Les actualités de Louise Kool

Au-delà des modules à grimper et des toboggans : faire place au jeu avec des pièces en vrac à l’aide des ressources Outlast pour le plein air
Beyond Climbers and Slides: Embracing Loose Parts Play with Outlast Outdoor Resources
  • block play
July 25, 2023

Au-delà des modules à grimper et des toboggans : faire place au jeu avec des pièces en vrac à l’aide des ressources Outlast pour le plein air

Des recherches menées à Vancouver montrent que les enfants ne jouent pas sur les structures...
Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out
Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out
  • block play
August 18, 2022

Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out

Read and learn how Louise Kool outfitted 350 Pre-Primary classrooms in Nova Scotia with a...
Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide
Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide
  • art
April 15, 2021

Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide

Over 50 pages of great ideas, real world examples,strategies, inspirations and tips for realizing an...
SWIR: Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe
SWIR:  Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe
  • block play
July 15, 2020

SWIR: Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe

With new stringent sanitation standards in schools and child care centres, is the only safe option,...
What to keep/cull -- evaluating your play materials
What to keep/cull -- evaluating your play materials
  • block play
May 27, 2019

What to keep/cull -- evaluating your play materials

Versatile open-ended materials are extremely valuable learning tools.  But specific play materials which may have...
Going LIFESIZE: Where STEM and Gross Motor Meet!
Going LIFESIZE: Where STEM and Gross Motor Meet!
  • block play
October 26, 2018

Going LIFESIZE: Where STEM and Gross Motor Meet!

Large materials in your block play area can get your students working their muscles while...
Building Minds and Bodies with Blocks... with Diane Kashin and Cindy Green!
Building Minds and Bodies with Blocks... with Diane Kashin and Cindy Green!
  • block play
April 26, 2018

Building Minds and Bodies with Blocks... with Diane Kashin and Cindy Green!

With almost 100 participants, Building Minds and Bodies with Blocks workshop in Oshawa, led by Diane...