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We are providing links to the
following sites because they may by of interest to you.
EECO does not necessarily endorse the views expressed
or the data and information presented on these sites.
This book by David Sobel, director
of the teacher certification program at Antioch New
England Graduate School, affirms the need for young
children to have direct experiences in nature and describes
appropriate environmental learnings for children at
different age levels. Read an essay by Sobel at http://www.futurenet.org/8Education/sobel.htm
or order his book at http://www.acornnaturalists.com/p4206.htm
Published by the Environmental Education
Council of Ohio (EECO), this directory lists statewide
EE places and opportunities, cross-referenced for varying
age groups.
Click
here to download.
Features Earthworm, an online newsletter
on early childhood education.
http://www.ecoinstitute.org
Publishes a quarterly newsletter
with a regular early childhood EE column.
http://www.interpnet.com/interpnet/regions_sections/ee/index.htm
These exceptional activity Guides
offer clear, step by step instructions for teachers
to provide engaging and effective learning experiences
for children. Check this page for a listing and description
of activity Guides for specific grade levels.
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GEMS/gemsGuidesgrade.html
Includes how to encourage a sense
of wonder in small children, the importance of science
processes for small children, and sample activities.
http://www.csulb.edu/~sci4kids
National Wildlife Federation’s
Schoolyard Habitat Program helps you create and certify
a habitat area in your schoolyard that will benefit
wildlife and serve as a valuable teaching resource.
http://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats/creatinghabitatsites.cfm
How do kids learn best about the
hydrologic cycle and the importance of drinking water?
Today there are dozens of wonderful, colorful books
about water. This site allows you to click on a title
and go to a review of first learning books, primarily
picture and storybooks for children age's four to eight.
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_ot_spring_online3.html
The National Wildlife Federation’s
place for preschoolers and their parents offers games,
stories, and activities.
http://www.nwf.org/yourbigbackyard/index.html
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