Books
Click on one of the categories below for books that are recommended for early childhood educators. Many of these can be checked out from the model environmental education library collection of the DENR library.

Activities Books/Curricula

The Importance of Taking Children Outside

Gardening with Young Children

Schoolyard Enhancement

Picture Books - Fiction

Picture Books - Nonfiction

Illustrated Poetry

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