Learning Tools
We have tried many items since we began our program, and these are some of our favorites! For our learning field guides on birds, flowers, tracks, and insects, we recommend visiting a local store as many of them carry those items.
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We use these microscopes in all of our programs! They are lightweight, rechargable, durable, and easy for small hands to use.
Need some lightweight journals to bring in the car, on hikes, in your purse? We love the simplicity of these and use them everyday.
If you have a table to keep a microscope or want to zoom in a bit more than the handheld one, we have used this one for years.
We use these pails for all of our classes! They are used for collecting, games, forts, water to rinse, macroinvertebrates, and so much more!
We love smaller sized watercolor paper (5x7). It is less overwhelming, big enough to still create, and it travels nicely.
No net is perfect, and if you use any of them to carry rocks, they'll break! But this is one we use often searching for macroinvertebrates.
These quality paints produce great color, which helps the art making process be more fun and engaging for the kids.
Our wagons are crucial in hauling gear into locations. We've tried many, and this one has been durable!
If you have learners who notice the difference in the quality of colored pencils, these are a budget-friendly, quality product.
We have had great success with this batch of compasses. In the multiple packs we have purchased, all the compasses worked!
Books we Love
We love books, whether it is for OUR learning or to read in classes/camps.
How to Raise a Wild Child influenced our parenting and teaching. Sampson breaks down what each age group needs as they learn outside.
Balanced and Barefoot also influenced our parenting and teaching. Hanscom shows the connection between movement, nature, and learning.
An imaginative book with engaging stories of the different jobs of fairies, and how and where to find them in nature.
A beautiful picture book exploring the life of Carolus Linnaeus and his role in classifying and naming plants and animals.
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