A Forest Days Handbook
Eliza Minnucci and Meghan Teachout. A Forest Days Handbook: Program Design for School Days Outside. Green Writers Press, 2018.
Eliza Minnucci wrote this book with Meghan Teachout as a companion book to the video Best Day Ever. It is a “how to” guide for teachers to replicate this approach in their own classrooms. It includes the why and how of starting a forest days program in a public kindergarten. Forest classroom basics, routines, role of the adult, infrastructure, gear, seasonal examples (aligned with common core standards), and case studies are described and detailed.
The authors of the book have provided advice and consulting services to numerous public school teachers since embarking on their own journey of outdoor education. Their approach is authentic, research based, and doable for anyone interested in pursuing outdoor education with their classes.