About the Book

Cover Image: Children and Nature by the Children’s Nature Network, shared under a CC0 license via Nappy.

Adaptation Notice

ECE Nature and Outdoor Play: NSCC Edition is adapted from Early Childhood Education: Nature and Outdoor Play by Taylor Hansen published with CC BY-NC 4.0 license. See the version history chapter at the end of this book for more information about the changes made to the NSCC edition.

Overview

This resource is designed to be an interactive review of each course topic. Each chapter contains a brief overview of the course topic, interactive key takeaways from the content, additional resources for your consideration, reflective prompts, and experiential activities. For course topics built around outdoor engagement or guest speakers, supporting resources and/or activities are shared.

Please use this resource as an opportunity to deepen your engagement with course ideas, reflect on what we have discussed in class, and make connections with your own personal philosophies and experiences. Many of the reflection pieces or experiences can serve to inform your nature journal as we progress through the course.