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Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators

Name: Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators
Brand: Comstock Publishing
SKU: 9781501778544
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Contributors:

David Sobel

Publisher:

Comstock Publishing

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Education, Science

Book Subcategory:

Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Curricula, Environmental Science (see also Chemistry

Book Topic:

Environmental)

Edition Description:

2nd Edition

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Release Date:

2025-03-15

ISBN 13:

9781501778544

Weight:

0.94 lbs

Size:

9.92 x 7.10 x 0.57 inches

Pages:

240

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Childhood and Nature is a guide for educators looking to foster in their students a love of nature as well as an understanding of complex environmental issues. This second edition brings new material and fresh insights to David Sobel's foundational exploration of place-based education.

Sobel articulates seven design principles that teachers can use to build learning experiences: adventure, fantasy and imagination, animal allies, maps and paths, special places, small worlds, and hunting and gathering, . Pulling from recurrent play themes and real-world examples from educators, Sobel details placed-based projects and lessons for each principle. Students learn and develop vital skills through engagement with their local environments and communities. Miniature ecosystems in the "small world" of a sandbox, for example, can help children grasp larger, abstract ideas.

A timely and actionable resource, Childhood and Nature shows how centering the world around us in education can create a generation of nature students, explorers, and protectors.

About the Author

David Sobel is Professor Emeritus at Antioch University New England and cofounder of the Harrisville Children's Center. Sobel is the author of Beyond Ecophobia, Place-based Education, The Sky Above and the Mud Below, and Wild Play.

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