It's time to register for this year's NSTA National Science Teachers Association Conference http://www.nsta.org/conferences/national.aspx that will be in Boston in April.
One of the four conference strands will be focused on Science and Literacy: A Symbiotic Relationship.
Today I wrote a conference proposal for our regional NSTA and VA Office of Environmental Educators conference that will be held in Richmond VA in October 16 - 18 2014.
My conference proposal theme is Growing Stories: Literature in the Garden.
Read Paul Fleishman's inspirational Weslandia
Here's a second grader's design for a staple crop...
Interested in teaching Native American culture, ecology and biodiversity with your class of 8-year olds?
Read Susan Jeffer's Brother Eagle Sister Sky.
And weave a Web of Life with your class using the activity plan from Junior Master Gardeners Literature in the Garden.
Examples of these classes are blogged on:
Arlington Traditional School's Gardening Blog:
Read Weslandia and Design New Staple Crops Second Grade 11/22/2011
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Second Grade 3/27/12
For further suggestions on environmental-themed literature for children:
Check out award-winning books from the Junior Master Gardeners and American Horticultural Society's "Growing Good Kids Book Awards"...
Cultivate reading in your garden!
And weave a Web of Life with your class using the activity plan from Junior Master Gardeners Literature in the Garden.
Arlington Traditional School's Gardening Blog:
Read Weslandia and Design New Staple Crops Second Grade 11/22/2011
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Second Grade 3/27/12
Check out award-winning books from the Junior Master Gardeners and American Horticultural Society's "Growing Good Kids Book Awards"...
Cultivate reading in your garden!
