Current Online Information
As I come across research and articles online, related to outdoor time, nature study, unstructured play, I will share the links here. Check back often for new postings!
I have not read, in detail, every single article posted here. I have skimmed many, and posted others so that I can easily find them to read at a later time. I trust that as discerning adults you will read from it, taking the meat, and leaving the bones, so to speak.
Best Toys
By David Sobel
Environmental Education
Forest Kindergartens and Beyond
Journaling
Creative Connectng: Early Childhood Nature Journaling Sparks Wonder and Develops Ecological Literacy
Nature Based Education
Nature Study
Health Benefits of Time in Nature
Importance of Play
Play: It's the Way Young Children Learn - 4children.org - May-June 2007
Play and Children's Learning - NAEYC Article
Play and Learning in Early Care and Education Settings - researchconnections.org - March 2011
Summary and Recommendations of Crisis in Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School - from Alliance for Childhood by Edward Miller and Joan Almon
The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning
Dr. Rachel E. White