{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Teacher's Lounge For Early Education","title":"You Don’t Need a Forest: Taking Your Curriculum Outside","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4dbe4362\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1980,"description":"TITLE\nYou Don’t Need a Forest: Taking Your Curriculum Outside\nDESCRIPTION\nNature-based learning doesn’t require acres of woods, a beautiful outdoor classroom, or even a traditional playground. In this episode of The Teacher’s Lounge Podcast, Isa explores how educators can use the outdoor spaces they already have—from wooded playgrounds to small courtyards and pavement—as meaningful extensions of the classroom. Discover practical ways to follow children’s natural curiosity, turn weather and everyday discoveries into curriculum, bring learning between indoors and outdoors, and use nature to support not only science and exploration, but literacy, art, math, music, movement, and social-emotional development. The goal isn’t to become a forest school—it’s to start seeing the learning opportunities that may already be right outside your classroom door.\n\nLET'S CONNECT!\nWe would love to connect with you! Here are all the ways we can support you in your early education career!\nThe Teacher's Lounge Website: theearlyeducationteacherslounge.com\nPodcast: The Teacher's Lounge For Early Education\nFacebook: The Early Education Teacher's Lounge\nInstagram: @eecteacherslounge\nThe Director's Club Podcast: The Director's Club - Podcast - Apple Podcasts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Au77wRGNfqVIJTwTd9cPsflurG1ki_seL4rFAgu4X9E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NjRi/ZGRkY2M0MTlmZDQx/YmM5NWM3MDM1NzUy/NjRhMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}