The focus of this guide is the natural world around us. The aim of the guide is to foster children’s understanding and appreciation of the environment right outside their doors.
MESS Our Natural World Educators’ Guide
MESS Our Natural World Materials
Included experiences:
- What Is Nature?
- Colors in Nature
- Sounds of Our Natural World
- What is Alive?
- Using Tools to Explore Nature
- Exploring Soil
- Worm Study
- Teeny Tiny Hike
- Exploring Rocks
- Litter Hunt
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Water in Our Natural World
- What Is a Habitat?
- Exploring Trees
- Looking at Leaves
- Exploring Wind
Marvelous Explorations Through Science and Stories: MESS®
Marvelous Explorations Through Science and Stories: MESS is a science-centered early childhood curriculum enhancement. MESS includes 10 month-long units that are appropriate for 3- through 5-year-old children. Each unit includes field-tested science experiences, suggestions for ways to integrate each topic across the curriculum, lists of recommended books and science materials, and ideas for involving families in children’s learning at home and in other settings.