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: March 28, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Story County Conservation, 56461 180th St., Ames, IA 50010
Registration Deadline: March 20, 2020
Electronic Registration: Go to the Iowa Child Care Providers Training Registry. Search Reconnecting in the title.
For more information, contact Malisa Rader at mrader@iastate.edu or 515-708-0622.