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Fostering a Sense of Wonder

Fostering a Sense of Wonder During the Early Childhood Years is a curriculum based on the understanding that creating a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world is important to the development of young children. The curriculum includes ideas on what early childhood environmental education programs should encompass; practical ideas on how to infuse environmental education into all aspects of the early childhood curriculum; special considerations in developing and implementing early childhood environmental education programs; and tools for evaluating such programs. Copies of the curriculum workbook may be downloaded from Ohio EPA's Office of Environmental Education website, at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oeef/early_childhood_years.pdf.