| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index. |
| Contents |
Getting organized. Before taking children outside : Strategies for safe, fun, and focused nature explorations ; Providing appropriate clothing for nature preschool programs ; Best practices for a preschool garden ; Forest teacher tools -- Scaffolding nature play : Fortlandia: the kingdom of learning ; Shelters ; Sit spots: rainbows and puffy little clouds ; The woodland bakery ; Exploring nature themes in dramatic play ; Feel the rhythm: using real tools ; The wonderful world of brooms -- Policies and practices for outdoor programming : Woods rules ; Nature preschool in a public school ; Risky behavior in nature preschool programs ; Fire: teaching safety, telling stories ; Field trip protocols for nature preschools ; Field trip protocols: cold-and warm-weather procedures ; Documentation and parent communication for forest preschools ; Outdoor rest time -- Working and celebrating with parents : Family work day ; Family free-play day ; Fostering family connections ; Intergenerational journeys with young children and seniors ; Creating stories on the land ; Ice on fire -- |
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Curriculum. Language development and literacy : Grandpa Tree: growing connections through personification ; Digging deep into beaver inquiry ; Nature's theater ; Death and dictation in the great outdoors ; Indoor campsite and literacy ; Outdoor letter search ; E is for evergreen; a Vermont forest alphabet book ; Inclusive language and language inclusion -- Math learning and numeracy : Nature number line ; Keeping count, collecting data ; Garden inventory: tally mark counting in the garden ; Math with seeds ; Measuring by the kindergarten foot ; Collection of natural objects -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning : Connecting pirate play to STEM ; STEAM in nature: stability ; STEAM in nature: shadows ; STEAM in nature: force, weight, friction, and slope ; STEAM in nature: learning with water ; Hillside marble run -- Natural science : Owl observation ; Good morning, dear Jay ; Mammal play: a socio-dramatic experience ; Poop is not food ; Exploration in urban school yards ; Bringing the outdoors in -- Gardening : Planting spring bulbs ; The pollinator garden ; Compost pile play ; Mud paint in the garden ; Loofah gourds: counting seeds and cleaning tools ; Educating in sustainability: responsible consumption ; Calendula in the classroom ; Creating salads:picking and eating them in the classroom -- Appendix: What do we mean by "ready"?: a review of research behind nature based early childhood education programs. |
| Summary |
"David Sobel's follow-up to Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks readers through the nitty-gritty facts of running a nature-based program. Organized around nine themes, each chapter begins with an overview from the author, followed by case studies from diverse early childhood programs, ranging from those that serve at-risk children to public preschools to university farm programs to Waldorf schools"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Nature -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Case studies.
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Outdoor education -- Case studies.
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Outdoor education. (OCoLC)fst01049119
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| Genre/Form |
Lesson plans. (OCoLC)fst02003297
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Lesson plans.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Sobel, David, The sky above and the mud below St. Paul : Redleaf Press, 2020. 9781605546834 (DLC) 2020011012 |
| ISBN |
9781605546827 (paperback) |
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1605546828 (paperback) |
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9781605546834 (electronic book) |
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