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Community Science Projects

November 6, 2020 janicekelley

Want to get involved in your community and contribute to field science research projects.  Listed below is a sample of…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: community science, iNaturalist, ladybugs, lost ladybug, nature, nature notebook, outdoors, science projects

Emerging Opportunities to Share Value of Nature Education

July 9, 2020 janicekelley

Emerging Opportunities to Share Value of Nature Education—Now and Into the Future

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Posted in: Blog, Value of Nature Education Filed under: children, emerging, future, models, nature, nature education, opportunities, outdoors

Nature Inspired Principles of Education

March 16, 2019 janicekelley

“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She (or he) must first love and understand the…

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Posted in: Blog, Value of Nature Education Filed under: Albert Einstein, authentic, awaken joy, create, creative, creativity, education, engagement, innovate, inspire, invent, Jean Piaget, love, Maria Montessori, Nancy Rosenow, nature, quotations, understand, W.B. Yeats

In One Hour…

March 27, 2020 janicekelley

Our Nature Detectives weekly programs last an hour and the time goes by fast! We always have so much to…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: draw, engaging, exploration, fun, hide and seek, hour, journal, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoor, scavenger hunts, search, time, write

Find Your Special Place

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Find a special place outdoors you and/or your children can call their own: your backyard, a park, open field, riverbank,…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: American River, American River Parkway, bicycle, bike ride, birds, child, chilren, deer, explore, families, family, fun, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoors, peaceful spot, picnic, play, special place, water

Discovery Kits Enhance Outdoor Experience

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Preparing a Discovery Kit  (or a Naturalist Kit) is a great way to enhance your family’s appreciation of outdoor experiences.…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: art, backpack, binoculars, compass, draw, field guides, field kits, hikes, insect repellant, journal, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoors, preparation, prepare, snack, take along kits, walks, write

Creating Nature Journals

March 29, 2020 janicekelley

For some  people, children or adults, the idea of keeping a journal is agonizing. For a child, the simple act…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: art, artist, draw, drawing, engagement, engaging, experiences, garden journals, journals, narration, natural world, nature, Nature Detectives, nature journals, observation, observer, outdoors, relationship, wildlife, write, writing

Family Nature Clubs

March 27, 2020 janicekelley

“What if parents, grandparents, and kids around the country were to band together to create nature clubs for families? What…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: activities, children, Children and Nature Network, club, experience, experiential, families, family, family nautre club, fun, guidebook, individuals, learning, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoors, parents, resources, teachers, travel

Stop, Look, Listen, Touch & Smell

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One of the best ways to create meaningful nature experiences is to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, AND SMELL. TOUCH only when…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: child, children, experience, family, forest, listen, look, nature, Nature Detectives, Nature Detectives field journals, observation, outdoors, play, playing, sight, smell, spider, spider web, stop, touch, touching, walk.

The Alphabet Trail

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All year long, in every season, a careful observer a walk through your school yard, the neighborhood or a local…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: alphabet, appreciate, children, creative, enjoy, family, hike, kids, letters, nature, observation, observe, outdoors, trail, walk.

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