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Greening School Grounds
Creating Habitats for Learning
Edited by Tim Crant and Gail Littlejohn

      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.

      Schoolyard "greening" is an excellent way to promote hands-on, interdisciplinary learning through projects that benefit schools and increase green space and biodiversity in communities. In this popular anthology from Green Teacher magazine, readers will find step-by-step instructions for numerous schoolyard projects, from tree nurseries to school composting to native plant gardens, along with ideas for enhancing learning by addressing the diverse needs of students. Among more than a dozen schoolyard habitat options presented, the guide includes detailed articles on rooftop gardens, far-north gardens, desert gardens, butterfly gardens, ponds, and prairie restorations. For project planners, there are practical tips on minimizing vandalism, maximizing participation and raising funds. And for teachers, there are dozens of outdoor classroom activities and curriculum links, a bibliography of learning resources, and up-to-date listings of funders and training organizations.

      Greening School Grounds is especially recommended to parents, school boards, school administrators, teachers, and anyone with an interest in regard to improving the environmental quality of school curriculums. 112 pages. New Society Publishers. 2001. ISBN: 978-0865714366.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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