Natural History for Early Childhood: Teaching in Winter

Course Overview

Effective nature-based early childhood teachers are knowledgeable about young children and local natural history. This course will focus on learning the natural history of northern New England that most directly relates to being outdoors with young children. Seasonal events of winter will be explored as a model for how to discover nature’s surprises at any time of year. An additional focus will be on keeping children active and warm during cold and changing weather. This course can be taken independently of, or in addition to, the fall Natural History for Early Childhood course. We’ll be outside whatever the weather, so dress accordingly.

Course Materials: Students should contact the course instructor and review the course syllabus for information related to course materials/texts.