Sharing nature with children the classic parents' & teachers' nature awareness guidebook

"As Joseph Cornell's classic book reached its 20th anniversary, Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature games -- favorites from the field -- and Cornell's typically insightful commentary makes the second edit...

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Main Author: Cornell, Joseph Bharat.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Nevada City, Calif. : DAWN Publications, Ã1998.
Edition: 20th anniversary ed., 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series: Sharing nature series ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • How to be an effective nature guide
  • A few suggestions for good teaching
  • Choosing the right game for the time and place
  • Activities
  • Close-up with nature: Earth windows
  • Heartbeat of a tree
  • Blind walk
  • Meet a tree
  • Blind trail
  • Role playing
  • How much can you see?: Sounds
  • Colors
  • Unnature trail
  • Caterpillar walk
  • Back home
  • Duplication
  • Micro-hike
  • Nature's balance: Pyramid of life
  • Recipe for a forest
  • Webbing
  • Predator-prey
  • Plant succession crawl
  • Learning is fun: Noses
  • Animal game
  • What animal am I?
  • Identification game
  • Owls & crows
  • Find your age
  • Tree silhouettes
  • Scavenger hunt
  • Wild animal scramble
  • Noah's ark
  • Animal parts
  • Animal clue relay
  • Play and discovery: Catch the horse
  • Camouflage
  • Wildmen in the alders
  • Sleeping miser
  • Bat & moth
  • Watcher of the road
  • Spotting and attracting animals: Bird calling
  • Birds on a stick
  • Calling predators
  • Recon-hike
  • Journey to the heart of nature: Exploring special places
  • First impressions
  • The adventure hunt
  • The poetry of your site
  • Sharing your site with a friend and group sharing
  • Adventures: Still hunting
  • Sunset watch
  • The night world
  • Survival hike
  • Folding poem
  • Expanding
  • A special activity: Silent sharing walk.