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Nature-based literacy – building lifelong learning and connecting kids to nature
Nature-based literacy is combining reading with being outdoors, helping kids (and adults) develop a love for both, and nurturing a lifelong connection to nature and learning. Having been an environmental educator for more than 30 years and a librarian for … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Education, Environmental Education, Learning, Reading
Tagged books, education, Literacy, nature, Nature-based literacy, reading, Storytelling
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Can Libraries Take the Lead in Connecting Families to Nature?
Today I presented an idea to southwest Florida library folks at the SWFLN Paraprofessional Day: take the lead in connecting children and adults to nature in your communities – through partnerships, collection development, programming, facility use & design, cultural connections, … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Environmental Education, Learning, Libraries
Tagged children & nature, libraries, nature, outdoors
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Inspiring Wonder…
Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods talks about the importance of allowing our children to have opportunities to develop their senses of wonder…
Nature: The Rx for Healthy Kids and Schools
NPR aired a Living on Earth interview with Dr. Charles Owyang of San Fransisco today. He talked about how he and other physicians have started to prescribe nature to children and their families to help them become healthier. Yes, Nature … Continue reading
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Tagged CN&N, environmental education, health, Louv, nature, NWF, outdoor education, school, Sobel, USFWS
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