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The Problem As Provocation In The Outdoor Classroom

The Problem As Provocation In The Outdoor Classroom

by Pam Oken-Wright | Jul 16, 2014 | Teacher Research

I find that problems often beget projects, and one day early in October we had a problem. Some persistent bees were buzzing around the slide in the Outdoor Classroom. “But we want to slide!” objected the children. Since it was early in the school year, the children...
The Outdoor Classroom #4: Ramps And Balls

The Outdoor Classroom #4: Ramps And Balls

by Pam Oken-Wright | Jul 6, 2014 | Outdoor Learning, Teacher Research

The children’s interest in the flow of water was still high when the weather became too cool for water play. Wondering if they might make a connection between the flow of water and the way a ramp works, we offered balls to go with the lengths of gutters they had...
“Keep Us Company, Fairies.”

“Keep Us Company, Fairies.”

by Pam Oken-Wright | Jul 5, 2014 | Outdoor Learning, Teacher Research

 This is a story in which dialogue becomes important to the play in the Outdoor Classroom, and in which play in the Outdoor Classroom becomes an element in the culture of the class. Early in the year, a member of our larger community came to make a fairy house with...

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