Early Childhood Education / Activities 100 More than to help children learn about and care for the Earth Educate young children about the environment through experience and play. These activities encourage children to develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and joy for nature. Each chapter focuses on common and important environmental topics— including waste reduction, recycling, air quality, weather, climate change, and energy reduction—and provides information to help you present these topics to children in developmentally appropriate ways. Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth will help you excite children, engage families, and encourage your community to be green. PATTY BORN SELLY is the founder of Small Wonders, an educational consulting company that provides teacher training and support for science and nature education initiatives. Patty also is an adjunct faculty member at Hamline University and Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, where she teaches classes on nature and environmental education, as well as science education, to early childhood and elementary school teachers. Patty holds a master’s degree in education. “A great resource that helps children unplug from electronics and plug into the natural world.” — RICHARD LOUV, author of The Nature Principle and Last Child in the Woods “This book alone could be sufficient for designing and implementing a top-notch early childhood program. Patty Born Selly inspires best practices to spark children’s natural curiosity, exploration, discovery, and emerging understanding of their place in the world.” — MARTI ERICKSON, PhD, director emerita of Irving Harris Training Programs at the University of Minnesota, cofounder and chair of the Children and Nature Network, and host of Mom Enough ISBN 978-1-60554-119-8 $29.95