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Lesson Plan - Use Your Senses
The "Use Your Senses" lesson plan is designed for kindergarten through third grade students. In this lesson, students will learn to use senses other than their eyes to explore nature and wildlife around them.

Published by Rose Kivi (2,015 pts ) on Oct 24, 2008 to
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A Dose of Mother Nature to Treat ADHD
Ten percent of children with ADHD do not respond to medications while others have difficulty dealing with the unpleasant side effects. This led doctors and parents to seek alternative approaches for managing ADHD symptoms. Discover how a dose of mother nature may do your child a world of good.

Published by JenniferB (4,349 pts ) on Sep 19, 2008 to
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A Classroom Garden Part 2
This second part of the classroom garden invites your students to explore the outside garden of the world. Students will observe plant and tree life outside. They will form hypothesis on differences and similarities between outdoor and indoor gardens. As the year moves on they will compare both.

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Sep 9, 2008 to
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Creating Animal Habitats
Give your students a glimpse into the different ways that animals exist in the world around us. Students will not only learn about different habitats of animals they will create one of these uniques habitats. Through hands on learning students will gain insight into these other worlds.

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Jul 25, 2008 to
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Nature is Good for Mental and Physical Health - For Students and Teachers
As children, and adults, are spending more and more time indoors we are seeing more problems such as ADHD and obesity. Research in educational psychology now explains how spending time in nature can have a positive effect on mental and physical well-being.

Published by JenniferB (4,349 pts ) on Jul 24, 2008 to
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Creating A Bond With Nature - Journal Pages
In the past articles, I had written about creating lessons about nature, this is a supplement: making a nature journal.

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Jul 18, 2008 to
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Creating A Bond With Nature Part 3 of 3
This is the final part of 3 lessons on nature and conservation. In this lesson students have formed a bond with their spots in nature. They are now ready to be the tour guides of their spots. They will also learn a bit about a peer's spots. This is is the final part of 3 nature activities for children, but this lesson can continue throughout the...

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Jul 18, 2008 to
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Creating A Bond With Nature Part 2 of 3
This is the second part of the three part lesson in teaching children to love nature and thus conserve. In this lesson, students go deeper into bonding with nature and the spot of their own in nature. Students gain first hand knowledge of how all living things are interdependent.

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Jul 18, 2008 to
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Creating A Bond With Nature Part 1 of 3
In today's world of excess, global warming and other destructions of nature teaching children to conserve is vital. Our students and children are the next generation, the ones who need to be knowledgeable of the wrongs we've committed against the earth. The first step in teaching conservation is to teach a love and respect for nature. For after all...

Published by bcronin (1,896 pts ) on Jul 18, 2008 to
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