Selected Reading

Last Child in the Woods
Richard Louv
(Algonquin Books, 2005)

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

No Student Left Indoors:
Creating a Field Guide to Your Schoolyard
Jane Kirkland
(Stillwater Publishing, 2009)

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)

Natural Playscapes
Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul
Rusty Keeler
(Exchange Press, 2009)

Resources and Links

What does research tell us about
the benefits of children learning outside?

• Tufts Journal 11/4/09: Reinventing Child’s Play
  Marjorie Howard
• State Education & Environment Roundtable
• Children, Youth and Environment Center for
  Research and Design
• Children, Youth and Environment - A Quarterly 

What kinds of resources can communities tap for help with developing their schoolgrounds?

• Children & Nature Network
• Natural Learning Initiative
  
• New England Wildflower Society
• National Wildlife Federation
• Conway School of Landscape Design
  
• Evergreen

Where are these ideas being put into practice successfully?

• Earthplay - Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul
• Boston Schoolyard Initiative
• Milton Outdoor Classrooms
• Chesapeake Bay Schoolyard Habitat Program,
  sponsored by the Fish and Wildlife Service

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