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Create Classroom Museums
January 18, 2018
Open-ended loose parts and inspiration that nature provides enhance the freedom and opportunities for children’s inventiveness to flourish.
-Christine Kiewra and Ellen Veselack

In their popular new book, Bringing the Outside In, authors Sandra Duncan and Jody Martin offer an engaging idea for creating what they call a “Classroom Natural Museum."

"Find a display case, table or shelving unit that becomes the children’s special space for found objects and position it in a prominent area in the classroom. Offer interesting see-through jars and low-sided containers for children to use when displaying their found items. Provide display stands and pedestals for children to use. Include 3 by 5-inch index cards for children to make identification tags.

Whenever going outside, bring along a unique collecting basket for children to gather their treasures. Before coming inside, children determine what items will be displayed in their natural museum. Elect a naturalist to keep the museum neat and tidy, as well as a curator who is responsible for displaying the wonderful found treasures. Encourage children to frequently change the museum display to keep interest anew."





Bringing the Outside In

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Bringing the Outside In offers nature-based experiences to encourage educators and young children to bring the natural world into the early childhood classroom. Each hands-on, open-ended, and sensory-oriented experience is designed to spark discovery and imagination; encourage conversations and collaborations; and allow young children to develop a sense of wonder and get to know the natural world.

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Angela Pelaez · January 18, 2018
aeioTU
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia


Es importante para mi hacer parte de las construcciones y reflexiones que ofrece exchange.



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