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The sky above and the mud below : lessons from nature preschools and forest kindergartens / David Sobel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 1605546828
  • 9781605546827
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1140.5.S35 S63 2020
Partial contents:
Getting organized. Before taking children outside : Strategies for safe, fun, and focused nature explorations ; Providing appropriate clothing for nature preschool programs ; Best practices for a preschool garden ; Forest teacher tools -- Scaffolding nature play : Fortlandia: the kingdom of learning ; Shelters ; Sit spots: rainbows and puffy little clouds ; The woodland bakery ; Exploring nature themes in dramatic play ; Feel the rhythm: using real tools ; The wonderful world of brooms -- Policies and practices for outdoor programming : Woods rules ; Nature preschool in a public school ; Risky behavior in nature preschool programs ; Fire: teaching safety, telling stories ; Field trip protocols for nature preschools ; Field trip protocols: cold-and warm-weather procedures ; Documentation and parent communication for forest preschools ; Outdoor rest time -- Working and celebrating with parents : Family work day ; Family free-play day ; Fostering family connections ; Intergenerational journeys with young children and seniors ; Creating stories on the land ; Ice on fire --
Curriculum. Language development and literacy : Grandpa Tree: growing connections through personification ; Digging deep into beaver inquiry ; Nature's theater ; Death and dictation in the great outdoors ; Indoor campsite and literacy ; Outdoor letter search ; E is for evergreen; a Vermont forest alphabet book ; Inclusive language and language inclusion -- Math learning and numeracy : Nature number line ; Keeping count, collecting data ; Garden inventory: tally mark counting in the garden ; Math with seeds ; Measuring by the kindergarten foot ; Collection of natural objects -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning : Connecting pirate play to STEM ; STEAM in nature: stability ; STEAM in nature: shadows ; STEAM in nature: force, weight, friction, and slope ; STEAM in nature: learning with water ; Hillside marble run -- Natural science : Owl observation ; Good morning, dear Jay ; Mammal play: a socio-dramatic experience ; Poop is not food ; Exploration in urban school yards ; Bringing the outdoors in -- Gardening : Planting spring bulbs ; The pollinator garden ; Compost pile play ; Mud paint in the garden ; Loofah gourds: counting seeds and cleaning tools ; Educating in sustainability: responsible consumption ; Calendula in the classroom ; Creating salads:picking and eating them in the classroom -- Appendix: What do we mean by "ready"?: a review of research behind nature based early childhood education programs.
Summary: Drawing upon the experience of outdoor early childhood educators from Vermont to California, David Sobel has pulled together lessons on shelter-building, outdoor ABCs, mathematical concepts, dramatic play, and much more. There are inclusion strategies for students new to the English language and intergenerational projects that connect preschoolers with community elders. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "David Sobel's follow-up to Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks readers through the nitty-gritty facts of running a nature-based program. Organized around nine themes, each chapter begins with an overview from the author, followed by case studies from diverse early childhood programs, ranging from those that serve at-risk children to public preschools to university farm programs to Waldorf schools"--
List(s) this item appears in: Outdoor Learning for Teachers and Future Teachers
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection QH51 .S63 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800181893
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.

Getting organized. Before taking children outside : Strategies for safe, fun, and focused nature explorations ; Providing appropriate clothing for nature preschool programs ; Best practices for a preschool garden ; Forest teacher tools -- Scaffolding nature play : Fortlandia: the kingdom of learning ; Shelters ; Sit spots: rainbows and puffy little clouds ; The woodland bakery ; Exploring nature themes in dramatic play ; Feel the rhythm: using real tools ; The wonderful world of brooms -- Policies and practices for outdoor programming : Woods rules ; Nature preschool in a public school ; Risky behavior in nature preschool programs ; Fire: teaching safety, telling stories ; Field trip protocols for nature preschools ; Field trip protocols: cold-and warm-weather procedures ; Documentation and parent communication for forest preschools ; Outdoor rest time -- Working and celebrating with parents : Family work day ; Family free-play day ; Fostering family connections ; Intergenerational journeys with young children and seniors ; Creating stories on the land ; Ice on fire --

Curriculum. Language development and literacy : Grandpa Tree: growing connections through personification ; Digging deep into beaver inquiry ; Nature's theater ; Death and dictation in the great outdoors ; Indoor campsite and literacy ; Outdoor letter search ; E is for evergreen; a Vermont forest alphabet book ; Inclusive language and language inclusion -- Math learning and numeracy : Nature number line ; Keeping count, collecting data ; Garden inventory: tally mark counting in the garden ; Math with seeds ; Measuring by the kindergarten foot ; Collection of natural objects -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning : Connecting pirate play to STEM ; STEAM in nature: stability ; STEAM in nature: shadows ; STEAM in nature: force, weight, friction, and slope ; STEAM in nature: learning with water ; Hillside marble run -- Natural science : Owl observation ; Good morning, dear Jay ; Mammal play: a socio-dramatic experience ; Poop is not food ; Exploration in urban school yards ; Bringing the outdoors in -- Gardening : Planting spring bulbs ; The pollinator garden ; Compost pile play ; Mud paint in the garden ; Loofah gourds: counting seeds and cleaning tools ; Educating in sustainability: responsible consumption ; Calendula in the classroom ; Creating salads:picking and eating them in the classroom -- Appendix: What do we mean by "ready"?: a review of research behind nature based early childhood education programs.

Drawing upon the experience of outdoor early childhood educators from Vermont to California, David Sobel has pulled together lessons on shelter-building, outdoor ABCs, mathematical concepts, dramatic play, and much more. There are inclusion strategies for students new to the English language and intergenerational projects that connect preschoolers with community elders. (Miller Library Staff)

"David Sobel's follow-up to Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks readers through the nitty-gritty facts of running a nature-based program. Organized around nine themes, each chapter begins with an overview from the author, followed by case studies from diverse early childhood programs, ranging from those that serve at-risk children to public preschools to university farm programs to Waldorf schools"--

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