The Mudbook: Nature Play Framework
We dedicate this Nature Play Framework to the passionate, creative and dedicated early childhood educators and children who participated in the Queensland Government Horizon Project, Mapping Scientific Concepts through Nature Play in Early Childhood Education: Achieving Excellence in STEM through Evidence-Based Pedagogies. Without the educators’ rich contributions to the project, informed by a combined total of over 555 years’ experience working in early childhood, together with the children’s open, thoughtful and fascinating insights into nature play and the learning of scientific concepts, this Mudbook Nature Play Framework would not exist. We thank the educators and children sincerely for their participation, commitment and generosity in sharing their wisdom and experience.