{"id":2308,"date":"2020-09-01T18:01:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/?page_id=2308"},"modified":"2020-09-01T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T20:11:54","slug":"outdoor-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/?page_id=2308","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200623_145424-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Outdoor Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Outdoor learning is my favorite type of learning.   Not all outdoor learning has to have a goal, an objective or a structured learning opportunity.  Sometimes the learning activity is just being outside in the wilderness.   It is okay if you are learning by experiencing.   Not all lessons have to be structured or taught by you.  There is plenty for kids to learn just by being in nature and experiencing nature first hand.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You can find some of our outdoor learning experiences below.   One fall we spent a couple weeks in Arizona and we really learned a lot being outside.  We can not wait to go back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adventure in Arizona\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/38HOnOH7WzA?list=PLLKKVquz5UAZe3JgbYYHn2HyZj80vpXH_\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sometimes it is just nice to go for a nature walk.  We are fortunate to  have some fun outdoor areas in Iowa including prairies and forest areas.   <br><strong>A few of Iowa\u2019s Forests<\/strong><br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Forests\/Stephens-State-Forest\" target=\"_blank\">Stephans State Forest<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>in Chariton Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/places-to-go\/state-forests\/yellow-river-state-forest\" target=\"_blank\">Yellow River State Forest<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Harpers Ferry Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storycountyiowa.gov\/Facilities\/Facility\/Details\/Christiansen-Forest-Preserve-26\" target=\"_blank\">Christiansen Forest Preserve<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>in Huxley Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycountyparks.com\/county\/story\/Park\/McFarland-Park.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Mcfarland Park<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Ames Iowa<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.madisoncountyconservation.org\/fellowship-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Fellowship Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Madison County<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/places-to-go\/state-forests\/shimek-state-forest\" target=\"_blank\">Shimeck State Forest<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Farmington Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/idnr\/Fishing\/Where-to-Fish\/Trout-Streams\/Stream-Details?lakeCode=TWP31\" target=\"_blank\">White Pine Hallow State Park<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Dubuque<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/ParkDetails\/parkid\/610114\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Lake State Park<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Eldora Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/ParkDetails\/parkid\/610105\" target=\"_blank\">Backbone State Park<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Dundee Iowa<br><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/parkdetails\/parkid\/610148\" target=\"_blank\">Ledges State Park<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Boone Iowa<br><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/efmo\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Effigy Mounds National Monument<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in Harpers Ferry Iowa<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/ParkDetails\/parkid\/610125\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>George Wyth State Park<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Waterloo, Iowa<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/parkdetails\/parkid\/610141\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Rikes Peak State Park<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in McGregor, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Walk in the Woods | Iowa Prairie Lands\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9sL_CRpIhk?start=43&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Some of the best outdoor experiences happen right in your front yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Might Be a Homeschooler | Neighborhood Wildlife |   Recess\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5XSZHtVcQ_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Getting out and seeing wildlife not common to your area is a great way to experience and learn while outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On the Hunt for Trumpeter Swans in Central Iowa\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaM6eHGjOVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outdoor Learning Outdoor learning is my favorite type of learning. 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