Greening School Grounds: Creating Habitats for Learning

Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, (eds), 2001, Greening School Grounds: Creating Habitats for Learning, Toronto: Green Teacher, 136 pages, 8 1/2 " x 11". ISBN 0-86571-436-3. Grades K-12.

Edited by Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Perspectives

Transforming School Grounds by Ann Coffey
How Schoolyards Influence Behavior by Edward Cheskey
The Pedagogical Potential of School Grounds by Anne Bell
Sowing a School Garden: Reaping an Environmental Ethic by Janet Pivnick

Getting Started

Maximizing Participation: Go Team! by Stephanie Stowell
Funding Schoolyard Projects by Marilyn C.Wyzga
Ugliest School Yard Contest by Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn
A Step-by-step Planning Guide by Miriam Mutton and Debbie Smith
School Grounds in a Box: Model-making and Design by Ann Coffey
Greening High Schools: Leaping Subject Barriers by Barbara Kerby and John Egana

Greening the Grounds

A Diverse Dozen: Habitats for Healthy School Ground by Paul E. Knoop
Rethinking Tree Planting by Henry Kock
Natural Wetlands and Retention Ponds by Jackie Oblak
Bringing Back the Prairie: Ecological Restoration by Molly Fifield Murray
Desert and Dryland Gardens by Janet Fox
Creating a Schoolyard Tree Nursery by Cathy Dueck
Rooftop Gardens by Monica Kuhn

Attracting Wildlife

Whatever Happened to the `Wild' in Kids' Lives? by Edward Cheskey
The Foundation of Habitat: Native Plants by David Mizejewski
Amphibian Oasis by Heather Gosselin and Bob Johnson
Avian Attraction by Ken Quanz and Edward Cheskey
Projects for the Birds by Steven Uriarte
Butterfly Gardens by Kim Denman

Enhancements and Safety

Benches, Bridges and Other Beautiful Things by Gary Pennington
Sun Shelters: Respite from the Rays by Drew Monkman
Schoolyard Ponds: Safety and Liability by Sharon Gamson Danks
Discouraging Vandalism in Schoolyard Habitats by Beth Stout
Composting at School by Rhea Dawn Mahar

Learning in the Outdoor Classroom

The Panther Patch: A K-6 Gardening Plan by Janice Hanscom and Felicia Leipzig
Creating a Field Guide to Your Nature Area by Bruce R. Dean
Learning Links for Elementary Classes by Jeff Reading and George Taven
K-12 Activities for the Outdoor Classroom by Char Bezanson, Craig Johnson, Bill Lindquist and Nalani McCutcheon
K-12 Learning in a Schoolyard Prairie by Robin Greenler
The Abundance of Nature's Imagination by Karen Krupa
Math in the Schoolyard by Char Bezanson and Judy Killion
Exploring Food and Culture through Gardening by Nicole Thibault
Tips and Tricks for Taking Kids Outside by Nalani McCutcheon and Andrea Swanson
Service Learning: Connecting Classrooms with Communities by Mary Haque

Project Support and Resources

Index

Curriculum Index

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