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Nature Learning Indoors and Out

Fall 2021

children doing nature based crafts with paper leaves

Teaching Young Children is NAEYC's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read, TYC is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.

The Fall 2021 issue features articles on using nature to spark learning—both indoors and out. Read about ways to support risk taking during nature play to empower children; how to use nature objects and nature-based activities to support children experiencing stress; how to encourage children to record nature in observational drawings; and more.

Explore This Issue

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Message from Rhian

Rhian Evans Allvin

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Message from the TYC Editorial Team

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Feature Teacher: Anshu Williams

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Climbing Trees, Risk, and Relationships: Using Nature to Empower Children

Ron Grady

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Message in a Backpack™ Encouraging Your Child Through Risks During Play

Ron Grady

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Exploring Nature Indoors with Observational Drawing and Scientific Thinking

Kendra Nenia, Melissa Clucas Walter

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Using Nature Contact to Support Children Under Stress

Becky L. DelVecchio, Susan Ferguson, Wesley Knapp

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Our Season of Outdoor Learning: Using Nature to Spark Creativity, Agency, and Imagination

Denise O’Hara

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Stepping Back to Nurture

Krystina Tapia, Emma Pickering, Jesse Robert Coffino

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Now Read This: What About Children in Foster Care?

Michelle Kimmy

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Sparking Creativity with Cross-Area Play

Lydia Minahan, Jessica Byrd, Sarah Dwyer, Sandra Romp, Layney Viets, Ekaterina Strekalova-Hughes

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Rethinking Field Trips: Venturing Out to Foster Meaningful Learning

Lynette Bagwell, Betsy Cahill

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Ask Hello. Should I Sing or Speak Instructions?

Audience: Administrator (director or principal), Faculty, Teacher

Topics: Child Development, Social and Emotional Development, Other Topics, Educational Settings, Play, Outdoor, TYC