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Educator Reference
The Edible
Schoolyard: Learning in the Real World
Berkley, CA: Center for Ecoliteracy (1999)
Gardening/ educator’s literature
Schoolyard
Mosaics: Designing Gardens and Habitats
National Gardening Association (2003)
Global
Teacher, Global Learner
By Graham Pike and David Selby
Lesson Plans
for Using the Outdoors in Teaching
By Mary Houts
Nature with
Children of All Ages
By Edith Sisson
Sharing the
Joy of Nature
By Joseph Cornell
The Earth
Speaks
By Steve Van Matre
This Planet
is Mine
By Dianna DeeDamkoehler
Special
Places; Special People-The Hidden Curriculum of School
Grounds.
Surrey, UK: WWF UK/ Learning Through Landscapes
Transforming
School Grounds
Green Teacher Magazine issue #47, April-May, 1996. P.O. Box
1431, Lewiston, NY 14092. $6
LHS GEMS,
Schoolyard Ecology - Teacher's Guide*.
Acorn Naturalists (800) 422-8886. $15.95 Grades 3-6.
Eco-Inquiry
By Kathleen Hogan.
A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for Upper
Elementary/Middle Grades*. Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Kendall/Hunt, 1994. $36.95.
* Available through Acorn Naturalists
800-422-8886 www.acorn-group.com
Digging
Deeper-Integrating Youth Gardens into Schools and
Communities
By J. Kiefer and M. Kemple
VT: Common Roots Press, 1998
Nature Study
for Conservation
By John Brainerd
Macmillan, 1971
Natural
Learning: The Life History of an Environmental Schoolyard.
By Robin C. Moore and Herbert H. Wong
Berkley, CA: MIG Communications, 1997
Curriculum Activity Guides
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Patterns,
Plants and Playgrounds: Educational Activities for School
Grounds
By Steven D. Lott (2001)
Vancouver: Evergreen.
APATH -
Native Plants in the Creation of Backyard, Schoolyard and
Park Habitat Areas.
By Mowery, Marci
Pennsylvania Audubon Society, 1104 Fernwood Ave. Suite 300,
Camp Hill, PA 17011. (717)763-4985 ; FAX (717) 763-4981
$9.00
E2:
Environment & Education. Habitat & Biodiversity. A
Student Audit of Resource Use. $5.95*
Conserving
and Enhancing the Natural Environment. A Guide for Planning,
Design, Construction and Maintenance on New & Existing
School Sites.
Allen Abend, Chief School Facilities Branch, Maryland State
Department of Education. 200 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD
21201 (410)767-0098.
School Yard
Ecology Guidebook.
Monique Baron, New Jersey Urban Ecology Program. Rutgers
University, 96 Lipman Dr., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. (732)
932-8031 e-mail: baron@aesop.rutgers.edu
Homes for
Wildlife. A Planning Guide for Habitat Enhancement on School
Grounds.
By Marilyn Wzyga
Wild School
Sites. A Guide for Preparing for Habitat Improvement
Projects on School Grounds.
Project WILD
Schoolground
Symposium 1 & Schoolground Symposium 2 Resource Books.
Audubon Society of Western PA.
$8 each. Contact Tingle Barnes (412) 963-6100
“Learning Through Landscapes”
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All Learning through Landscapes
publications are available from the Green Brick Road.
Phone: (416) 421-9816 or 1-800-GREEN-38
Fax: (416) 537-7515
E-mail: staff@gbr.org
Website: http://www.gbr.org
Natural
Learning: The Life History of an Environmental
Schoolyard:Creating Environments for Rediscovering Nature's
Way of Teaching by Robin Moore and Herb Wong
MIG Communications, 280 pages
This is the story of a ten-year school grounds project which
transformed an ordinary asphalt school yard into a lush,
natural environment. This is an important guidebook for
teachers, administrators, designers and parents on how to
transform a typical asphalt schoolyard into an outdoor
classroom, learn innovative ways of teaching the basics in
outdoor settings, and create engaging play areas that foster
positive behaviour.
The Challenge
of the Urban School Site
Edited by D. Martin, B. Lucas, W. Titman & S.Hayward
Grades K - Adult
Learning through Landscapes - Reference Manual, 110
pages
This book offers practical advice for urban schools wishing
to holistically develop their school grounds environment.
