Loving the Outdoors Through Literature

Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

Presenter: Tricia Edgar

You don't need to wonder "Where the Wild Things Are". Sometimes they're in your classroom! In this workshop, connect stories about animals, plants, and wild places to outdoor activities. Use literature to bring your group of wild things outdoors to explore!

Books can take us far away from our homes and schools, out into the forests and mud puddles of our imagination. Whether you're new to outdoor learning or a seasoned outdoors person, get ideas for creating connections between books, songs, stories and outdoor activities.

Trisha Edgar has worked with children in the temperate rainforests of Vancouver for over 25 years. She is the co-founder and director of Fresh Air Learning, a forest school in Metro Vancouver, and she is also the Education Coordinator at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre.