A Child's Place in the Environment (ACPE) Series

An integrated hands-on environmental education curriculum
with children's literature connections for K-6 teachers

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ACPE is a series of six environmental education curriculum guides for elementary school teachers that integrates science, English-language arts, and selected children's literature, and culminates with student projects which enhance the environment. The lessons in each unit have been correlated to California's content standards in science and English-language arts. Students' pages in Spanish are available.

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Titles of Units in A Child's Place in the Environment Series Unit 1:   Respecting Living Things Unit 2:   Protecting Soil Unit 3:   Preserving and Restoring Ecosystems Unit 4:   Caring for Aquatic Systems Unit 5:   Conserving Natural Resources Unit 6:   Achieving a Sustainable Community (Sold Out— this unit is no longer available.)

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	Introduction to A Child's Place in the Environment (ACPE)
	- Abstract (available as a pdf.) (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf files)
	- Concepts and Subconcepts
	- Descriptions of Units
	- Titles and Overviews of Lessons for Each ACPE Unit
	- Examples of ACPE lessons
	History of ACPE Curriculum
	ACPE's Correlations to California's Content Standards
	Assessment Questions for ACPE Units
	Order Form (This is a Word doc)
	Order Form in Adobe (pdf format)
	Literature for ACPE's Units
	- Books in English
	- Books in Spanish
	Translations of ACPE' s Students' Pages in Spanish
	Links to Technology
	Research on ACPE
	Awards Received