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Free resources related to nature-based early childhood education
High Five Time: Noticing the Successes
In this episode of the Mindful Turtle podcast, Dr. Rachel A. Larimore introduces a Mindful Turtle tradition designed to shift focus from the overwhelming to-do list to celebrations of what has gone well.
Noticing Nature: Reconnecting Educators to Support Emergent Curriculum
In this episode of the Mindful Turtle podcast, Dr. Rachel A. Larimore encourages listeners to slow down and notice the nature around them to reconnect with their own awe and wonder of the natural world.
It's science too!
Natural history is important science. Natural history is the science children are engaging with every day in nature-based programs!
Abundance of Distractions
Distractions only increase as we move through the year. There will slowly be more bird calls, more insects, more buds popping and forming into leaves, animals having babies, and so on. That means now, when there are fewer distractions, is a great time to start a phenology journal!