Resources
Teacher Resources
Accordion Book Project. Accessed July 12, 2023. https://accordionbookproject.com/.
This is a useful resource if you are interested in learning more about the accordion book process, including potential benefits, ways to incorporate the practice, and practical suggestions for building the books with students. It includes videos on how to construct them with samples of books made by students as well as adults.
Bricker, Patricia. "Reinvigorating Science Journals: Nature Books Sharpen Children's Scientific Observation Skills and Put the Spark Back into Science Journaling." Science and Children (2007): 24. Gale General OneFile (accessed July 18, 2023). https://link-gale-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A172251360/ITOF?u=29002&sid=summon&xid=81b5d160.
This article was tremendously helpful in spelling out specific criteria for students to look for in the following areas: context, written observations, drawings and reflections.
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Belin, Esther G., Jeff Berglund, Connie A. Jacobs, and Anthony K. Webster. The DINÉ Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2021.
Bricker, Patricia. "Reinvigorating Science Journals: Nature Books Sharpen Children's Scientific Observation Skills and Put the Spark Back into Science Journaling." Science and Children (2007): 24. Gale General OneFile (accessed July 18, 2023). https://link-gale-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A172251360/ITOF?u=29002&sid=summon&xid=81b5d160.
Carson, Rachel. The Sense of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children. New York: Harper Perennial, 2017.
Carson, Rachel. The Sense of Wonder. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://blogs.ubc.ca/lled4492016/files/2016/04/Sense-of-Wonder_Rachel-Carson.pdf.
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“Common Core State Standards.” Overview. Accessed July 29, 2023. https://www.education.com/common-core/sixth-grade/ela/.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Fable.” Poets.org, July 24, 2019. https://poets.org/poem/fable.
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"English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Grade 6." English Language Arts Standards Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed June 24, 2023. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/.
Goodman, Russell. “Transcendentalism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 30 Aug. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/transcendentalism/.
Goose, Mary, Gloria Bird, and Joy Harjo. “‘Whale Song.” Poem. In Reinventing the Enemy’s Language: Contemporary Native Women’s Writing of North America. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1998.
“Henry David Thoreau Tour.” YouTube, April 20, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dzl6eyMf0o&t=13s.
Joyner, Lisa. “‘19 Live Animal Webcams to Get You through Lockdown.’” Country Living, March 20, 2023. https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/g31784857/live-animal-webcam-zoo/.
Lansley, Charles Morris. Charles Darwin’s Debt to the Romantics: How Alexander von Humboldt, Goethe and Wordsworth Helped Shape Darwin’s view of nature. Oxford, United Kingdom: Peter Lang Ltd, 2018.
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London, Amanda. “The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ Lyrics Meaning.” Song Meanings and Facts, July 8, 2020. https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/the-beatles-blackbird-lyrics-meaning/.
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McCay, Mary A. Rachel Carson. New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, 1993.
Momaday, N. Scott. Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American land. Canada: HarperCollins, 2020.
O’Bryan, Amanda. “How to Perform Body Scan Meditation: 3 Best Scripts.” PositivePsychology.com, April 6, 2023. https://positivepsychology.com/body-scan-meditation/.
Peterson, Linda H., John C. Brereton, and Joan Hartman, eds. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Expository Prose. New York: Norton, 1996.
Rachel Carson Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/644401 Accessed July 14, 2023.
Robbins, Jim. “Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health.” Yale E360, January 9, 2020. https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health.
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Yamada, Kobi, and Elise Hurst. Noticing. Everett, WA: Compendium, Inc., 2023.
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