Children love outdoor play. Now teachers can combine the magic and excitement of the outdoors with activities that encourage and support learning!

With more than 100 new teacher-created, classroom-tested outdoor activities, Let’s Take It Outside! engages children’s minds and bodies as they explore the limitless bounds of the outdoors while also building key skills in areas like math, literacy and language, science, art, and music.

Perfect for ages 3 to 6, the activities in Let’s Take It Outside! take kids on an outdoor adventure as they make mud-dough letters, go on a rainbow scavenger hunt, and play animal charades.

Let’s Take It Outside! is the result of a nationwide contest among teachers. The best of the best activities are selected and organized by theme for easy use.

Counting
Alphabet
Colors
Shapes
Art
Touch
Sound and sight
Plants and gardening
Bubbles and air
Light and shadow
Animals and insects
Dramatic play
Large motor skills

Kathy Charner

Kathy Charner is the Editor in Chief, Books and Related Resources for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s leading professional organization for those working...

Brittany Roberts

Brittany Roberts is the Academic Publishing and Services Coordinator for Kaplan Early Learning Company, a leader in the field of early care and education. Previously, Roberts was a junior editor at...