Growing Up WILD builds on children's sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Provide an early foundation for your students with this collection of activities written by educators and wildlife professionals and reviewed by early childhood education experts.
Activities have been correlated to national standards for early childhood education – NAEYC Criteria for Curriculum, Head Start Child Outcomes Framework and the NAAEE Early Childhood Environmental Education Guidelines for Excellence. Additional correlations have been drafted to Iowa Early Childhood program and curriculum standards – Quality Preschool Program Standards, Iowa Early Learning Standards, and the Iowa Core Curriculum.
Growing Up WILD received the 2009 Family Choice Award and the 2011 Renewable Natural Resource Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award.
Correlations to Iowa Standards
Alignment to Iowa Early Learning Standards
Alignment to Iowa Learning Standards
Alignment to Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards
Alignment to Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards
Upcoming Workshops
Reconnecting Children with Nature: Growing Up WILD Early Childhood Training
This workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Learn easy ways to help your children appreciate nature. Specially written for children 3-7, Growing Up WILD activities include sections to address many learning areas: math, science, language, literacy, health living, play, and creativity.
Date: October 19, 2019
Time: 8:30 am—12:30 pm
Location: Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Avenue, Davenport, IA 52802
Cost: Free—sponsored by Child Care Resource and
Referral
Registration Deadline: October 7, 2019
Online Registration:Go to the Iowa Child Care Providers Training Registry. Click on Search Trainings, then search Scott County.
Registration Questions: Lori Mueller, Training Specialist
Child Care Resource & Referral of Southeast Iowa
Community Action of Eastern Iowa, 563-324-3236 x1410;
lomueller@caeiowa.org