ELF Units and Corresponding Chapters in Small Wonders
VINS has recently published Small Wonders: Nature Education for Young Children, a book of nature activities for children aged 3-6. These activities can supplement the ELF program, particularly for younger children. Below is a list of ELF units and the corresponding sections of Small Wonders where appropriate activities may be found.
The Small Wonders book is now available for sale at the VINS Nature Shop in Quechee, VT or order online.
ADAPTATIONS
Amazing Insects Growing Grasshoppers (Small Wonders pp. 11-23); Butterflies: Flying Flowers (Small Wonders pp. 58-69)
Grasses Growing Grasshoppers (Small Wonders pp. 11-23); Get Growing (Small Wonders pp. 275-286)
Hunter-Hunted Food For All (Small Wonders pp. 218-228); Mighty Mice (Small Wonders pp. 252-262)
Teeth and Skulls Food For All (Small Wonders pp. 218-228)
Beaks, Feet, and Feathers Growing Up a Bird (Small Wonders pp. 98-110)
Owls Owls: Nighttime Hunters (Small Wonders pp. 159-170)
Frogs and Polliwogs Friends with Frogs and Toads (Small Wonders pp. 86-97); Nature and Us (Small Wonders p. 297)
CYCLES
Insect Lives Growing Grasshoppers (Small Wonders pp. 11-23); Butterflies: Flying Flowers (Small Wonders pp. 58-69)
Meet a Tree The Year of a Tree (Small Wonders pp. 47-57)
Seed Dispersal From Flower to Fruit (Small Wonders pp. 70-85); All About Apples (Small Wonders pp. 207-217); Get Growing (Small Wonders pp. 275-286)
Winter Twigs The Year of a Tree (Small Wonders pp. 47-57)
Bird Songs Growing Up a Bird (Small Wonders pp. 98-110)
Inside a Flower From Flower to Fruit (Small Wonders pp. 70-85); All About Apples (Small Wonders pp. 207-217); Get Growing (Small Wonders pp. 275-286)
Dandelions Get Growing (Small Wonders p. 276)
DESIGNS OF NATURE
Spiders and Webs Spiders: Weavers and Hunters (Small Wonders pp. 24-33)
Variations on a Leaf The Year of a Tree (Small Wonders pp. 47-57)
Cones The Year of a Tree (Small Wonders pp. 47-57)
Tracks and Traces Animal Tracks (Small Wonders pp. 240-251)
Winter Weeds Get Growing (Small Wonders pp. 275-286)
Bird Nests [ELF option] Growing Up a Bird (Small Wonders pp. 98-110)
Camouflage Owls: Nighttime Hunters (Small Wonders p. 165)
Honeybees Bees in Their Hives (Small Wonders pp. 182-194)
EARTH and SKY
Erosion From Rocks to Soil (Small Wonders pp. 34-46)
Pebbles and Rocks From Rocks to Soil (Small Wonders pp. 34-46); Nature and Us (Small Wonders pp. 290-291)
Sound Symphony Growing Grasshoppers (Small Wonders pp. 11-23); Bats and Beyond (Small Wonders p. 119); Mighty Mice (Small Wonders p. 254)
Water, Water Everywhere Wild About Water (Small Wonders pp. 229-239)
Wind and Clouds Wild About Water (Small Wonders pp. 229-239)
Sun Power Circle of the Sun (Small Wonders pp. 264-274)
HABITATS
Forest Floor Life Underground (Small Wonders pp. 138-145); Wiggly Worms (Small Wonders pp. 195-204)
Animals in Winter Bats and Beyond (Small Wonders pp. 113-123); Chipmunks and Their Cousins (Small Wonders pp. 124-135); The Snow's My Home (Small Wonders pp. 146-158)
Snug in the Snow The Snow's My Home (Small Wonders pp. 146-158)
Litterbugs [ELF option] Nature and Us (Small Wonders pp. 287-299)
Ponds Turtles at Home (Small Wonders p. 177)
[ ] = ELF option only, unit not in Hands-On Nature
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