Whether it's a trickling stream, a grassy slope, or an abandoned
rail spur, the natural world offers teachers a wonderful resource
around which to centre creative, inquiry-based learning throughout
the year. Nobody knows this better than veteran teacher Laurie
Rubin. In To Look Closely: Science and Literacy in the Natural
World, she demonstrates how nature study can help students become
careful, intentional observers of all they see, growing into
stronger readers, writers, mathematicians, and scientists in the
process. Laurie invites you to join her class of twenty-one second
graders as they visit a small stream in the woods behind a suburban
elementary school, and she shares her reflections on class
discussions, activities, and learning experiences. From setting a
tone of inquiry-based thinking in the classroom to suggesting
specific units of study for reading, writing, and science, Laurie
guides teachers step-by-step through the basics of how to integrate
the skills acquired through nature study into every subject. You
will also discover all the ways this purposeful work nurtures
"green" citizens who grow up determined to value and protect the
natural environment. Filled with student journal entries,
narratives, and poems inspired by experiences in the natural world,
To Look Closely will inspire and encourage you to become a careful
observer of your own "sit spots" outdoors and embrace nature study
for a year-or for whatever part of a year is possible for you.
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