A brief introduction to outdoor learning.

Frédérique and the Wooden Fellows
June 30, 2024

Reflection – Sept 17, 2025.

Once a week, we revisit our previous posts to pause and reflect on the content.

A few thoughts this week

We noticed that the post is shorter than usual. We can tell that the main focus back then was truly to bring the wooden Fellows to life as soon as we could : ) Pierre-Qui-Roule could not come fast enough.
“How do you know?” and “How could we figure it out?” can indeed take you a long way in entering a young child’s mind! We still encourage you to use them often when you are around young children (and as a matter of fact, not-so-young anymore people : )
Just in case you want to read a more recent post on outdoor learning, we invite you to explore our 5-senses walk we took with Pierre-Qui-Roule a few months ago!

Anything you would like to add on outdoor learning? Please add a comment! Our space is your space : )

“The child should experience nature in all its aspects – form, energy, substance, sound and color.” Friedrich Fröebel

Young children are naturally curious about nature, especially bugs and big trees (also trucks and dinosaurs, but those are for another post). Going on a nature walk can extend their curiosity to a true inquiry process, especially as grown-ups and older children can take the chance to write down questions young brains may raise for further investigation.

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that one of my favorite prompts with young children was “Tell me about what you are doing.” Well, here is another one: “How can we figure it out?”.

This week, I am sharing a few recent pictures taken as an entryway to outdoor learning, a topic we will deepen regularly with the Fellows from Rosie’s imaginary world.

“How big can a turtle be”. “I am not sure, how can we figure it out?”

“Lizards can lose their tails”. “How do you know?”

Often follow statements such as “You can tell us!”, or “My daddy told me!” until, with time and guidance, suggestions such as “we can look in a book!” open the door to a new world of exploration, fully driven by a child’s curiosity.

I am finishing the post with a brief update on the fourth and last Land, the Land of Leaves and Bushes, and the Mousse-Mousse. Outdoors offer endless learning opportunities found in nature, and the Mousse-mousse will regularly take us back out there. Stay tuned!