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Let Nature Be Your Teacher: Integrating Nature-Based Learning in the Elementary Classroom advocates for a transformative shift in elementary education through incorporating nature-based learning into the curriculum. In an era dominated by indoor education and heightened screen time, Louise Ammentorp and Helen M. Corveleyn respond to the urgent need to reconnect children with nature. This book aims to gray the boundary between indoor and outdoor learning, bringing students outdoors as well as bringing nature inside.
Supported by a growing body of research in a flourishing movement for nature-based learning, this book highlights ways to incorporate authentic experiences across content areas. Each chapter offers vetted lesson and activity ideas that can be adapted to any classroom. Let Nature Be Your Teacher aims to inspire educators, parents, and administrators and equip them with the tools and knowledge to prioritize nature-based learning, fostering a generation that values and protects our natural world.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nature as a Healing Space
Chapter 2: Nature and Language Arts: A Symbiotic Relationship
Chapter 3: Schoolyard Dependables: Essentials for Outdoor Success!
Chapter 4: Agriculture,Gardens and Native Plants, OH MY!
Chapter 5: Hydroponics & Aquaponics: Clean, Green, Growing Machines
Chapter 6: A Healthy Harvest: Culinary Arts in the Classroom
Chapter 7: Life is Short, Play in the Dirt: Earth Science, Physical Science, Engineering & Math
Chapter 8: Rooted in Nature: Authentic Field Methods
Chapter 9: Learning from the Past, Changing the Future: Social Studies, Advocacy & Action
Index
About the author
Louise Ammentorp is a professor in the elementary and early childhood education department at The College of New Jersey. Her research interests focus on the integration of nature and the arts in the curriculum, outdoor education, and social-emotional learning (SEL). She finds joy in the beauty of the outdoors and in creating art with natural materials. Helen M. Coreveleyn is a lifelong environmentalist whose passion for teaching STEM and outdoor education fuels her hope for a brighter future on this planet. Helen is a twenty-four-year veteran of the elementary and middle school science classroom with a deep concentration in conservation biology.Helen M. Coreveleyn is a lifelong environmentalist whose passion for teaching STEM and outdoor education fuels her hope for a brighter future on this planet. Helen is a twenty-four-year veteran of the elementary and middle school science classroom with a deep concentration in conservation biology.
