Nature Kids

A Montessori/Charlotte Mason/Waldorf-style activity group for children ages four to six

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Calendar, book lists, activities linked here

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Here we go!


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Links to studies, articles, and websites

  • Study finds improved self-regulation in kindergartners who wait a year to enroll
  • "The New Preschool is Crushing Kids" from The Atlantic
  • "Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School"
  • "Report debunks ‘earlier is better’ academic instruction for young children"
  • Report: "Requiring kindergartners to read--as Common Core does--may harm some"
  • "The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten"
  • "The school that puts kids in charge of their own education"
  • "Playing with Legos is More Valuable than Learning Algebra"
  • Psychology Today: "How Early Academic Training Retards Intellectual Development"
  • Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, by Dr. Peter Gray
  • How Children Learn, by John Holt
  • Better Late than Early, by Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore

Activity Links

  • Exploratorium
  • Happy Hooligans
  • 12 Fun Activities with Kids
  • Elsa fun (super-cooling)
  • Supercharged Science
  • Steve Spangler Science
  • Living Math
  • Fun At Home With Kids
  • Apartment Therapy: Fireflies

Montessori Method (click image for link)

Montessori Method (click image for link)

Waldorf Education (click image for link)

Waldorf Education (click image for link)

The Charlotte Mason Method (click image for link)

The Charlotte Mason Method (click image for link)

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Observing "Sticky" the stick insect

Observing "Sticky" the stick insect

Free Play

Free Play

Our little stream

Our little stream

Slime!

Slime!

Leesburg Animal Park

Leesburg Animal Park

And then there's King King...

And then there's King King...

Building

Building

Nature Journaling

Nature Journaling

Exploring

Exploring

Touching Nature

Touching Nature

Saying Hello

Saying Hello

Using our Bodies

Using our Bodies

Using our Brains

Using our Brains

Imagination Play

Imagination Play

Food Chain

Food Chain

Jellies!

Jellies!

Touch Tank

Touch Tank

Water shaped this Rock

Water shaped this Rock

Crystals!

Crystals!

Making a Hurricane

Making a Hurricane

Construction Company

Construction Company

The Moon!

The Moon!

Making the Moon from shaving cream (complete with craters)

Making the Moon from shaving cream (complete with craters)

Making a Spider Web

Making a Spider Web
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