1st Edition
To Look Closely Science and Literacy in the Natural World
By Laurie Rubin
Copyright 2013
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Whether it's a trickling stream, a grassy slope, or an abandoned rail line, the natural world offers teachers a wonderful resource around which to center creative, inquiry-based learning throughout the year. Nobody knows this better than veteran teacher Laurie Rubin. In To Look Closely: Science and Literacy in the Natural World , she demonstrates how nature study can help students become... Read more
Introduction Why Nature Study?; Chapter 1: Ten Tips for Getting Started on Nature Study; Chapter 2: Moments of Science; Chapter 3: A Year at the Stream—Autumn; Chapter 4: A Year at the Stream—Winter; Chapter 5: A Year at the Stream—Spring; Chapter 6: Literacy Through Nature Study—Reading; Chapter 7: Literacy Through Nature Study—Writing; Chapter 8: Creating Stewards of the Natural World; Postscript
Biography
Laurie Rubin taught ?rst and second grades for twenty-three years in Ithaca, New York, where nature study became the heart of her curriculum. In addition to consulting and presenting on a variety of educational topics, including literacy and critical thinking skills, she continues to connect children to the natural world by teaching school- and community-based workshops. On the home front, her newest students are her granddaughters.
As students increasingly plug in to smartphones and tablets, it is more important than ever to expose them to the outside world. If you aren’t sure how, then get your own copy of Laurie Rubin’s To Look Closely and begin your journey today. Your students across the grade levels will thank you for it! - MiddleWeb
"This is a heartwarming and extremely practical guide that would be useful in any grade level." - VOYA
"Throughout the book, Rubin gives example after example of her students learning and growing and becoming scientists in their own right." - A Writer's Journal blog
Informed, informative, superbly organized and presented, To Look Closely is very highly recommended for Natural Studies school curriculums and supplemental reading lists. - Wisconsin Bookwatch
