{"product_id":"dig-in-outdoor-stem-learning-with-young-children-paperback","title":"Dig in: Outdoor Stem Learning with Young Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLea Ann Christenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenny James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelop children's problem-solving and critical-thinking skills? Check. \u003cbr\u003eSupport children's communication and collaboration skills? Check. \u003cbr\u003eInspire children's creativity and innovative thinking? Check. \u003cbr\u003eMeet early learning standards in literacy, math, and more? Yes, please! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can early childhood teachers do all this? By engaging children in outdoor STEM discoveries! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDig In: Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children \u003c\/i\u003eprovides strategies, ideas, real-life examples, and information to help you get children outside and learning, all while meeting required early learning standards and objectives. Explore the Learning Life Cycle and discover fresh ideas for engaging children in deeper explorations and experiences outdoors that will stick with them into kindergarten and beyond. Have more aha moments, seize learning opportunities, invite questions, and investigate answers--while supporting rich STEM learning. \u003cbr\u003e​ \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Richness of Outdoor Learning \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Learning Life Cycle \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Deep Thinkers and the Child-Teacher-Land Relationship \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Planting the Seeds of Experiential Learning \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Growing the Roots of Wonder: 21st-Century Skills \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Unearthing STEM in the Learning Life Cycle \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Sun and the Rain Make the Garden Grow--Directors, Teachers, Families, and Stakeholders \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Making the Outdoor Classroom a Reality\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelop children's problem-solving and critical-thinking skills? Check. \u003cbr\u003eSupport children's communication and collaboration skills? Check. \u003cbr\u003eInspire children's creativity and innovative thinking? Check. \u003cbr\u003eMeet early learning standards in literacy, math, and more? Yes, please! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can early childhood teachers do all this? By engaging children in outdoor STEM discoveries! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDig In: Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children \u003c\/i\u003eprovides strategies, ideas, real-life examples, and information to help you get children outside and learning, all while meeting required early learning standards and objectives. Explore the Learning Life Cycle and discover fresh ideas for engaging children in deeper explorations and experiences outdoors that will stick with them into kindergarten and beyond. Have more aha moments, seize learning opportunities, invite questions, and investigate answers--while supporting rich STEM learning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter 1: The Richness of Outdoor Learning \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Learning Life Cycle \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Deep Thinkers and the Child-Teacher-Land Relationship \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Planting the Seeds of Experiential Learning \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Growing the Roots of Wonder: 21st-Century Skills \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Unearthing STEM in the Learning Life Cycle \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Sun and the Rain Make the Garden Grow--Directors, Teachers, Families, and Stakeholders \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Making the Outdoor Classroom a Reality\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLea Ann Christenson, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of Early Childhood Education at Towson University in Maryland. Before earning her doctorate in curriculum and instruction, she taught kindergarten, first, and second grades, and served as an elementary assistant principal. Jenny James, MA, is an early childhood advocate, author, and director of a preschool in Maryland. She has served as an early childhood educator, a family counselor, a project manager for a child-care resource and referral agency, and a child-care training coordinator for the state of Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.96 x 7.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765748433184,"sku":"9780876599259","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08a8549073513511c50db6db0e3b2460.webp?v=1780278762","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dig-in-outdoor-stem-learning-with-young-children-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}