This book's 10 sections cover the following topics: greening
urban school grounds; multicultural aspects of developing
urban school grounds; organization of limited space;
seating; shelter and raised structures; art in the
playground; secondary schools; practical advice (including
dealing with vandalism and removing asphalt); and where to
go next (specific to the UK but a useful starting point).
Colour photos of innovative school grounds complete this
comprehensive resource.
Grounds for
Learning: A Celebration of School Site Development in
Scotland
by Kate Kenny
Learning through Landscapes Grades K-12, 94 pages
Drawing on the experience of over 50 schools in Scotland,
this book aims to inspire and support schools interested in
developing their grounds. Five chapters trace the
recommended process to implement a successful project
including: pre-planning issues to address; identifying
needs; implementing the plan; and making changes to it. A
variety of extensive case studies containing dozens of
colour photos are detailed with information on project
planning and development, the benefits, future plans, and
advice to other schools. Each case study is thoughtfully
placed within the most relevant section to support key
points being made. This resource offers a thorough overview
of the many experiences and the various techniques schools
have used to ensure success via whole school and community
involvement.
Special
Places; Special People: The hidden curriculum of school
grounds, by Wendy Titman
Learning through Landscapes
Reference Manual/Research Report, Grades K-8, 140 pages
This book is the result of a research project which took
almost three years to complete. It examines the way that the
design of school grounds influences children's behavior. It
is a useful working manual designed to assist schools and
communities in the management of schools and their grounds.
The document is divided into four sections. Section One
outlines the background of the research project with a short
review of previous research. Section Two presents research
gathered about childrens perceptions, together with a
summary of the main findings. Section Three discusses the
key issues that arose and what major implications they will
have for all schools, along with suggestions for changing
how school grounds are designed and used. Section Four
contains an alphabetical list of references and other
resources. Other features include colour photographs, case
studies, suggested activities, and side bars with timely
quotes from children and others.
Using School
Grounds as an Educational Resource
by Kirsty Young
Learning through Landscapes
Reference Manual, Grades K-12, 26 pages
This booklet provides ideas on ways to develop and use
school grounds within the daily curriculum. It is divided
into two sections: Case Studies and an Action Plan. The Case
Studies are of sites in the U.K. that illustrate some of the
most imaginative work taking place in school grounds
(includes 25 colour photos and 8 site plans). The Action
Plan provides six stages for changing school grounds:
thinking, surveying, planning changes, consultation,
costings, and doing it! An indispensable tool for any school
undergoing a revitalization of their grounds.
Grounds For
Sharing: A Guide to Developing School Sites for Special
Needs
by Jane Stoneham
Learning through Landscapes
Reference Manual, Grades K-8
88 pages
This resource is based on LTL's conviction that "the
benefits that well designed and managed school grounds can
bring should be available to all children regardless of age
and ability." This book aims to overcome the narrow range of
outdoor uses that school grounds provide by highlighting
ways that design can encourage abilities and overcome
children's particular challenges and special needs. Fifteen
chapters provide advice and information on: background
research, planning, design, plant and animal use, and case
studies. Blank note sheets and colour photos make this guide
a very practical tool.
A Guide to
the Management & Maintenance of School Grounds
by J. Wood & M. Littlewood
Learning through Landscapes
Reference Manual, Grades K-12, 94 pages
This guide is designed to help schools develop a plan to
efficiently maintain all aspects of their school grounds.
Eight case studies offer insight into the pros and cons of
various maintenance arrangements. A complete yearly calendar
outlines a maintenance schedule for everything from shrubs
to play equipment.
Plants For
Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor
Environments
by Robin C. Moore
Reference Manual, Grades K-5, 122 pages
More than 200 plant species are listed in this informed
guide to creatively including plants in children's play
settings. Nine sections of "plant function" tables detail
how various plants can enrich children's environments
through: sensory variety, seasonal interest, shade quality,
wildlife enhancement, erosion control, drought tolerance and
more. Also included is a section on poisonous plants and
pesticides, a master index of plant names by function, and
an annotated bibliography.
Play,
Playtime & Playgrounds: Key Issues for Teachers and
Supervisors of Primary Schools
by Wendy Titman
Learning through Landscapes
Teacher's Reference, Grades K-5, 17 pages
This booklet raises the issues related to the use of school
grounds for play and playtime in primary schools, however it
does not provide detailed instructions on developing school
grounds. The six chapters discuss: surveying your grounds
and their use; the importance of the informal curriculum;
design/use; managing playtime; safety; and making changes
over the long term.
