Reimagining the Role of Teachers in Nature-Based Learning
Dr. Rachel A. Larimore and Dr. Claire H. Warden. Reimagining the Role of Teachers in Nature-Based Learning: Helping Children Be Curious, Confident, and Caring. Routledge, 2024.
This book focuses on the teacher’s role in providing nature-based education strategies. The foundation of this approach is nature pedagogy (ways of working with children that supports their relationship with nature). The book articulates 11 different roles that educators play when working with young children in the natural world. Each role is explained in detail with plenty of examples and opportunities for reflection.
This is a new book written by two experienced nature education consultants, Rachel Larimore and Claire Warden. Each has years of in-depth experiences leading nature-based preschools and advising educators and programs around the world. Their combined efforts bring so much of their individual work together creating a masterful work that can be used by teachers interested in nature-based education.
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A positive and caring attitude toward the environment is a critical component of environmental literacy, and research shows that most attitudes are formed early in life. Providing young children with frequent opportunities to experience the beauty and wonder of the natural world, develop positive emotional connections with their immediate surroundings, and care for plants and animals establishes a necessary foundation for learning about environmental issues and taking appropriate action later in life. In addition, a growing body of evidence documents the many benefits that time spent playing and learning in nature has on children’s healthy development. View more resources in the Early Childhood EE PRO Picks collection >