Samara's Founder Bundle (books written by Dr. Rachel A. Larimore)

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This bundle includes books written or co-written by Dr. Rachel A. Larimore. The four books including in this bundle include the following:

Reimagining the Role of Teachers in Nature-based Learning: Helping Children be Curious, Confident, and Caring

Written by Dr. Rachel A. Larimore & Dr. Claire H. Warden

This book focuses on the various roles adults play in nature-based pedagogy to support young children’s curiosity, confidence, and care. You’ll learn to identify and also embody the many roles teachers play when implementing nature-based strategies. Chapters lay out the research and theory behind each role, specific language or behaviors of what that role looks like in practice, and reflexive questions to help educators reflect on their practice. This is perfect for in-service early childhood educators, including infant, toddler, preschool, and elementary providers, interested in more intentional use of nature in their teaching.

Evaluating Natureness: Measuring the Quality of Nature-Based Classrooms in Pre-K through 3rd Grade

Written by Patti Ensel Bailie, Rachel A. Larimore, Arianna E. Pikus

This book was designed with early education practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in mind, the Nature-Based Education Rating Scales (NABERS) for Pre-K and K–3 let professionals easily collect standardized information to measure the quality of education settings in the areas of:

• Program goals and curriculum practices

• Staffing

• Environment

• Community partnerships

• Family engagement

Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-based Learning

Written by Rachel A. Larimore

Children are spending less time being outside in nature, playing, imagining, and learning about their surroundings. Instead, they’re spending more time with tablets, televisions, and overly structured routines. Preschool Beyond Walls shows practical and strategic ways educators can create rich, explorative, and interdisciplinary learning through extensive outdoor experiences.

Learn how to develop and implement a nature-based curriculum to support children’s optimal learning, from start to finish. Whether you’re creating a new curriculum or transitioning from a conventional approach, you will learn how to: 

• Create a program philosophy

• Infuse nature into all aspects of your program

• Prepare teachers for a nature-centered approach

• Implement curriculum and pedagogy that emphasize inquiry-based learning through play and hands-on discovery

• Maintain high-quality early childhood practices that support children’s development

Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool

Written by Rachel A. Larimore

Nature-based preschools are powerful programs that fuse early childhood and environmental education to develop a child's lifelong connection with the natural world. With the number of this unique, cutting-edge program growing throughout the country, many nature centers are asking, Is a nature-based preschool right for us? Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool helps answer that question and provides a how-to guide to move from concept to implementation.