by Julie Hall and Sarah Lane
The inaugural edition of the green, progressive thematic monthly ProgressiveKid Reader is about something we love to do here at PK—get outside. There are many reasons we each need to get outside every day, but perhaps our kids need it even more than we do—for exercise, adventure, Vitamin D, sensory experience, connection with animals, plants, and Earth’s elements, and so much more. We all have favorite outdoor activities, from walking the dog to picnicking to bike riding, but sometimes it helps to be reminded of …

by Lynn Brunelle, author of Camp Out! and Emmy-winning writer for Bill Nye the Science Guy
Remember when we were kids and our parents would say, “Go outside and play!” Those were words to live by. And as kids my brother and I took those words to heart and spent pretty much every waking hour that wasn’t school time outside puttering and playing. We caught polliwogs and watched them transform as if by magic from swimmy little creatures into leggy, hoppy ones.
We gathered leaves of every shape and color. We hammered …