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September 2008
Appreciating the Natural World with Young Children
Valerie Keener, Administrator, Division of Education
Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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  • Discovering Nature with Young Children
    Author(s): Chalufour, Ingrid and Karen Worth
    Publication Date: 2003
    Availability: Redleaf Press, 450 North Syndicate, Suite 5, St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
    This guide, part of a preschool science curriculum, uses an inquiry approach to encourage young naturalists to observe life more closely, build an understanding of what is living and nonliving, and develop science inquiry skills and scientific dispositions.
  • Raising Butterflies from Your Own Garden
    Author(s): Howley-Pfeifer, Patricia
    Source: Young Children, v57 n6 p60-65 Nov 2002
    Publication Date: 2002
    This article describes how raising butterflies in a class garden can provide opportunities for observation experiences. It describes related classroom activities such as photography, group discussion, journals, creative dramatics, and a butterfly release party. 
  • Be a Bee and Other Approaches to Introducing Young Children to Entomology
    Author(s): Danoff-Burg, James A.
    Source: Young Children, v57 n5 p42-46 Sep 2002
    Publication Date: 2002
    This article discusses three ways to introduce young children to the study of insects: live collections for observation and investigation, re-creation of insects through artistic constructions to learn structure and function, and dramatic play activities to understand insect behavior.


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