Forest 4s: The Real Woods

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Jennie

Let us never forget the greatest teacher of all… nature. When children can explore, they learn. Marie Forst does just that with her students.

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I have been teaching preschool for over thirty-five years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about. I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
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18 Responses to Forest 4s: The Real Woods

  1. lisakunk says:
    September 7, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    Woods are my family’s playground. My husband is famous around here for his nature pics especially fungi.

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  2. beetleypete says:
    September 8, 2017 at 5:28 am

    Nice reblog, Jennie. Great to see the kids discovering nature.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  3. Norah says:
    September 8, 2017 at 8:05 am

    I agree! How wonderful to see the children’s enjoyment of nature. Let’s keep wonder and curiosity alive.

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  4. Sue Dreamwalker says:
    September 8, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    That was a lovely share.. Yes Nature is a wonderful play ground to learn grow and explore.. xxx

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  5. reocochran says:
    September 10, 2017 at 10:40 am

    This is always a great place to allow children to point out what catches their eyes and attention. It is such a unique setting while urban children may need a field trip to a park just to have this experience! 🍁 🐾 🌲

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    • Jennie says:
      September 10, 2017 at 11:23 am

      Yes, indeed. So sad to think that some need a field trip to experience nature.

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      • reocochran says:
        September 10, 2017 at 10:40 pm

        My youngest brother Rich was an elementary school teacher for learning disabled children in a “center” where they would arrive, go to integrated learning classes and then, bring back their work to go over with him. Twenty years of inner city teaching, he taught me a lot about those children who were like “sponges” absorbing attention and positive reinforcement. My parents volunteered as chaperones to circus, plays, the zoo and other excursions. 🙂 I will have to ask him if they went to a park or woods, someday.

      • Jennie says:
        September 11, 2017 at 7:28 am

        That’s so interesting, Robin. Regardless of the surroundings, children are definitely sponges. I’d like to know if those children had the experience of a

      • Jennie says:
        September 11, 2017 at 7:29 am

        ….had the experience of parks or woods.

  6. Sovereign Stairparts says:
    September 22, 2017 at 3:21 am

    Taking time out to walk with my children through the woods is what memories are made of

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  7. Sovereign Stairparts says:
    September 22, 2017 at 3:22 am

    Lovely post an so inspiring

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