A Walking Curriculum for the Early Years

This brand-new resource book includes 33 walking themes paired with cognitive tools to engage emotion and imagination in learning.

This innovative, interdisciplinary resource designed specifically for Early Years Educators outlines an imaginative and ecological approach to taking student learning outside school walls.

This book received the 2024 Writer’s Award from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario!

Specifically, it shapes A Walking Curriculum (Judson, 2018) for primary-aged learners. Educators in urban, suburban, and even rural areas often have few imagination-focused curricular resources that can develop students’ sense of ecological understanding, through play, wonder, and walking – this resource can help fill that gap.

Each walk describes how to introduce, follow up, and play with each walk. The walks can be used in any context to develop students’ sense of Place and to enrich their understanding of curricular topics. Engaging students’ imaginations within these settings through the use of cognitive tools will broaden their awareness of the unique characteristics of Place and evoke their sense of wonder and learning.

The walks and imagination-focused learning activities that go with them provide opportunities for educators to further develop students’ sense-making abilities, allowing for the learning experiences to be meaningful and authentic. As co-learners, educators and students will bring learning to life through taking action, building community, and sparking imagination and fun.

99 pages. Printed on 100% recycled paper at a local print company. Read more about our ethical policies and practices.