The time in nature is not just a mere recreation but one of the essential elements of the holistic development of children. We understand that at Kinder Ready Tutoring, the outdoors offers a multisensory and dynamic classroom that is a good complement to our structured and skill-based approach to the school. Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready philosophy represents the idea that family outdoor activities are not a nice addition, but a crucial activity towards the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional foundations that children need to be school prepared and well throughout their lives.
Outdoor activities will directly contribute to the developmental objectives that are at the core of Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley. Nature promotes the use of curiosity, observation and scientific thinking- essential cognitive skills. Visual discrimination and categorisation are developed through a basic scavenger nature hunt. The construction of a fort using the fallen branches is an engineering task, a problem-solving task, and a teamwork task. These practical-based learning activities support the critical thinking / executive functioning skills taught expressly in Kinder Ready Tutoring lessons to give abstract concepts a real-life context.
Additionally, the outdoors cannot be compared to the indoors when it comes to the development of gross motor skills, sensory development, and risk evaluation. Running, climbing, jumping and balancing build core strength, coordination and body awareness, physical skills that form the basis of fine motor skills required in writing. This motor development is important to the Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready approach since it considers it a part of general readiness. Finding ways around an uneven surface or deciding whether a particular climbing log is steady also teaches calculated risk-taking and strength of character, and increases confidence in physical abilities, which are transferred into confidence in approaching new mental problems.
Time together outdoors enhances the relationships within the family and sets an example of a healthy and active lifestyle. Going on a hike, riding a bike, or spending an afternoon in a park will give a family continuous time to talk, play cooperatively, and discover as a group, without interruptions from the screen. This fosters the safe connections and communication capabilities that the Kinder Ready Tutoring philosophy is based on. Through the joint exploration, parents are able to show that they love to learn and explore, which illustrates that education is not just behind the walls.By exploring together, parents demonstrate a love for learning and exploration, showing that education extends beyond walls.
Finally, introducing regular field trips is a tactical move towards all-around development. It gives the counterbalance to more formal learning, where it does not have to occupy the mind with imagination, physical activity, and emotional control. Through adopting the natural world as a learning setting, families would contribute to the holistic objectives of Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready. It is a collaboration of the exploratory freedom of the outdoors and the more focused skill-building of Kinder Ready Tutoring, which makes a strong, alert, and healthy learner who is already ready to face the world with curiosity within the classroom and in the broader world.
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