How Good are School Gardens?
$39.95
In How Good are School Gardens? seasoned educator, Emma Derainne, with over two decades of experience, delves into the transformative potential of school gardens. Drawing from her extensive background in Early Childhood and Primary Education across Australia, Asia, and Europe, Emma explores how these vibrant green spaces offer more than just nutritional benefits. Through engaging anecdotes and practical insights, she illustrates how school gardens foster hands-on learning, therapeutic benefits, safety and security, environmental stewardship and a deep connection to the community.
Emma’s book is a compelling invitation for educators to reimagine their teaching practices by integrating school gardens into the curriculum. With a focus on experiential learning and community engagement, she provides a comprehensive guide to creating and maintaining school gardens that cater to diverse student needs. From promoting sustainability to enhancing academic outcomes through real-world applications, How Good are School Gardens? offers valuable strategies and reflective prompts. This book is an essential resource for teachers looking to cultivate enriching, dynamic and inclusive educational environments that nurture students’ growth and holistic development.
Outdoor Education at School
$39.95
Outdoor Education at School contains sets of practical activities and problem-solving lessons for primary school students. Designed to be done completely within the school grounds and with minimal amount of equipment, these lessons and activities will appeal to the teacher who has little experience in outdoor education and will act as a valuable resource to the experts in the field.
The contents are based not only on learning in the outdoors but on learning about and for the outdoors. Specific topics covered include:
Environmental studies
Initiative games
Navigation
Bushcraft
Mapping
Students will enjoy the variety of topics covered while learning skills in personal development, self-esteem, resourcefulness, independence, leadership and cooperation. The lessons are not organised in year levels but in developmental progression from simple and introductory to complex.
Life in a Garden
$44.95
Help your primary students develop a deep appreciation for the natural world with Life in a garden: Activities and projects for the outdoor classroom. In this practical handbook, permaculture expert Dr Ross Mars guides teachers through the basics of garden design and maintenance, while providing opportunities for students to explore and contribute to a thriving ecosystem.
The easy-to-implement investigations and hands-on projects included in this book allow students to observe and understand the dynamic processes that take place in the garden environment and encourage them to consider sustainable solutions to keep their plants healthy and productive.
Using this resource, readers will find:
tips for effective garden design, including establishing basic garden beds and deciding on effective planting strategies
advice for seasonal planting and harvesting produce
sustainable solutions for managing common pests
flexible activities aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
You’ll love watching your students learn to love gardening as they make a positive impact on their local environment.
Access more resources and templates from the book here.
Science in a Garden
$64.95
Permaculture expert and educator Ross Mars is back with another collection of hands-on projects and investigations that provide students with opportunities to observe, understand and contribute to a thriving garden ecosystem.
You learned the basics of garden design and maintenance through the first book in this series, Life in a garden. Now you can take that knowledge even further with Science in a garden: Activities and projects for the outdoor classroom, Years F–6. Students will follow the journey from theory to final product through the book’s six parts: understanding science in the garden, growth in the garden, changes in the garden, animals in the garden, human use of the garden and products from the garden.
Each activity is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Science and the Australian Curriculum: Technologies as well as the cross-curriculum priority of sustainability. Plus, teachers can use the handy index of curriculum links to assist with their planning.
You will love watching your students deepen their understanding of the outdoor environment and apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios.
Access more resources and templates from the book here.
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