Nature education with young children : integrating inquiry and practice

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Now in a fully updated second edition, Nature Education and Young Children remains a thoughtful, sophisticated teacher resource that blends theory and practice on nature education, children's inquiry-based learning, and reflective teaching. Reorganized to enhance its intuitive flow, this edition features a Foreword by David Sobel and three wholly new chapters examining nature and literacy in kindergarten, outdoor play and children’s agency in a forest school, and the power of nature inquiry for dual language learners. Revised to reflect the latest research and guidelines, this book offers a seamless integration of science concepts into the daily intellectual and social investigations that occur in early childhood. With a fresh framing of nature exploration in the context of our current educational landscape, this text is a comprehensive guide for educators and students looking to introduce and deepen connections between nature education and teacher inquiry and reflection.

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Now in a fully updated second edition, Nature Education and Young Children remains a thoughtful, sophisticated teacher resource that blends theory and practice on nature education, children's inquiry-based learning, and reflective teaching. Reorganized to enhance its intuitive flow, this edition features a Foreword by David Sobel and three wholly new chapters examining nature and literacy in kindergarten, outdoor play and children’s agency in a forest school, and the power of nature inquiry for dual language learners. Revised to reflect the latest research and guidelines, this book offers a seamless integration of science concepts into the daily intellectual and social investigations that occur in early childhood. With a fresh framing of nature exploration in the context of our current educational landscape, this text is a comprehensive guide for educators and students looking to introduce and deepen connections between nature education and teacher inquiry and reflection.

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Science, nature, and inquiry: theoretical and practical foundations.Science, nature, and inquiry-based learning in early childhood / Stephanie Sisk-Hilton -- Nature education and the power of inquiry, documentation, and reflection / Daniel Meier -- Setting as teacher. Babies and nature : the act of noticing in infancy / Camille T. Dungy -- Overcoming our fears : embarking on a nature journey / Gita Jayewardene -- Naturally speaking : children and teachers in dialogue with nature / Darcy Campbell, Kelsey Henning, and Shawna Thompson -- Discovering the brilliance and beauty in black / Patricia Sullivan -- Nature as support for representation and aesthetics. Children explore the forest : the power of wild spaces in childhood / Anna Golden -- Putting the forest on the map : using documentation to further natural inquiry / Marty Gravett -- Nature education and the project approach / Jean A. Mendoza and Lilian G. Katz -- Nature-based education to support language development and inquiry with preschool dual language learners / Isuaro M. Escamilla, Sahara Gonzalez-Garcia, and Alicia Alvarez -- Child agency in nature education. Promoting nature study for toddlers / Mabel Young -- From fear to freedom : risk and learning in a forest school / Heather B. Taylor -- Studying nature / Jana Walsh.