Creating Outdoor Classrooms

Schoolyards have come a long way from the barren playgrounds that many people remember. Today's school campuses often feature gardens in which students can learn about native plants and wildlife, grow vegetables and fruit, explore cultural traditions, practice reading and math skills, and use their imaginations to create fun play spaces. And for a growing number of urban students, these schoolyard gardens offer the best, if not the only, opportunity to experience the natural world firsthand and enjoy its many benefits.This book is a practical, hands-on guide for creating a variety of learning environments in the arid Southwest.Johnson, Lauri Macmillan is the author of 'Creating Outdoor Classrooms', published 2008 under ISBN 9780292717466 and ISBN 0292717466.