Writing About Nature

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 23.02.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction – Why Nature Journaling?
  2. Unit Overview
  3. My Philosophy of Art Instruction
  4. Demographics
  5. Background and Cross Curricular Approach
  6. Content and Learning Objectives
  7. Technique Objectives for Improving Observational and Cognitive Skills
  8. Teaching Strategies
  9. Classroom and Sit-Spot Activities
  10. Appendix on Implementing Pennsylvania Arts Standards
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography

Journaling in Nature: Journaling to Improve Observation and Reflection

Christopher Snyder

Published September 2023

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Bibliography

Chodron, Pema. 2016. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Boulder, Colorado: Shambhala Publications.

Edwards, Betty. 1989. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Courtenay Palmer, and Kiffin Steurer. 2007. Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art. Edited by Patricia Lee Gauch and David Briggs. Translated by Samuel C. Morse. New York, NY: Philomel Books.

Franklin, Devin. 2019. Put on Your Owl Eyes: Open Your Senses & Discover Nature’s Secrets, Mapping, Tracking & Journaling Activities. 1st ed. Story Publishing, LLC.

Gilbert, Elizabeth. 2015. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thorndike Press.

La Mancusa, Katherine C. 1965. Source Book for Art Teachers. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company.

Laws, John M., and Emilie Lygren. 2020. How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention. Berkeley, CA: Heyday.

Muhammad, Gholdy, and Bettina L. Love. 2020. Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Ritchhart, Ron. 2015. Creating Cultures of Thinking. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Young, Jon. 2012. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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