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Keep the Wonder Alive!
“If a child is to keep his inborn sense of wonder alive, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it with him, rediscovering the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.” ~Rachel Carson Arborday Foundation Article: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate the Natural World
“If a child is to keep his inborn sense of wonder alive, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it with him, rediscovering the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.”
~Rachel Carson
Arborday Foundation Article: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate the Natural World
Creating Outdoor Habitats Create a certified schoolyard habitat SEEDS The NJ coalition for schoolyard habitats Animal Planet/Backyard Habitat School Gardening Resources Herbs and Butterflies Cooperative Extension at Rutgers U.
Birds & Butterflies Habitat Powerpoint
Professional Development and Classroom Materials: Monarch Teacher Network Children and Nature Network Nature Rocks NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION National Wildlife Federation/Outside in Nature Nature Action Colaborative Developmentally Appropriate Nature Education for Young Children Video on Nature Education EDUtopia Peterson Field Guides NAEYC Science Songs and Poems at CanTeach Teacher Resources from "Take a Walk" books Discovery Education Video Resources
Monarch Teacher Network Children and Nature Network Nature Rocks NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION National Wildlife Federation/Outside in Nature Nature Action Colaborative Developmentally Appropriate Nature Education for Young Children Video on Nature Education EDUtopia Peterson Field Guides
Peterson Field Guides
NSTA Early Years Blog
National Environmental Education( LOTS of Resources)
Get Outdoors!
Resource Books The Young Scientist Series Picture Science
Digital Documentation Sites http://www.glogster.com/ http://voicethread.com/ http://animoto.com/ http://www.smilebox.com/ http://www.jigzone.com/
Bug Games
Jigsaw Puzzles for everyone to enjoy
Journey North for Kids
The EPA Environmental Kids Club
Create a Venn Diagram at Teachnology
Printables ( Workshop Handouts )
The Teacher's Role
Sample Questions
Tools for Nature Explorations
Nature Explorer Card Sets
Color Walk Chart
Animal Track Matching Game to print
Outdoor Math Activities
Outdoor Science & Discovery Activities
Resources from the Web
"Forests Are Fun" children's printable activity book
Nature Hike Wildlife Observation Checklist
