Learning Is in Bloom: Cultivating Outdoor Explorations
| AUTHOR | Wilson, Ruth |
| PUBLISHER | Gryphon House (06/01/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow, as more parents and educators become passionate about bringing learning outdoors and letting children explore outside the bounds of traditional lessons. In the full-color Learning Is in Bloom, teachers and caregivers will find 40 hands-on activities effective in engaging young children in investigating nature, both indoors and outdoors, on the school grounds, and on excursions around the neighborhood. Through fostering a love of nature, the activities promote all areas of early childhood education and development. Readers will learn how to support child-directed explorations within all kinds of learning in a nature-rich setting, including: Science investigations Mathematical thinking Art explorations Literacy development
Award Winner
Award Winner
- 2016 Academics' Choice Smart Book Award
- 2016 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780876593745
ISBN-10:
0876593740
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
More Product Details
Page Count:
208
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
6.90 x 0.80 x 9.90 inches
Weight:
1.10 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Teaching - General
Education | Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
372.21
Library of Congress Control Number:
2015036476
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
jacket back
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow. Many excellent resources and guidlines explain the what and the why of early childhood environmental education, but the guidlines aren't enough. You also need the how- and that's what this book is all about.
Learning is in Bloom offers 40 hands-on activities to help children connect with nature. Discover ways to nurture their curiosity, wonder, awareness, excitement, and understanding of the world around them. Choose from activities that support learning aout all sorts of habitats, how plants grow, what seeds do, and what animals need to thrive. Learn how to support:
Learning is in Bloom offers 40 hands-on activities to help children connect with nature. Discover ways to nurture their curiosity, wonder, awareness, excitement, and understanding of the world around them. Choose from activities that support learning aout all sorts of habitats, how plants grow, what seeds do, and what animals need to thrive. Learn how to support:
- science investigations
- mathmatical thinking
- art explorations, and
- literacy development
Show More
jacket front
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow. Many excellent resources and guidlines explain the what and the why of early childhood environmental education, but the guidlines aren't enough. You also need the how- and that's what this book is all about. Learning is in Bloom offers 40 hands-on activities to help children connect with nature. Discover ways to nurture their curiosity, wonder, awareness, excitement, and understanding of the world around them. Choose from activities that support learning aout all sorts of habitats, how plants grow, what seeds do, and what animals need to thrive. Learn how to support:
- science investigations
- mathmatical thinking
- art explorations, and
- literacy development
Show More
publisher marketing
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow, as more parents and educators become passionate about bringing learning outdoors and letting children explore outside the bounds of traditional lessons. In the full-color Learning Is in Bloom, teachers and caregivers will find 40 hands-on activities effective in engaging young children in investigating nature, both indoors and outdoors, on the school grounds, and on excursions around the neighborhood. Through fostering a love of nature, the activities promote all areas of early childhood education and development. Readers will learn how to support child-directed explorations within all kinds of learning in a nature-rich setting, including: Science investigations Mathematical thinking Art explorations Literacy development
Award Winner
Award Winner
- 2016 Academics' Choice Smart Book Award
- 2016 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
Show More
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