.
An investigation of the barriers to outdoor active play & learning. This lesson aims to identify and begin to address those barriers, so we can move toward equitable access. This lesson also includes some ideas to get you started today.
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To successfully enjoy active play & learning outside, we must embrace curiosity…
curiosity opens us to a world of possibility.
With support, you can leave any fear and trepidation inside and move freely outdoors with curiosity as your guide, expanding learning potential in all directions, from roots to sky.
Let’s explore some essential elements for enjoying meaningful learning outdoors:
understanding the benefits of outdoor nature-based learning & active play
addressing barriers to equitable access
beginning with small and simple approaches to outdoor play & learning
CURIOSITY IS THE KEY
This training was produced as part of the PLAY Study, a research grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health to Dr. Pooja Tandon at Seattle Children's Research Institute.
The PLAY Study uses wearable technology to monitor physical activity in children, as well as motivate parents and early childhood educators to help create active play opportunities and shared accountability about this important health behavior.
The The PLAY grant number is 5R33CA21859
Read more about the study grant here:
https://maps.cancer.gov/overview/DCCPSGrants/abstract.jsp?applId=10430136&term=CA218592#
