Rachel A. Larimore

Preschool Beyond Walls (eBook, ePUB)

Blending Early Learning Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Children are spending less timebeing outside in nature, playing,imagining, and learning abouttheir surroundings. Instead, they're spending more time with tablets, televisions, and overly structured routines. Preschool Beyond Walls shows practical and strategic ways educators can create rich, explorative, and interdisciplinary learning through extensive outdoor experiences.Learn how to develop and implementa nature-based curriculum to supportchildren's optimal learning, from start tofinish. Whether you're creating a new curriculum or transitioning from a traditional approach, you will learn how to:Create a program philosophyInfuse nature into all aspects of your programPrepare teachers for a nature-centered approachImplement curriculum and pedagogy that emphasize inquiry-based learning through play and hands-on discoveryMaintain high-quality early childhood practices that support children's development

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gryphon House Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780876597958
• Artikelnr.: 56309537

Autorenporträt

Rachel worked for 15 years as director of education at the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, Michigan. Not only does she write and speak extensively on connecting children to nature through high-quality, nature-based early childhood education, Larimore is also pursuing a PhD in curriculum, instruction, and teacher education at Michigan State University.