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Nature preschools and forest kindergartens : the handbook for outdoor learning / David Sobel ; with contributions from Patti Bailie [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sobel, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood).
- Science.
- Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).
- Nature study.
- Classroom management.
- Outdoor education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- St Paul, Minnesota : Redleaf Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Environmental education expert David Sobel joins with a variety of colleagues to share their experiences and steps for creating a successful forest kindergarten program. Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks you through the European roots of the concept to the recent resurgence of these kinds of programs in North America. Going well beyond a history lesson, these experts provide the framework to understand the concepts and build a learning community that stimulates curiosity and inquisitiveness in a natural environment. This helpful guide provides the curriculum, ideas, and guidance needed to foster special gifts in children. It also gives you the nuts and bolts of running a successful nature preschool business, such as potential obstacles, staff and curriculum design, best practices for success, site and facility management, and business planning. Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens provides the mentorship and guidance to become a leader in nature-based education.
- Contents:
- Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Winter Day in the Life; Chapter 2: The Kindergarten Crisis in the United States and a New Vision of Nature-Based Early Childhood Education; Chapter 3: Nature Preschools; Chapter 4: The Challenege of Transplanting the European Forest Kindergarten to North America; Chapter 5: The Sticks and Stones of Curriculum Development; Chapter 6: Language Development; Chapter 7: The Risks and Benefits of Nature Play; Chapter 8: The Dollars and Sense of Business Planning and Budgeting
- Chapter 9: Finding the Right Place to Put Down RootsChapter 10: Best Practices in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education; Chapter 11: An Autumn Day in the Life; References; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 25, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-60554-430-2
- OCLC:
- 951972238
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