Out of the Mouths of (Nature School) Babes
I had another talk with my friend Buddy recently. We had just settled into our “sit spots” in the woods. A sit spot, which can be used anywhere in nature, is meant to help children learn how to be still to observe their surroundings. As the other seven children plopped down on the leaves, Buddy straddled a thin tree that was leaning at a 45-degree angle to the ground. It is OK to finger the leaves and twigs nearby during a sit spot as long as everyone stays in their spot and
The Forest is our Playground
When we venture into the forest at Nature Connect, we feel invited into a woodland paradise created just for us. The trails are typically narrow with the Magnolia and Pine branches draped overhead, so we move together like a snake along the dirt path. But we aren’t quiet like a snake. We crunch the fallen leaves under our shoes because it feels and sounds like the season of fall, if fall had a sound. We sing songs about frogs and ants and rain and seasons. Sometimes, we are s
