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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.”
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Project WILD Brings Conservation through EducationInto the Classroom
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Award-winning Curriculum
From Awareness to Action
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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
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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:
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• 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!
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Teacher Workshops
Free Training and materials
Activity-based workshops
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Correlated to Texas Standards
TEKSSTAARWorkshop participants receive SBEC and TEEAC credit
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More than Science
Study finds Project WILD
• Utilizes multiple approaches to teaching benefiting all learners
• Effective in teaching other subjects~ Powell 1996
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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
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Find out more aboutFind out more aboutTexas Parks and Wildlife Texas Parks and Wildlife
DepartmentDepartment
www.tpwd.state.tx.uswww.tpwd.state.tx.us
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Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
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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
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Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice
• Nature play• Head start
Domains• NAEYC Standards
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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
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Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
Content• Literacy• Math• Science• The arts
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Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
Domains• Social• Emotional• Physical• Language• Cognitive
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Exploring Nature with 3-7 year olds
• Promotes physical well-being
• Creative problem solving & imagination
• Academic success• Socially
competent• Environmentally
literate adult