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GUW – Reconnecting Children with Nature
This workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Growing Up WILD activities use age appropriate practices and concepts to build on children’s sense of wonder and invites them to explore nature and the world around them. Specially written for children 3-7, activities include sections to address many learning areas: math, science, language, literacy, health living, play, and creativity.
Target Audience: Open to all Early Childhood Educators working with children age 3-7
Register Today! CAPACITY is LIMITED!
Registration deadline is April 18 to guarantee books.
Cost: $20 – includes guide with 27 fabulous activities and a light lunch.
Sponsored by Early Childhood Iowa (Quad Counties 4 Kids)
Registration Process:
- Child care providers: Go to the Iowa Child Care Providers Training Registry and use the search term “reconnecting” to find this training and sign up.
- School teachers – submit fee to the Union County Extension Office, Creston.
Registration questions? Contact Sandra McKinnon, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach sandram@iastate.edu or 712-355-2067
Held rain or shine; dress for the weather as we will be going outside.
CDA Content Area 2—Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual