Patty Born Selly

Connecting Animals and Children in Early Childhood (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Understand the value of connecting animals and children

From family pets and wild animals to toys, stuffed animals, and media images, animals are a central part of every child's landscape. This book examines the reasons why children should interact and connect with real animals, and it identifies the rich learning that results. You'll find heaps of foundational support and practical ideas to create authentic experiences that bring children and all kinds of species of animals together-including many adaptations if live animals are not permitted in your setting.

Connecting Animals and Children in Early Childhood

Examines the basic qualities that make animals so appealing to children
Explains how animals impact children's cognitive, social-emotional, and inter- and intrapersonal development and growth
Includes an overview of the many ways animals are present in children's lives
Introduces authentic experiences with animals that are supportive of children's understanding and learning, and respectful to both animals and people
Provides real-life examples of how to bring animals into your classroom with suggestions for planning, ideas for finding the right pet, and resources for making experiences meaningful, relevant, and joyful for children

Patty Born Selly is executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. As the founder of Small Wonders, an educational consulting company offering services to schools, faith-based communities, and other organizations, Patty has developed hundreds of classes to help programs incorporate nature, science, and green education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Redleaf Press
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Altersempfehlung: ab 2 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781605543536
• Artikelnr.: 41069853

Autorenporträt

Patty Born Selly: Patty has developed hundreds of preschool classes on nature, science, and green topics. She has also worked as a park naturalist and environmental education coordinator, a wildlife rehabilitator, zoo volunteer, and consultant for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Patty has been a preschool outreach educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, where, in addition to teaching scores of preschool classes, she developed and delivered teacher training on inquiry-based science for early childhood and green and sustainability topics. Patty teaches early childhood science and environmental education courses at Hamline University's Graduate School of Education and Metropolitan State University, both in St. Paul, MN. In her work as an environmental educator, Patty has done extensive research on the relationships between children and animals and how those relationships help children develop. She has also worked in many non-formal education settings and taught many children's classes that have included such animals as snakes, mice, turtles, frogs, fish, skinks, salamanders, and even birds of prey.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Samuel B. Ross, Jr., PhD
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Animals and Children
Chapter 2: Why are Children So Interested in Animals?
Chapter 3: How Animal Interactions Support Children's Development
Chapter 4: Animals in Children's Everyday Lives
Chapter 5: Creating Authentic Experiences with Animals
Chapter 6: Animals in the Classroom
References
Appendix A: Additional Resources
Appendix B: Classroom Pet Care Checklist
Index