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Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood

Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood. Project Learning Tree Contacts. Dave Walters (TN Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division) 615-837-5470 Dave.walters@tn.gov Candace Dinwiddie (TN Forestry Association) 615-883-3832 x11 cdinwiddie@tnforestry.com

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Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood

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  1. Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood

  2. Project Learning Tree Contacts • Dave Walters (TN Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division) 615-837-5470 Dave.walters@tn.gov • Candace Dinwiddie (TN Forestry Association) 615-883-3832 x11 cdinwiddie@tnforestry.com • Jennifer Meadows (TTU – PLT Facilitator) 931-372-3541 jrmeadows@tntech.edu

  3. Project Learning Tree Websites • https://www.plt.org/environmental-education-for-early-childhood • https://www.plt.org • http://eeintennessee.org

  4. National Standards Correlation

  5. Why do you think young children need environmental experiences?

  6. Facilitating Experiences for Early Childhood Learners • Focus activities on things they can see and touch. • Facilitate their active learning. • Focus on the experience, not the information.

  7. Facilitating Experiences for Early Childhood Learners • Know your audience. • Adapt to individual children. • Be attentive to their immediate physical needs. • Accommodate their big egos.

  8. Facilitating Experiences for Early Childhood Learners • Give them choices. • Share experiences. • Limit instructions to 2 or 3 steps. • Provide a safe, unbreakable environment.

  9. PLT Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Guide 3 Themes • Exploring Nature with Five Senses • Experiencing Trees Through the Seasons • Meeting Neighborhood Trees

  10. PLT Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Guide • Sidebar • Background for Educators • Theme Introduction • Featured Experience • Group Experience • Learning Centers • Reading Connections • Family and Friends

  11. Hike through the Guide!

  12. Activity Centers! • Find a partner & begin at any center. • When the timer sounds in 5 minutes, move to the next center. • Take notes about things you like or might want to change.

  13. Reflection • Favorites? • Concerns? • Resources?

  14. Thank you for participating!

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