Teaching Green - The Elementary Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5

Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, (eds), 2005, Teaching Green - The Elementary Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5, Toronto: Green Teacher, 256 pages, 8 1/2 " x 11", for Grades K-5, 2005.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Approaches to Learning

Getting an Early Start: Environmental Education for Young Children by Ruth A. Wilson
Young Children as Environmental Citizens by Carole Basile and Cameron White
Green Empowerment in Kindergarten by Chris Wright
Environmental Project Learning by Julie Tracy with Kathleen Glaser
Democratic Education for Environmental Stewardship by Peter Corcoran and Margaret Pennock
Guiding Your School Towards Environmental Literacy by Jeff Reading

Exploring Nature Around Us

The Single Concept Field Trip by Clarke Birchard and Alan Crook
From Pattern to Principle: Discovering Science by Observing Patterns in Nature by Robert Barkman
Studying Pond Creatures by Chris Earley
The Numbered Forest by Emily Kissner
An Overnight Trip with First-graders by Liz Kornelson
Enjoying Winter with Your Class by Gareth Thomson and Sue Arlidge
The Art of Science by Tina Jory

Plants and Animals

Forest Studies with Children by Susan Argast and Cheryl Macdonald
A Walk in the Tropical Rainforest by Glenn Gustafson
Making Connections with Insect Royalty by Ann Hobbie
Meet the Monarch by Karen Oberhauser
Tracking Migratory Animals On-line by Bob Coulter
Mouse Roulette by Gareth Thomson and Kananaskis County Office of EE
Animals in the Classroom by Stephen Huddart and Craig Naherniak
The Great Lakes Food Web Drama by Marjane Baker
Marine Food Web Simulation by John Ogletree

Environmental Issues

Population Pressure! by Marci Mowery, Lindsay Aun
Mathematics and Garbage  by Sylvia Helmer and Shirley Parker-Creasy
Animals in Jeopardy by Annette Payne
Investigating Air Quality by Esther Railton Rice and Janice Gardner-Loster
The Water Game by Jennifer Baron
A Working Model of a Stream by William F. Hammond
One Fish Two Fish by Michele Hoffman
Investigating Ocean Pollution by Sue LeBeau

Building Community

Questing: Discovering Community Treasures by Steven Glazer
Asphalt Artisans: Creating a Community Eco-map by Paul Fieldhouse and Lisa Bunkowsky
Educating the Community: A Watershed Model Project by C.S. Perryess
Monument to a River: An Interactive Playground Structure by Bruce Dean
Waste-Free Lunches: A Lesson in Environmental Stewardship by Amy Hemmert
Cool Schools: A Schoolwide Conflict Resolution Program by Fran Jovick

Global Awareness

Global Education in Kindergarten by Karen Green
The World in a Cake by Jackie Kirk and Mary Gale Smith
Learning About Interconnectedness by Graham Pike and David Selby
Around the World in 90 Days by Michelle Cusolito and Bill White
Development Days: A Schoolwide Theme by Alison Flensburg
Teaching Children about Chronic Hunger by Daniel Kriesberg

Imagination and Celebration

Creative Visualization with Children by Jane Hamilton
Environmental Literature: The Power of Stories by Sue Christian Parsons
Earth Tales by Michael J. Caduto
Celebrating Earth Week: It’s Elemental by Deanna Fry

Index


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