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Fostering a Sense of Wonder During the Early Childhood Years


Developed by Dr. Ruth Wilson, Department of Special Education, Bowling Green State University (Ohio), 1993, with funding from the Ohio Environmental Education Fund at Ohio EPA. Provides guidelines for developing high quality environmental education experiences for pre-schoolers, practical ideas on how to infuse environmental education into all aspects of early childhood curriculum, special considerations such as children with disabilities, program evaluation and a self-rating scale.

Age or Grade Target
  • Preschool
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st grade
  • 2nd grade
  • Adults
Audience Served
  • Families
  • Teachers
  • Non-formal Educators
  • Private Schools
  • Public Schools
Resource Type
  • Educational materials/curriculum

If it involves learning about conservation, environment, wild things and wild places, you'll find a place for it here.

  • Camps
  • Outdoor classrooms
  • Lesson plans
  • Natural science
  • Classroom speakers
  • Field trips
  • Workshops
  • Naturalists
  • Teacher training
  • Distance learning
  • Nature centers
  • Online games
  • Science projects
  • Conservation model
  • Outdoor skills
  • Wildlife habitat
  • Grants