I love being outdoors- not in this heat we have had recently- but generally I enjoy being outside in every season. While you are taking a walk or at the park or in the backyard...stop and close your eyes and listen with your child. Ask them what they hear and have a conversation about it. If they heard a bird, ask them what type of bird they think it is, what color, where it is- did it sound close or far away, etc. Do they hear water dripping? Is it raining? Is there a sprinkler on, a bubbler nearby, etc. Is there a dog barking?
This simple moment of relaxing and taking in all that is around you can be a great time to develop so many early learning skills.
Now, open your eyes and look at the clouds! An oldy but a goody! Why? Because playing the game of guessing what the clouds look like not only develops creativity and imagination in your child, but also develops recognition, spatial concepts and abstract thinking skills.
I believe nature has been and always will be the best classroom in which to learn. Everything you read about in a book, can be learned through observing nature in all its forms.
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