Web Resources
The following support materials and organizations encourage the inclusion of environmental education in early childhood education.
Programs and Organizations
NC Outdoor Learning Environments Alliance
Children and Nature Network
Natural Learning Initiative, NC State University
Take a Child Outside, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Green Hour, National Wildlife Federation
Publications
Natural Wonders: A Guide to Early Childhood for Environmental Educators
(from ERIC)
Making the Most of Outdoor Time
with Preschool Children, NC Cooperative Extension
Preschool Outdoor Environment
Measurement Scale (POEMS), NC Cooperative Extension
Outdoor Play: Combating Sedentary Lifestyles, by Betsy Thigpen in Sept. 2007 issue of Zero to Three
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