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Rubin, a consultant and presenter on literacy and critical thinking skills who incorporated nature study into her first and second-grade curriculum, explains how nature study can help students learn to be observers and critical thinkers in science, math, and language arts. She describes her experience developing a nature study curriculum with second graders over a school year as they visit a woodland stream in upstate New York. She outlines tips for planning a year of nature study; how recognizing moments of science can set a tone of inquiry-based thinking in the classroom for every content area; her class' visits to a small stream and their discussions, activities, and learning experiences; how the natural world can provide the opportunity for developing the language of metacognition and motivate writing; and how it can nurture citizens who value and protect the natural environment. No index is provided. Annotation c2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
