PBS NC Impact Early Childhood Education Summit

Gain resources for building the foundations of literacy using outdoor play and learning environments. Explore creative ways to expand vocabulary and to enhance comprehension (e.g., story stones, making letters and writing words using natural materials, reading, listening, sharing stories and describing observations.) Learn how to use nature to scaffold literacy learning by creating scavenger hunts to reinforce words, pictures and descriptions and by listening to the variety of sounds outdoors to provide a richer and more meaningful way to help with language and pre-reading skills. Finally, participants will begin assembling their own STEAM kit, which will include booklists and additional activities to help students enrich their vocabulary.