Nature Play Resources

Nature-Outdoor-play

Nature play is an essential component of early childhood development, providing children with the opportunity to explore and connect with the world around them in a natural setting. By engaging with elements like water, sand, plants, and puddle, children enhance their sensory and motor skills while stimulating cognitive development through hands-on experiences.

ECA Publications on Nature Play

  • Risky Play in the Outdoors - Everyday Learning Series Book cover - ECA

    Risky play and the outdoors

    $22.55
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  • Play-based learning and intentionality

    $22.55
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  • Nature’s laboratory: STEM learning in the outdoors

    $22.55
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  • Active outdoor play

    $22.55
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Professional Learning Courses on Nature Play

  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Charcoal

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Drips, ...

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Leaves

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Light ...

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Mud ...

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Puddles

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Rocks, ...

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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  • Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Wind

    $60.00$54.00 Member Price
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Nature Play-based Learning Resources

  • Nature kindergartens and forest schools (2nd edn)

    $69.95
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  • Nurture through nature (2nd edn)

    $59.95
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  • Outdoor learning environments

    $69.95
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  • The Potential of a Puddle

    $44.95
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ECA Digital Library

ECA Digital Library

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Working in Intercultural Ways

Working in Intercultural Ways

The Working in Intercultural Ways program is a unique collaboration between the ECA Learning Hub and Koori Curriculum. It focuses on intercultural approaches, prioritising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educator voices from around Australia.

There are two courses in the Working in Intercultural Ways program.

  • Working in intercultural ways: Relational perspectives
  • Working in intercultural ways: Practical perspectives

Each course presents diverse perspectives, with an emphasis on practical implementation and reflection.