For toddlers, being outdoors is time for adventurous learning, and for developing and practicing new skills. Children mastering the ability to progress from toddling to walking is learning that’s easy to see. More subtle is language learning and practice. 

Outdoors, children are inspired to ask questions about their many observations. They communicate their excitement in words, art and fantasy play. For Cody, aged 31 months, the Nature Explore Classroom at Dimensions Early Education Programs in Lincoln, Nebraska, provided the setting for a remarkable performance of his developing language and communication skills.