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Missing Your Fresh, Leafy Greens? Get Sprouting!
It's a damp, dreary, chilly, day on the West Coast. It seems like eons since the last lovely, fresh garden salad, and I …
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Paperback – 256 pages
8.5 Inches × 11 Inches (w × h)
Weight: 710 Grams
BISAC:
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology
Publisher:
New Society Publishers
ISBN: 9780865715349
Pub. Date: 2005-05-01
About the Authors
Gail Littlejohn is a former high school teacher and the co-editor of Green Teacher magazine, a non-profit quarterly offering practical ideas for fostering environmental literacy and global awareness in Grades K-12.
Tim Grant is a former high school teacher and the co-editor of Green Teacher magazine, a non-profit quarterly offering practical ideas for fostering environmental literacy and global awareness in Grades K-12.
Teaching Green - The Elementary Years
Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5
edited by Gail Littlejohn & Tim Grant
Teaching Green - The Elementary Years is designed for anyone working with young people in grades kindergarten to five, whether in schools or non-formal education settings. It offers 50 kid-tested teaching strategies that promote interdisciplinary hands-on learning about natural systems and foster critical thinking about environmental issues, both local and global. The book includes background information and instructions for practical projects and activities on numerous topics. Rich illustrations and a curriculum index make this book of contributions from over 60 educators from across North America appealing to a wide range of teachers, educators and parents seeking innovative ideas for incorporating green themes into their programs.
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