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Rachel Tidd: Website | Instagram | Facebook

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Teach Your Kids Podcasts

• The Rise of Black Homeschooling: A Conversation with Education Expert Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith
• Back to Homeschool: With the Founder of Secular Eclectic Academic (SEA) Homeschoolers - Blair Lee
• The Future of Educational Choice: Kerry McDonald Unpacks it All
• Climate Education and Hope is a Verb with Elizabeth Bagley
• Modulo's Fireside Chat with Rachel Tidd (Founder of Wild Learning)

Books, Articles, Publications, and Videos

• Wild Learning: Practical Ideas to Bring Teaching Outdoors - Rachel Tidd 
• Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom - Kerry McDonald
• Have you Heard of an Open Number Line? | Instagram 
• Debunking This Homeschool Myth! | Instagram

Nature-Based Curriculum

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• Wild Math
• Wild Reading
• Blossom & Root
  • Early Years
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade

Related Resources

• SEA Homeschoolers
• Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories
• Bank Street College of Education

Time Codes

00:00:00 — Introduction of the podcast and guest Rachel Tidd, founder of Wild Learning.

00:02:07 -— Discussion about the creation of Wild Math and Wild Learning and Rachel's journey into homeschooling.

00:03:41 — Exploration of sensory challenges in children, with a focus on Rachel's personal experiences with her children.

00:06:34 — Discussion on the science of reading, its importance in curriculums, and Rachel's perspective on teaching reading.

00:10:05 — The impact of the science of reading on educational approaches and challenges in reading instruction.

00:13:53 — Debate on unschooling and the necessity of teaching reading skills to children.

00:17:09 — Insights into different approaches to reading and the importance of explicit instruction in reading.

00:21:42 — Discussion on the challenges of math education and the inception of Wild Math.

00:25:29 —Exploring the concept of nature-based learning and its benefits.

00:33:07 —] The history and current trends in nature-based learning and its implementation.

00:47:56 — Conversation on the role of technology in education, particularly in relation to literacy and outdoor learning.

00:50:37 — Rachel's views on screen time for children and balancing technology use in education.

00:54:01 — Advice for parents homeschooling children who may have difficulties learning outside.

00:57:52 — Final thoughts and recommendations for parents interested in starting their own educational business, inspired by Rachel's journey.

This podcast was recorded on Riverside and is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education Fund

VELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA’s community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at velaedfund.org.

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