Greening School Grounds
Creating Habitats for Learning
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2001
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780865714366
- Publish Date
- Jan 2001
- List Price
- $27.95
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Description
Recently, thousands of North American schools have begun to take a critical look at their grounds and realize the enormous potential for transforming barren expanses of asphalt into a diversity of exciting natural spaces for learning and playing.
This compendium of articles from Green Teacher , North America's leading environmental education magazine, brings together the best strategies for school-ground renewal. Greening School Grounds provides an overview of the school grounds greening movement, complete project plans, and subject integration. From vegetable and butterfly gardens to an amphibian oasis and avian attractors, this comprehensive guide offers a trove of curriculum tie-ins, activities, and plans for educators, parents, and students. Includes extensive resources.
About the authors
Tim Grant is a former high school teacher and the co-editor of Green Teacher magazine, a non-profit quarterly offering practical ideas for fostering environmental literacy and global awareness in Grades K-12.
Gail Littlejohn is a former high school teacher and the co-editor of Green Teacher magazine, a non-profit quarterly offering practical ideas for fostering environmental literacy and global awareness in Grades K-12.
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