Nature and Social Studies for Preschool
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- Date of Publication
- November 14, 2023
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Overview
Course Information
Children are born curious about the world in which they live. In this course, we discuss how to use a variety of dresearch-based learning materials to promote and enhance their natural curiosity, reasoning, and problem-solving in the areas of social studies and nature.
After completing this 2-hour course, the learner will be able to describe how social studies and using nature support children's cognitive development. Social studies experiences should reflect the range of the children's cultural groups. The learner will be able to give activity examples from these two areas.
After completing this training, participants should be able to:
- Identify the benefits of nature for young children's growth and development;
- Create learner-centered activities that reflect the natural world;
- Describe elements of social studies and how those are reflected in the preschool learning environment; and
- Develop and implement learning activities related to social studies topics.
The development of this online course was 100% funded by federal Child Care and Development Funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as part of an $8,000,000 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.
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