Discover how the outdoors can transform math learning in this engaging, hands-on workshop for educators. Explore practical ways to use natural materials like sticks, rocks, and leaves to help students count, measure, and explore operations and fractions in meaningful, real-world contexts. Through sample videos and examples, participants will see how outdoor learning connects abstract math ideas to concrete, visual, and tactile experiences. Grounded in research on experiential learning, this session highlights how outdoor math supports engagement, equity, and deeper understanding for all learners. Participants will leave with ready-to-use activities, instructional videos, and a framework for designing standards-based outdoor math lessons that inspire curiosity, confidence, and joy in mathematics all outside!
Sarah Melo is a bilingual math educator, researcher, and consultant who has trained over 3,000 teachers, presented at 36 conferences, worked with 14 schools, and authored 5 teacher resource books along with 6 supplementary classroom resources in both English and French. She is the... Read More →
