Partnering with Nature in early childhood : a guide to outdoor experiences / Patti Ensel Bailie, PhD, and Catherine Koons-Hummard MEd.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: xiii, 314 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780876599297
- 0876599293
- Nature study -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
- Nature study -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
- Natural history -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
- Natural history -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
- Seasons -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
- Seasons -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
- Outdoor education
- Environmental education
- Active learning
- Education, Preschool -- Activity programs
- Early childhood education -- Activity programs
- Interdisciplinary approach in education
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 371.384 B156 | Available | 33111011227929 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Nature is not simply what we teach. Nature is how we teach.
Join the growing nature-based learning movement! Written for educators by educators, Partnering with Nature turns theoretical ideas about the benefits of nature in childhood into achievable results.
Discover how to meet state-mandated early learning standards while enjoying daily nature-based activities. With a sample class schedule, a list of essential items to carry in a backpack, an outline of seasonal topics, seasonal activities at a glance, and an assessment tool, this practical, inclusive guide demonstrates how nature can support preschool children's learning. Partnering with Nature is filled with practical advice that will allow early childhood teachers who are new to nature-based education to venture forward with confidence. Discover simple approaches to creating a nature-based classroom. Learn how to safely and effectively take children outdoors to explore the world beyond your four walls. Find tips for meeting some of the ongoing challenges that come with teaching outdoors. Whether your program is right next to a forest, beach, or park, or your center is in the middle of a large city, you can provide a high-quality environment that meets young children's developmental needs while initiating them into a lifelong, meaningful relationship with the natural world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Making the case for nature and play in early childhood curriculum -- Creating a nature-based classroom -- Teaching with intention -- Putting intention into practice -- The nature-based curriculum in Autumn -- The nature-based curriculum in Winter -- The nature-based curriculum in Spring -- Challenges and inspiration.
"Join the growing nature-based learning movement! Outdoor learning experiences help turn children from passive learners into active ones. Teachers act as facilitators, guiding experiences while encouraging the children to listen, observe, think, and make connections. In doing so, the children are eagerly involved in their own education. Partnering with Nature in Early Childhood: A Guide to Outdoor Experiences offers practical advice and ideas for infusing nature into daily activities, shows you how nature can support meeting state-mandated standards, and includes an assessment tool to help you see how to support children's curiosity, engagement, emotional and social development, independence, executive function, observation skills, experimentation and critical thinking, communication skills, and math, science, and literacy skills-and more. Whether your center is right next to a forest, beach, or park, or your center is in the middle of a large city, nature exploration and learning are at your fingertips"-- Provided by publisher.