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“Assists learners of all ages in developing awareness, skills, knowledge, and
commitment that results in informed behavior and constructive action
concerning wildlife and the environment we share.”
Project WILD Brings Conservation through EducationInto the Classroom
Award-winning Curriculum
From Awareness to Action
Who Uses Project WILD?
• K-12 Classroom Teachers
• University Pre-service Teacher Courses
• Youth Group Leaders• Aquariums, Museums,
Nature Centers & Zoos
• Camp Staff• After – School
Programs• Resource
Professionals• Government Agencies• Parents• Community Groups
What’s in the Curriculum Guide?
• Objective• Method• Materials • Background Info• Procedure• Extensions• Evaluation
• Grade level• Subject Area• Duration• Group size• Setting (Indoors/Outdoors)• Key Terms
Activities in an easy-to-use lesson plan format:
• Provides awareness and does not advocate any particular viewpoint
• Introduces skills such as critical thinking, observation, classification and graphing
• Allows students to pull information from a variety of sources to make well informed decisions
Project WILD Goals How to Think, not What to Think!
Teacher Workshops
Free Training and materials
Activity-based workshops
Correlated to Texas Standards
TEKSSTAARWorkshop participants receive SBEC and TEEAC credit
More than Science
Study finds Project WILD
• Utilizes multiple approaches to teaching benefiting all learners
• Effective in teaching other subjects~ Powell 1996
WILD Honors
• President’s Environment and Conservation Challenge Award
• National Council for Social Studies
• International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
• California Department of Education
Find out more aboutFind out more aboutTexas Parks and Wildlife Texas Parks and Wildlife
DepartmentDepartment
www.tpwd.state.tx.uswww.tpwd.state.tx.us
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• Nature based early childhood program
• Builds on childen’s sense of wonder about nature
• Invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them
• Develops positive impressions about the environment and nature
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice
• Nature play• Head start
Domains• NAEYC Standards
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• A wide range of options
• A variety of teaching strategies
• Child initiated and teacher selected activities
• Outdoor play
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
Content• Literacy• Math• Science• The arts
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
Domains• Social• Emotional• Physical• Language• Cognitive
Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• Promotes physical well-being
• Creative problem solving & imagination
• Academic success• Socially
competent• Environmentally
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