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 PlayOutA comprehensive set of resources for developing your early years outdoor spaces. PlayOut will give you step-by-step support to improve the use, design and management of your outdoor area. PlayOut comes in a handy toolkit box which includes: • Two guidance and work books which provide detailed advice on project management and planning improvements to the outdoor environment • A CD-ROM with many adaptable tools and resources to support your work • A DVD, Outdoors for Everyone, which is ideal to create interest, and to motivate and inspire staff and parents • 10 case study cards which illustrate how real settings have improved their outdoors • A Vision and Values poster to illustrate the benefits of using the outdoors for children.  PlayOut is produced by Learning through Landscapes: enabling effective outdoor learning and play since 1990. www.ltl.org.ukPlayOut. £60 + £2.50 p&p ISBN: 9781872865348 |
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Hot Tips for a Cool Planet Family Activities for Saving the Planet The booklet is 32 pages A5, in full colour. It is aimed at adults but the booklet will be used by the whole family. It’s lively and fun and encourages families to make some changes to their lifestyles, to reduce their carbon footprint. Hot Tips for a Cool Planet is divided into a number of sections dealing with: energy, waste, water, transport, food, carbon footprint, shopping and the home. It includes challenges, activities, some shocking statistics and information. Some of the science that lies behind the information is explained by the Green Man. Generous discounts are available for bulk purchases. Phone 01363 776888. Clare Eastland 32 pages A5, full colour. £1.95 ISBN: 9 781857 411362 For discounts on larger orders for the above (up to 50% off) please use the following downloadable form order-form - pdf 33k |
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Reducing And Recycling Waste In Schools This book will make a valuable contribution to your science and citizenship work with KS2 pupils. It will help children to develop a different attitude to waste and litter and save your school money! Children will learn about the origins of the materials they use; whether they are renewable or finite; which biodegrade, can be recycled or reused. There are 20 fun activities, including making recycled paper and devising a strategy for reducing waste in the classroom. Produced in collaboration with the Centre for Alternative Technology and Learning through Landscapes. Ian Mitchell 64 pages £9.95 ISBN: 9-781857-411850 |
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Edible Gardens In Schools Edible Gardens in Schools consists of a teacher’s book and a CD, packed with photocopiable activities. This is a detailed guide to growing food in school. The pack contains clear information about the practical aspects of gardening in school, and also includes lesson plans, games and activity sheets to support this work. The topics include companion planting, seed saving and sowing, nutrition, local food, garden design and food chains. All activities are linked to the curriculum. Rachel Sykes 40 pages plus CD, £16.95 ISBN: 9-781857-411065 |
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Learning about Lifecycles using an Organic Garden Learning about life cycles using an organic garden This book uses the practical idea of growing small amounts of organic food at school in order to:
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Teaching About Energy Practical Activities for 7 to 11 Year Olds Provides non-specialist teachers with interesting and fun activities, with an emphasis on sustainability and alternative technologies. Many of the activities have practical relevance and involve the use of inexpensive scrap materials. The six chapters deal with: sun; water; animals; plants; storing and conserving energy. The activities include investigations, experiments, games, design-and-make projects and demonstrations. Also included are photocopiable sheets for pupils to use in class or take home. There are numerous helpful diagrams to illustrate the text. Clare Eastland / Centre for Alternative Technology |
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Measuring Success A guide to evaluating school grounds projects Measuring Success is about the principles and practices of evaluation in relation to school grounds projects. It is relevant to all kinds of schools. The pack consists of a teacher’s book, 14 activity cards, questionnaires and planning framework, in a folder. £9.95 ISBN: 9-781872-865324 |
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Creating A Space To Grow Provides guidance through the process of changing and developing Early Years settings. Packed with strategies and ideas for enhancing outdoor areas, it shows the true value that outdoor spaces can have on a child’s educational development. The chapters deal with: why children need to be outdoors; getting started; thinking and planning; making it happen; evaluating and enjoying. Gail Ryder Richardson 106 pages, £19.99 ISBN: 9-781843-123040 (David Fulton) |
