Selected Reading

Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale Karen DeBord et al.
(Kaplan, 2005)

Play and Child Development
Joe Frost, Sue Wortham, Stuart Reifel
(Prentice Hall, 2004)

The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds
Joe Frost et al.
(Assoc. for Childhood Ed. Int’l, 2004)

Natural Learning - Creating Environments for Rediscovering Nature's Way of Teaching
Robin C. Moore and Herb H. Wong
(MIG Communications, 1997)

The Great Outdoors: Restoring Children’s
Right to Play Outdoors

Mary Rivkin
(NAEYC, 1995)

The Sense of Wonder
Rachel Carson
(Harper Collins, 1998)

Resources and Links

What does research tell us about the benefits of
children learning outside?
What kinds of resources can communities tap for help with developing their schoolgrounds? Where are these ideas being put into practice successfully?

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