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If you are a teacher, parent, home schooler, after-school instructor, park or botanical garden interpreter, pre-school teacher or child development specialist, you will love this book. It is about things to do with children between the ages of 2 and 8 in all types of gardens. The activities, collected from outstanding teachers and the authors’ childhood use inquiry learning in response to the importance of being outdoors with children. The book explains how to select and adapt activities that are suitable for the specifi c garden and the specifi c children, and guidelines for safety. All of the activities are to be conducted outdoors and use the garden for content and materials, not just f...
The Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs provides over 160 profiles of graduate programs across the country that offer curricula related to the environment. Because it was impossible to include every program in the book, and because these programs are constantly changing, Island Press welcomes suggested changes and additions to the profiles. While Island Press is not the official "author" of the book, we are eager to receive new or updated information to be included in the next edition. Drawing from this information, Island Press has created an online listing of programs that were not profiled in the book. To submit your contribution, either fill out the postcard included in the book its...
If you are a teacher, parent, home schooler, after-school instructor, park or botanical garden interpreter, pre-school teacher or child development specialist, you will love this book. It is about things to do with children between the ages of 2 and 8 in all types of gardens. The activities, collected from outstanding teachers and the authors' childhood use inquiry learning in response to the importance of being outdoors with children. The book explains how to select and adapt activities that are suitable for the specifi c garden and the specifi c children, and guidelines for safety. All of the activities are to be conducted outdoors and use the garden for content and materials, not just for...
The theme of the 1993 conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education was "Pathways to Partnerships: Coalitions for Environmental Education." Speakers on environmental issues represented government agencies and legislative houses, international institutions, businesses, and academia and included U.S. Representative Karan English and Madeleine May Kunin, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The proceedings are divided into five major areas. General session presentations, which include both keynote and featured speakers, include topics on environmental education legislation, reform, and perspectives on the Tennessee River and the Ukraine. Conference wo...
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A complete resource for teaching green to young people from kindergarten through grade five.
Activities for K-12 in 3 sections: Natural Resources and Pollution, Solid Waste, and Hazardous Waste. Includes background sheets and glossaries. Appendices index activities by age group, topic, and school subject.
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