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ANIMALS UK + CD Identifying British Wildlife Animals UK includes eight databases: • Mammals • Birds • Land Invertebrates • Amphibians • Water Invertebrates • Butterflies • Reptiles • Freshwater Fish Step-by-step identification of creatures most likely to be found in school grounds, parks, gardens, ponds, rivers and lakes. Original, full colour illustrations of all species, combining beautiful drawings with biological accuracy. Animals UK provides the following: 1. Details of Animals: Latin name, Class, Order, distribution, lifestyle and habitat. 2. Interactive investigations: Creating keys; food webs; classification; adaptations and others. 3. Spreadsheets: Prepared and ready for recording animals. Animals UK is presented in an A5 folder, containing the CD, teacher’s guide and at least 10 photocopiable worksheets for pupils. Animals UK CD Rom £30 each (£35.25 inc VAT) Key Stage 2/Scottish 5–14 Level C – E System requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP; internet access for free downloads. For use on PC only. Animals UK is sold with a single user licence. Multi use licences are available from the publisher and forms are included in the packs. |
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PLANTS UK + CD Identifying British Plants Plants UK includes three databases: • Wild Flowers • Trees • Shrubs and Grasses Plants UK will help pupils (and adults!) to more easily identify the wild flowers, trees, shrubs and grasses commonly found in the school grounds, local parks, gardens, open spaces etc. The full colour illustrations are beautifully drawn and very accurate, Plants UK provides the following: 1. Botanical details of all plants: Latin name; Division; Class; distribution and habitat. 2. Interactive investigations: Creating plant keys; food webs; photosynthesis; adaptations and others. 3. Spreadsheets: prepared and ready for recording plants. Plants UK is presented in an A5 folder, containing the CD, teacher’s guide and at least 10 photocopiable worksheets for pupils. Plants UK CD Rom £30 each (£35.25 inc VAT) Key Stage 2/Scottish 5–14 Level C – E System requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP; internet access for free downloads. For use on PC only. Plants UK is sold with a single user licence. Multi use licences are available from the publisher and forms are included in the packs. |
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INVERTEBRATES UK CD Rom Target Area: Science. Life Processes & Living Things. Easy identification of fifty-five species of common British land invertebrates, using simple questions which encourage children to observe important features, such as numbers of legs, type of wings, colour and size. Full colour original illustrations and descriptive text of all creatures and optional voice-over to assist non-readers. Interactive activities, including a facility to colour-fill and embellish an outline of any species. Presented in an A5 folder which holds project information and worksheets for pupils. £20 each (£23.50inc. VAT) Key Stage 1 & 2. Scottish 5-14. Level A - C. |
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PONDLIFE UK CD Rom Target Area: Science. Life Processes & Living Things. Easy identification of twenty-nine species of common British water invertebrates, four Amphibians and two Fish, using simple questions which encourage children to observe important features, such as numbers of legs, type of wings, colour and size. Full colour original illustrations and descriptive text of all creatures and optional voice-over to assist non-readers. Interactive activities, including a facility to colour-fill and embellish an outline of any species. Presented in an A5 folder with holds project information and worksheets for pupils. £20 each (£23.50inc. VAT) Key Stage 1 & 2. Scottish 5-14. Level A - C. |
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Land Invertebrates and Freshwater Creatures Each pack contains forty wipe-clean laminated A6 identification cards, with details and database information. Each card shows one species, relevant database information and a number of legs logo. Sorting the cards by the number of legs logo, groups the creatures into their correct families. The perfect wildlife reference for nature lovers of all ages. Great for schools, where one pack can be shared for constructing databases, creative writing or art. Original, accurate, full colour illustrations of all creatures. PocketPacks £7.50 each (£8.81 inc VAT) Key Stage 2/Scottish 5–14 Level C – E
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NEW A2 Bird identification poster A laminated A2 identification poster showing 28 species of common birds of Gardens, Hedgerows and Woodland, suitable for all ages. All illustrations are original paintings. The birds are grouped by beak shape and Latin name and information on food and size is shown for each species, making it the perfect educational resource for use at home, in schools and nature reserves. Posters are supplied rolled in individual postal tubes. Wendy Collin / Devon Curriculum Advice |
