Emergent Curriculum:

• Flow Learning in a Forest Kindergarten
• Emergent Curriculum...When the Lessons Emerge With the Land
• Inspired By Reggio Emilia: Emergent Curriculum in Relationship-Driven Learning Environments

Forest School and Kindergarten Readiness:

• The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children
• Nature Based Education and Kindergarten Readiness
• Reading the Landscape: Early Literacy in the Outdoor Classroom

Benefits of Forest School and Mixed Age Learning:

• The Cognitive Benefits of Kindergarten in the Forest
• Why our kids need forests for true learning
• The Multi-Age Classroom: What Research Tells the Practitioner

Dressing for the Weather:

• Why Your Kid Wears Shorts in Winter

Local Resources:

Land Trust of North Alabama

Forest Friends for ages 18 months to 5 years: Website Link

Wild and Free of Madison County, Alabama

Homeschool outdoor get-togethers for various ages: Facebook Group Link

Nature’s Child Collective

Offers supplemental homeschool programs for ages 0-18 years in the Huntsville area community : Website Link