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How to bring science alive in the early years curriculum

There are so many opportunities to teach children science concepts in the early childhood curriculum. Children LOVE the opportunity to get messy, unpack why things work the way they do, and engage in "real" learning experiences.

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There are so many opportunities to teach children science concepts in the early childhood curriculum. Children LOVE the opportunity to get messy, unpack why things work the way they do, and engage in "real" learning experiences.

BUT WHERE DO YOU START AS A TEACHER?

This fabulous course has been created by author Rachel Rohloff and is based on her book "The Living World" which is available for you to purchase at a discounted price.

Rachel has created an incredible collection of practical ideas and activities for early childhood teachers to get stuck into science in the curriculum.

This course includes the following topics;

What is the Living World?
Creating a rich science learning environment
Living and non-living things
Habitats and food chains
Parts of plants
Growing plants
Grouping and exploring fungi
Classifying and understanding animals
The Human body
The Five senses
Healthy living

In this fun and educational book, author Rachel Rohloff shares her passion and expertise aimed at getting young children excited about science. The Living World teaches scientific skills, key scientific vocabulary and explains the living world: with a focus on plants, animals and people. Divided into four chapters: What is the living world, plants, animals and people; each chapter includes a short introduction and is made up of two or three topics with two or three general learning outcomes and lots of hands on activities and project ideas for children. The book also offers extension ideas for those who want to learn more.

About the presenter

Rachel Rohloff

Rachel began her career in education as a primary school teacher in New Zealand. Later she moved to the UK where she spent a decade teaching science and design technology. Back in New Zealand, Rachel co-founded a not-for-profit company - The TestPod, creating science experiences for school pupils and university students as well as public events showcasing latest innovations.

Currently Rachel works with corporate clients, creating school programmes to support NZ education.

She is an author of The Living World and has two new books being released later this year - The Material World, and Clever Cooks - An Introduction to Food Science.

Very helpful course, it made understanding inquiry for PGC so much clearer and knowing what is needed as evidence, the documentation and how to finish it.

— Avril

Was a lot of in depth breakdown, making it clear of as teachers what we can do for inquiry becoming or capturing it in our everyday practice and having it more authentic.

— Donna

I gained a better knowledge of how to deepen my thinking of my injury goal for my PGC and for my team, how to guide them through theirs too. How has my practice helped guide children and my colleagues.

— Lisa

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How to bring science alive in the early years curriculum