Language in Nature - Inquiry Based Learning with Dr Claire Warden #16

This week we're looking at how we can explore language in nature. I'm often asked how you can teach language and nature outside in the natural world. My friends and I are going to break it down and look into the lost arts of storytelling and book reading. We start off with some research by Robert MacFarlane in his book The Lost Words: A Spell Book.We discuss the balance of story reading and the importance of book in the lives of children and the joy of storytelling and how it can be a very flexible approach to literacy in nature.REF. Jessica A. R. Logan, Laura M. Justice, Melike Yumuş, Leydi Johana Chaparro-Moreno. When Children Are Not Read to at Home. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2019; 1 DOI: 10.1097/DBP.00000000000006You can download a free provocation document on this subject HERE.Follow our conversations further and download our free practical guides by subscribing to our newsletter HERE.Follow us on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter by searching for Virtual Nature School.