Early Childhood Education

Early childhood education (ECE) is increasingly recognized as being crucial to the all that follows in a child's development. Acorn Naturalists has, for over thirty years, focused on providing hands-on, inquiry oriented resources for young children, encouraging a sense of wonder at an early age. In this section, over 900 resources for early childhood education are presented. Here you will find inquiry-oriented activity books, engaging games for young children, board books for new readers, fun puppets, science and nature literature for young children, unique hands-on models and creative art activities. Also included are resources for supporting outdoor programs, and suggestions for developing forest schools.