Taming the Wild Outdoors: Building Cooperative Learning Through Outdoor Education - Softcover

Levin, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0768201020 ISBN 13: 9780768201024

Publisher: Frank Schaffer Pubns Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Taming the Wild Outdoors is packed with dozens of easy-to-use activities that work with kids of all ages. Here's your answer to what to do when you find yourself in need of entertaining youngsters for an hour, a day, or a week. Perfect book for teachers, scout leaders, parents, grandparents, nature center staff, camp counselors, day care workers, and anyone looking for wonderful outdoor activities.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Levin has over 25 years of outdoor education experience. He is a teacher, author, and workshop leader, and is a North Carolina Certified Environmental Educator.

From the Back Cover

Children are always ready to explore, discover, and create-especially when they're outside! Make "the great outdoors" your classroom as Mark Levin takes you into the world of trees, streams, insects, wildlife, recycling, gardening, and more, through dozens of team-building group activities. Taming the Wild Outdoors has everything you need to promote cooperative learning and teamwork with kids, while providing an appreciation and respect for nature and the environment. This resource will heighten students' awareness, awaken their enthusiasm, and promote their appreciation of the natural world with engaging activities that can be done in a variety of settings - from the mountains to right outside your back door. Do just a few activities each week or plan a four-day outdoor education experience - this resource shows you how by providing detailed activity descriptions, photos, materials lists, program schedules, reproducible forms, and more! Integrate your curriculum into a meaningful environment and create an experience children will never forget.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frank Schaffer Pubns Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0768201020
• ISBN 13: 9780768201024
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Courtin Jeanette
• Number of pages: 128