Jennifer Kable
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Jennifer Kable replied to Penny Whitehouse's discussion Introducing myself in the group C&NN Natural Teachers Network
"Hi Penny - I'm an Aussie!  I'm jenny, an early childhood teacher with a passion for getting children learning and having fun outside.  My blog is http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com   Off to have a look at…"
Aug 7, 2011
Amanda Speer commented on Jennifer Kable's blog post This is My Rock
"I love this poem!  You can just see the kids connecting with the earth as they climb about and lay upon the boulders. "
Apr 6, 2011
Jennifer Kable commented on Camilla Rockwell's blog post Mother Nature's Child Film Finished!
"Congratulations - what a wonderful and exciting achievement. This is definately something I'd love to share with our school / preschool community here in Australia and like Suz I will put the word out on twitter / facebook / my blog for you."
Dec 5, 2010
Jennifer Kable replied to Bekah Dalen's discussion After School Nature Construction Class in the group children's built environments
"Hi Bekah, I agree with Juliet - Frode Svane recently emailed me a bunch of images and links about building with mud / mud bricks which I would love to do with my preschoolers next year. Maybe this would be something to consider."
Dec 5, 2010
Jennifer Kable commented on Dawn Malosh's group Outside Art Lessons
"Hi everyone, I'm a preschool teacher from Australia and I'm really interested in taking play outside - including art so look forward to being a member of this group. I thought you might be interested in some of the things we have been…"
Sep 20, 2010
Jennifer Kable commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group
"Hello fellow country-people :) I'm a preschool teacher in Sydney with a big interest in outdoor and nature play. Our preschool borders the bush and we use it daily as a part of our learning environment. We have a free flow indoor / outdoor…"
Sep 20, 2010
mariza novello commented on Jennifer Kable's blog post building a bush shelter with preschoolers
"Aprecio muito as suas atividades com as crianças, elas me inspiram muito, sempre uso algo delas com as minhas crianças!"
Aug 26, 2010
Jennifer Kable replied to Rhonda Ursulak's discussion Learning Gardens in the group Natural Teachers Network
"Oh wow Rhonda, you have achieved so much. At my son's school (primary age group) gardening is included in the curriculum. We too had a grant - from the government - towards creating a kitchen garden which included a new shed and stoves in the…"
Jul 27, 2010
Jennifer Kable replied to Jane Acton's discussion Classroom madness in the group Natural Teachers Network
"So interesting - and yes, sad too. At our preschool we have a free flow indoor / outdoor learning environment and without doubt the kids spend more time outside than in. And they learn! With some of our children who find it more of a challenge to be…"
Jul 27, 2010
Jennifer Kable commented on Jennifer Kable's blog post This is My Rock
"Thanks Suz."
Jun 21, 2010
Suz Lipman commented on Jennifer Kable's blog post This is My Rock
"This is really beautiful, Jennifer. You capture such a keen sense of place by matching these joyful pictures to the lovely poem. Your preschool and its program sound so terrific -- I love reading about them."
Jun 21, 2010
Jennifer Kable replied to christina maniatis's discussion sydney, australia
"Christina: That is a good idea about passing the info onto councils. I think I might do the same thing. It is also a bit of a dream to run a school holiday program at our school, open to everyone, which is heavily nature based with bush walks, cubby…"
Jun 21, 2010
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This is My Rock

We are ever so lucky that our preschool is bordered by beautiful natural bushland. We value the bush as a part of our learning environment, and take small groups of children out into it on (almost) a daily basis.When I found a poem "This is my Rock" by David McCord, it instantly spoke to me of the feeling of ownership we are seeing in our kids after months, and in some cases a couple of years of exploring our bush trail.This is My Rockby David McCordThis is my rockAnd here I runTo steal the…See More
Jun 19, 2010
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This is My Rock

We are ever so lucky that our preschool is bordered by beautiful natural bushland. We value the bush as a part of our learning environment, and take small groups of children out into it on (almost) a daily basis.When I found a poem "This is my Rock" by David McCord, it instantly spoke to me of the feeling of ownership we are seeing in our kids after months, and in some cases a couple of years of exploring our bush trail.This is My Rockby David McCordThis is my rockAnd here I runTo steal the…See More
Jun 17, 2010
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Jennifer Kable replied to christina maniatis's discussion sydney, australia
"Hi Christina, I'm not sure if this helps but we have a preschool in Sydney that is strongly influenced by our belief in connecting children to nature. Kids are free to play outdoors all day if they choose to, and most days we take them into the…"
Jun 12, 2010
Jennifer Kable commented on Sarah Crutchfield's blog post Archaeological Dig at The Cabin Path
"What an amazing experience for the children. I'd love to do that too! I really enjoy reading your posts and looking at the images. They give me so much to think about."
May 26, 2010

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I am an early childhood teacher at a progressive preschool in Australia, and a blogger at Let the Children Play.
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This is My Rock

We are ever so lucky that our preschool is bordered by beautiful natural bushland. We value the bush as a part of our learning environment, and take small groups of children out into it on (almost) a daily basis.

When I found a poem "This is my Rock" by David McCord, it instantly spoke to me of the feeling of ownership we are seeing in our kids after months, and in some cases a couple of years of exploring our bush trail.…

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Posted on June 17, 2010 at 6:39pm — 3 Comments

building a bush shelter with preschoolers

After spending the past few weeks writing about natural elements in children's play spaces, I inspired myself to build a bush cubby with the kids at preschool.



I gathered up some intrepid stick hunters and we headed outside to gather up some of the long, sturdy sticks we could see lying on the ground.

These boys love their sticks, and were quite thrilled that we were blatently breaking the "no sticks bigger than…

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Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:25pm — 5 Comments

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At 12:06pm on April 25, 2010, Allie Pasquier said…
Nice to see you, too! I'll make it to Australia someday...
At 5:32pm on February 16, 2010, amy pertschuk said…
Jennifer, I'm going to turn the "Natural Teachers Network 2010" group off and move to the new one "Natural Teachers Network." Sorry for the confusion. I had no idea that folks would be signing in and signing up so quickly.
At 10:30pm on January 17, 2010, Suz Lipman said…
Welcome, Jennifer! I'm very glad you found us. Your work on outdoor education is extremely inspiring. Your site is very informative -- it's wonderful to see and read about children getting so much outdoor education and to enjoy the beauty and whimsy in their outdoor spaces and fairy gardens. I look forward to being in touch.
At 5:36am on January 17, 2010, Juliet Robertson said…
Hello Jennifer

Thanks for joining this site. I think you might be the first member from Australia! How cool is that!

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog - it's SUPER. Interestingly, Clare Warden who founded Mindstretchers does visit Australia and gives very good talks and workshops. So keep an eye out there. She's involved in the Nature Action Collaborative for Children which is another international organisation that seeks to reconnect children with nature.

Please do keep in touch.

Best wishes
Juliet
 
 
 

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