Recommended books for nature-based educators
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Are you looking for professional development resources related to nature-based education? Here’s a list to get your started. We’ve grouped the titles below by those relevant to all nature-based educators and titles focused on specific age-levels.
Additional resources for ALL nature-based educators currently unavailable on Bookshop:
Goodness of Rain by Ann Pelo
Adventures in Risky Play by Rusty Keeler
Natural Playscapes by Rusty Keeler
Nature Play and Learning Spaces
Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments by Robin C. Moore
Play for All Guidelines: Planning, Designing and Management of Outdoor Play Settings for All Children by Robin C. Moore, Susan M. Goltsman, & Daniel S. Iacofano
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Evan McGown, & Ellen Haas
Resources for INFANT & TODDLER nature-based educators:
Bringing the Outside In: Ideas for Creating Nature-Based Classroom Experiences for Young Children, Sandra Duncan & Jody Martin
The Goodness of Rain: Developing an Ecological Identity in Young Children, Ann Pelo
The Infant Garden, Jan White in Early Education Journal
Nurture Through Nature, Claire Warden
Raindrops on Noses and Toes in the Dirt: Infants and Toddlers in the Outdoor Classroom, Ellen Veselack, Dana Miller, & Lisa Cain-Chang
Additional resources for PRESCHOOL nature-based educators currently unavailable on Bookshop:
Forest Kindergartens: The Cedarsong Way, Erin Kenny
Four Seasons at a Nature Based Preschool by Dodge Nature Preschool
Nature-based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook, Natural Start Alliance
Nature Kindergartens and Forest Schools: An Exploration of Naturalistic Learning Within Nature Kindergartens and Forest Schools, Claire Warden
Additional resource for K-3 nature-based educators currently unavailable on Bookshop:
Forest Schooled, The Book Cayln Gans
