Nature Unfolds
Nature Unfolds includes a student book titled See How the Turkey Grows, a science notebook, and teacher guide. Together they help K-2 students learn about life cycles, basic needs of plants and animals, and seasons and weather.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program provides new and interesting curriculum that incorporates hands-on outdoor activities featuring Missouri ecosystems. Teaching students outside has been shown to help improve test scores and help with behavior issues. Each unit comes with excellent teacher and student guides. Nature Unfolds is designed for K-2nd grade educators. The curriculum has been aligned with both the Missouri Learning Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program provides new and interesting curriculum that incorporates hands-on outdoor activities featuring Missouri ecosystems. Teaching students outside has been shown to help improve test scores and help with behavior issues. Each unit comes with excellent teacher and student guides.
The Discover Nature Schools program, Nature Unfolds (K-2), is a program designed for students to learn about seasons, weather, life cycles, and parent/offspring relationships. The Nature Unfolds program meets the DESE Missouri Learning Standards, & students learning outdoors can help improve student physical and mental health and reduces attention-deficit problems.
The program includes the following items “FREE” for Missouri Teachers:
Overview of the MDC Discover Nature Schools Program. Goals of the DNS program. Relevant units. Benefits of participating including details about the suporting DNS Grant Program
DNS training to qualify for grants with Nature Unfolds and Nature Unhooked.
DNS grant teacher training for Whittier Elementary.
Teacher training for St. Vincent dePaul School.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program provides new and interesting curriculum that incorporates hands-on outdoor activities featuring Missouri ecosystems. Teaching students outside has been shown to help improve test scores and help with behavior issues. Each unit comes with excellent teacher and student guides. Nature Unfolds is designed for K-2nd grade educators. The curriculum has been aligned with both the Missouri Learning Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
Teacher training for the K-2nd grade Nature Unfolds, Discover Nature Schools unit. This curriculum focuses on seasonal change, weather, lifecycles of plants and lifecycles of animals. Participation in the training qualifies you to apply for the non-competitive Nature Unfolds classroom grants. This includes money for approved hands-on science materials and transportation reimbursement for nature field trips.
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The Discover Nature Schools program, Nature Unfolds, is a program designed for students to learn about seasons, weather, life cycles, and parent/offspring relationships. Not only does the program meet the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Missouri Learning Standards, but there are also big benefits for students. Learning outdoors improves student physical and mental health and reduces attention-deficit problems.
Theprogram includes the follow items: