Get close to nature

Author: (USA) Boeus (Editor) / Yang Jing et al
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "Getting Close to Nature" is an invaluable "toolbook" for parents, teachers, leaders of various children's management institutions, family education researchers, Boy Scout leaders, and all those who strive to integrate children with the magical natural world. This new, convenient-to-use environmental education manual not only helps leaders successfully teach natural knowledge but also provides experienced educators with creative and innovative teaching methods. "Getting Close to Nature" invites children and those who educate them to explore a simple yet wonderful world. We don’t need to go far beyond the door to observe spiders weaving silk-like webs or listen to birds singing as if celebrating the arrival of a new day. Children are naturally curious about the world around them. When we invite them to learn outdoors, they become explorers, experts in questions, poets, and artists. Adults can give them some time, teach them some essential skills, and help them observe nature closely and explore it firsthand. Nature exploration offers children a wonderful learning experience. The publication of this book has two purposes: one is to provide educators with solid background knowledge and creative practical activities, and the other is to enable parents, community members, and other informal educators to successfully teach children about nature. "Getting Close to Nature" is not just an educational curriculum; it collects various practical activities to help children master skills that will benefit them throughout their lives. For example, asking meaningful questions, conducting careful observations, finding ways to test their thoughts, and sharing their ideas and observations with others. Each topic is introduced by an article that thoroughly discusses natural facts; on-site field tests and experiential activities greatly inspire children’s interest in exploration and discovery; exquisite, professional sketches vividly illustrate every unit; over forty natural science research organizations and institutions have carefully reviewed and discussed the five themes covered in this book: Adaptation, Habitat, Cycle, Nature’s Layout, and Earth and Sky.