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ERIC Number: EJ520454
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
Back to Our Roots in Nature's Classroom.
Fenton, Gail McClelland
Young Children, v51 n3 p8-11 Mar 1996
Environmental education is best pursued through concrete interaction with nature rather than by importing classroom materials to the outdoors. Plants and animals provide living illustrations of fundamental concepts, and items found in nature can be used to demonstrate learning in ingenious ways. (JW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Outdoor Education, Preschool Education, Scientific Concepts, Young Children
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nature