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Connecting Animals and Children in Early Childhood

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  • Title: Connecting Animals and Children in Early Childhood
  • Author : Patty Born Selly
  • Release Date : January 21, 2014
  • Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,Lifestyle & Home,Pets,
  • Pages : * pages
  • Size : 7267 KB

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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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