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, Minnesota Early Childhood Environmental Education Consortium, 2002
Nurturing Children's Biophilia: Developmentally Appropriate Environmental Education for Young Children, Randy White and Vicki L. Stoecklin, White Hutchinson Leisure and Learning Group, 2008
Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines: Connecting Children to Nature, Nebraska Department of Education Early Childhood Training Center, 2008
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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