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Resources for Environment-based Learning
Acorn Naturalists offers a comprehensive selection of resources for environment-based learning including activity books, DVD's, educational kits and curricula, guidebooks, games and more.
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Cultivating Environmental Literacy
Increasingly, individuals and the communities in which they live are aware of the relationship between quality of life issues and environmental literacy. Included in this section are resources that help educators make those links in both the community and in the classroom.
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Interpretation of Cultural and Natural History
Included in this section are interpretive methods books, trail planning guides, docent training resources and nature center planning books.
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Outdoor Education Tools and Techniques
Included in this section are resources for bringing learning outdoors, including engaging activity books, useful orienteering tools, methods books and leader training materials.
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Nurturing a Sense of Place
Included in this section are a number of resources to help children and adults connect with their local environment, in other words to develop a sense of place. In so doing, individuals often come to understand that their efforts really do make a difference and that their interactions with both natural and built communities influence their emotional and intellectual growth in a positive manner.
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Observing and Contemplating Nature
Contained in this section are a number of resources to help students and teachers observe nature more closely, including the writings and suggestions of Joseph Cornell, author of the well known resource Sharing Nature with Children.
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Voices of Environmental Stewardship
Throughout history, individuals have appeared who made environmental stewardship their life work. For example, treasures such as Yosemite and the Grand Canyon became national parks through the efforts of a handful of passionate conservationists. Children and adults alike will be inspired by the lives and efforts of these rugged individualists.
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Environmental Education in Action
Understanding that individuals can and do make a difference, students often ask how they can combine their interest in environmental issues with a career. This section offers resources for providing guidance to those who want to make a difference.
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Bioregional Approaches to Science Education
The first step in understanding global issues is to become aware of the natural and built elements within one's bioregion. Mapping activities, for example, can form the core of such understanding while teaching geography, biology, mathematics, reading, and orienteering.
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Promoting Recycling and Waste Reduction
Recycling has now become a universal goal of cities, industries and environmentalists. One major reason for this is that recycling not only conserves valuable resources, but also when done right, pays off financially. In this section a wide range of activity books, curriculum guides, card games, and musical resources are offered, all in the name of recycling and reducing waste.
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Global Perspectives on the Environment
The boundaries of earth's diverse ecosystems have little to do with political delineations. Environmental awareness, therefore, must extend past political boundaries. Air pollution, for example, readily moves across entire land masses - thus if a neighboring country has weak controls over pollution, it affects countries that have careful controls over pollution. This section contains resources that help students understand this concept.
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Teaching about Biodiversity
This section includes specific biodiversity resources for teachers and students of all ages. Included are books, curricula, posters and multimedia resources that are specifically designed to increase knowledge of biodiversity issues.
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Teaching about World Biomes
Includes Introduction to Ecosystems Series, a colorful, informative series that helps readers explore the varied ecosystems of our planet, from deserts to rainforests, grasslands to oceans, wetlands to temperate forests. Each book in this series explains land formations, vegetation, climate, and describes the plants and animals that have adapted to these varied environments. Descriptive maps show the major locations of these ecosystems. Also in this section, the Ecosystems of North America Series, a series of hardcover books provide up-to-date information on north American biomes. Dramatic photographs and text throughout, perfect for grades 4-9.
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Acorn Naturalists Science and Nature Kits
Acorn Naturalists has developed a wide array of activity kits and other high quality educational resources for teachers, outdoor educators and others interested in science and nature. In this section you will find a selection of some of our most popular items, resources that are developed by and available exclusively from Acorn Naturalists.
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Service-learning
Increasingly, schools are developing service-learning programs, to help students connect classroom learning with the "real world." Such connections help students understand the relevancy of their studies, thus increasing student focus on academics. This section documents success stories and provides resources designed to help schools implement their own service-learning programs.
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