The Great
Outdoors: Restoring Children's Right to Play Outside
by Mary S. Rivkin
National Association for the Education of Young Children,
1995
ISBN: 0-935989-71-4
106 pages, colour, black and white photographs
This book “sounds the call for schools and communities
to restore children's outdoor play opportunities”,
gives inspiring examples of play spaces, and offers
practical ideas for bringing the great outdoors to your
school.
A Legacy of
Us: Maintaining & Managing Your School Grounds
Hampshire County Schools Landscape Project
Reference Manual and Video, Grades K-12
Binder: 36 pages + VHS tape
The maintenance and management of school grounds should not
be viewed in isolation but needs to form an integral part of
the general culture and philosophy of every school. The
video provides an overview of the key issues relating to the
maintenance and management of school grounds. It examines
the division of responsibilities and illustrates both the
benefits and the practical issues of grounds management
through the experiences of several schools. The accompanying
manual explores these issues in greater detail, adding to
the invaluable practical advice this kit provides on the
long-term success of a school grounds project.
Greenprints
for Changing Schools
Sue Grieg, Graham Pike and David Selby
Centre for Global Education - World Wildllife Fund, 1990
Black and white photographs.
This is a handbook for all decision-makers in the education
system which links the theory and practice of educational
change. The greenprint looks at effective strategies for
integrating environmental concerns into the curriculum.
Through a series of case studies, the authors show how
successful change at the institutional level depends on
important attitudinal changes at the personal level.
Global
Teacher, Global Learner
Graham Pike and David Selby
Hodder & Stoughton 1992
Published in association with the Centre for Global
Education
ISBN: 0-340-40261-X
312 pages, black and white photographs and drawings
This definitive handbook for teachers has been developed by
the authors after considerable experience of working with
teachers from 22 local education authorities. The book
exlores and develops the theory and practice of global
education, as well as offering an extensive range of
practical, lively and stimulating activities for the primary
and secondary classroom. This is an invaluable resource for
all those concerned and involved with developing a global
perspective in education.
Curriculum Activity Guides
Top Geography in
the School Grounds
by R. Hare, C. Attenborough, & T. Day
Learning through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-6
72 pages
This book offers a range of exciting activities for
practical work in geography using the school grounds as a
model. Topics covered include map work skills; the use of
photographs and models; weather, water and landforms;
people, settlements and land use; environmental quality and
a sense of place. Excellent dual resource for curricular use
and school grounds project development.
Mathematics
in the School Grounds
by Zoe Rhydderch-Evans
Learning through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-6
56 pages
This resource offers a whole range of exciting ideas for
teaching mathematics outdoors. Four main sections deal with
Numbers, Measurement, Shape and Space, and Data Work. Each
section contains examples of teaching approaches with tables
that list math exercises using various outdoor features
including: ponds, animals, pathways, trees/shrubs,
buildings, conservation areas, and weather.
School
Grounds Pack: Mathematics
Learning Through Landscapes
32 pages
This useful resource contains activities for individual,
pair, small group and whole class work on number counting,
number patterns, measurement, shape and space and
data-gathering.
English in
the School Grounds
by Brian Keaney
Learning through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-6
56 pages
English in the School Grounds can be used to encourage
creative thought and develop speaking, listening, reading
and writing skills. This book is divided into four main
sections of Stories, Poetry, Drama and Language. There are
over 30 interactive activities which get students to tell
stories, to imagine and act, to write poetry, or to
verbalize experiences, all within the context of outdoor
elements.
Pond Design
Guide for School, by Graham Flatt
Learning through Landscapes
Step-by-Step Design Guide
20 pages
This booklet contains advice and information that any school
or class will need to help them plan, build, plant and
maintain their own pond.
Science in
the School Grounds, by Gill Thomas
Learning through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-6, 56 pages
This book provides dozens of practical science activities
which are done in the school grounds. The investigations and
exercises are divided into eight sections including:
Weather, Waste Management, Mini-Beasts, Trees, Ponds,
Grassed Areas, Wild Flowers, and the Built Environment.
Science in the School Grounds provides the tools to
stimulate interest in the sciences as well as the
environment.
