Mrs. Thorp’s Third Grade Blog

The outside is one of the best classrooms for children.  The outdoors is a natural place for children to learn.  It fits them well:  no desks to sit in, lots of fresh air, lots of movement and things to see and hear and smell and touch.

But where do you start?  Where do you go?

I came across a great website on helping your child learn about nature. Check it out.  It has resources to download like a nature scavenger hunt list,  bookmarks and book plates.  It gives fun recipes and books to use.  It will even give a list of parks in your geographic area by plugging in your zip code.

These are some of pictures of birds that my husband and I saw at  Sleepy Hollow State Park here in Michigan this past spring.

State and County Parks are great places to go to help your young learners enjoy nature at its best.