Outdoor Learning and Playtime: How to Use Playgrounds as an Extension of Your Classroom

Training designed by highly experienced directors

Research-based focus on practical application

Content that transforms schools and lives

Whatever the weather, grab your sunglasses and sunscreen, your rain boots, or your big winter coat! It’s time to take learning outside and see what adventures await!

This course is designed to teach you about the impact of extending your classroom to include outdoor activities. Our goal is to help you connect everyday lessons to the natural environment and understand the benefits of a little sun and fresh air on a child’s mental and physical health.

By the end of this training you will be able to:

  1. Understand the benefits of outdoor learning on children’s health.
  2. Explore strategies to build easy and practical cross curriculum activities that include learning experiences outside of the classroom.

Curriculum Overview

  • Course Resources
  • Training Objective
  • Introduction
  • Rain, Rain… Go Away! Rainy Day Play
  • Baby It’s Cold Outside! Cold Weather Play
  • Sun is Shining, the Weather is Sweet! Hot Weather Play
  • Pretend Play and Growth
  • Playground
  • Set Yourself Up for Success – The How To’s to have in Place
  • Science
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Social Students
  • Outdoor Safety
  • How to Get Started
  • Conclusion
  • Conversation
  • Quiz
  • Feedback Form

The All Access Pass

Our On Demand Learning All Access Pass includes one year of unlimited access to our entire course library of both teacher & director courses along with a director’s dashboard to monitor learning school-wide.

$1,800/year

( $125/month ) per school, when paid annually

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