The Seasons
in the School Grounds, by Sue Rowe
Learning
through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-8
24 pages
This is a folder of imaginative activities for using the
school grounds throughout the seasons. These ideas will help
young people observe and learn from the change of
seasons.
Arts in the
School Grounds, by Brain Keaney
Learning
through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity Guide, Grades K-6
56 pages
This book in the school grounds series looks at the numerous
artistic opportunities that school grounds can offer. The
subject areas of design, music, drama, and movement are
incorporated into the following 3 sections. Part one
"Observing and Recording" provides activities that allow
students to discover landscapes for themselves. Part two,
"Making and Composing" allows for creative expression and
intimacy with the environment. Part three, "Celebrating and
Performing" transforms the grounds into an arena of
expression and exploration of space. The case studies,
inspiring colour photographs, and photocopiable work sheets
will assist schools in planning sites and considering
projects such as working with resident artists.
History in
the School Grounds, By Jacqui Dean
Learning
through Landscapes
Curriculum/Activity, Grades K-8
56 pages, colour and black and white photographs and
illustrations
This book focuses on key historical skills and helps
children develop connections with the past. The imaginative
activities in the book encourage children to find out for
themselves that people in the past were resourceful and
creative problem-solvers. The activities help children
explore the school's past, develop a sense of time and
place, enact the past, look at inventions and how they
worked, investigate past methods of producing and preserving
food, generating heat, using fibres for clothing, working
with wood and clay, constructing shelters, and uncovering
the past through archaeology. The activities are designed to
be used by non-specialist teachers, in all kinds of school
environments.
Exploring
Woodlands:A Cross-curricular Approach to Investigating
Woodlands, by Tony Pearce
Curriculum/Activity, Grades 4-9, 104 pages
This in-depth exploration of woodlands provides
cross-curricular, field-based activities plus follow-up
classroom work suggestions. Each of the twenty units
contains photocopiable sheets with teachers notes and
expansion ideas. A wide range of topics span from
investigation of a single tree, to the nature & functioning of the woodland, to the consumers that live in
the woodland.
Growing
Naturally: A Teacher's Guide to Organic Gardening
by Maggi Brown
Learning through Landscapes
Teacher's Guide, Grades 3-8
56 pages
Organic gardening activities offer teachers an exciting way
of educating throughout a wide range of curriculum areas
while improving and developing the school grounds. This book
provides basic facts about organic gardening practices and
ideas for investigations, activities and experiments, giving
teachers the necessary background information to create an
organic garden. Chapters cover Preparing and Caring for the
Soil; Recycling; Worm Composting; Pest Control; Vegetable
Gardening and Window Sill Planting.
Trees in the
School Grounds, by R. Clark & P. Walters
Learning through Landscapes
Curriculum Guide, Grades 3-8, 48 pages
Using trees as the focus, this guide contains twelve main
activity themes and five school-wide class projects. Each
activity includes teaching objectives, background notes,
required equipment, and suggestions for Investigation and
Interpretation. Some of the themes are: understanding trees,
tree food products, old trees, wood properties, and adopting
trees. Projects involve students in planting trees and
hedgerows, and in creating a tree nursery, a tree-trail, and
an outdoor workshop. Complete with photographs, sketches and
diagrams, this book gives teachers a range of exciting
indoor and outdoor activities to use year-round in all
subjects.
Wildlife and
the School Environment
by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and
Learning through Landscapes
Design/Activity Guide, Grades K-12, 24 pages
The presence of wildlife in the school grounds can provide
many opportunities for their study while fostering a
positive attitude towards the environment. This booklet
contains lots of great ideas for developing seven typical
areas of school grounds into places for wildlife including
buildings, hard surfaces, ponds, wildflowers, insect
gardens, shrubs, and woodlands. Different teaching
activities are suggested for each area.
Making the
Playground
by Eileen Adams
Trentham Books, 1993
ISBN: 0-948080-92-2
48 pages, black and white illustrations
This is an account of a children's project in Design
Technology, Art, English and Mathematics to improve their
outdoor environment. The project concentrates on the
environment and incorporates games and play as well as
artefacts that can be used in play activities. This is an
account of the planning and development process and the
curriculum connections made throughout the project. This
book can be obtained through Bacon and Hughs: 1 (800)
563-2468
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