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Arts in the School Grounds Ages 5 – 11 The first three sections of the book are concerned with process. Observing and Recording focuses on the individual's reaction to the school grounds and its impact upon the imagination. Making and Composing looks at the interaction of the pupil and the school grounds. Celebrating and Performing deals with the relationship between performance and the space in which it takes place. Other sections look at Artists in Residence, Sustainability and Case Studies. Brian Keaney 60 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–036–X |
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 English in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 Provides inspiration for a series of activities in story-telling, poetry-writing, drama and language work. Chapters are based on Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing. Brian Keaney 56 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–031–9 |
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 Geography in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 Topics covered include mapwork skills; the use of photographs and models; weather, water and landforms; people, settlements and land use; environmental quality and 'a sense of place'. R Hare, C Attenborough and T Day 72 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–023–8 |
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 History in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 Looks in detail at studying the school’s past, including changes and development and key events that have happened; developing a sense of time and place; encouraging children to imagine the past through story-telling, drama and simulation. Jacqui Dean 60 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–002–5 |
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 Mathematics in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 There are four sections – Number; Measurement; Shape and Space; Data Work. Photocopiable worksheets provide additional resources for pupil work. Zoe Rhydderch-Evans 60 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–021–1 |
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Personal, Social and Health Education in the School Grounds Ages 5 – 11 PSHE in the School Grounds explores ways in which the key skills, attitudes and issues, now set out in the National Curriculum, can be delivered through work in the outdoor environment. The activities are suitable for Key Stages 1 and 2 and are designed to help children and teachers work together, get to know one another and have some fun, while exploring feelings, senses, capabilities, relationships and responsibilities. The emphasis is on interesting activities which children and teachers will enjoy. Alan Dyer and Jeff Lewis |
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 Physical Education in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 This book helps teachers to move beyond traditional PE activities outside and make the best use of their grounds. Chapters cover: Athletic Activities, Games, Dance, Gymnastic Activities and Outdoor and Adventurous Activities. There is also a chapter on health-related exercise and healthy lifestyles. Sue Chedzoy |
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 Science in the School GroundsAges 5 – 11 Topics include: ponds; trees; grassed areas; wildflowers; waste-management; mini-beasts; weather; built environment. Gill Thomas 60 pages, £9.50 ISBN: 1–85741–085–8 |
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 Active PlaytimesIncludes playground markings, equipment and playground surfaces, tag games, games with and without equipment, and skipping games and rhymes. 50 games are described on 25 double-sided A5 laminated cards. Wendy Collin / Devon Curriculum Advice |
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 Challenge of the Urban School SiteBased on results from the BT Urban Challenge scheme, this book provides practical advice on greening schools; multicultural issues; the organisation of limited space; seating; shelter; vandalism and removing asphalt. Detailed case studies are included. LTL |
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 Greener School GroundsHelping schools to create sustainable external educational environments Ideas to help schools develop recycling/composting strategies for their grounds. The pack identifies the best resources available, and examples of successful initiatives, and practical ideas are illustrated in case studies. Alan Marshall |
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 Outdoors for EveryoneNarrated by Marjorie Ouvray This inspirational DVD takes you to Early Years settings from across the UK, discovering the powerful benefits of positive outdoor play experiences for young children. Produced for all Early Years practitioners working with young children from birth onwards, Outdoors for Everyone is packed full of strategies and ideas for enhancing outdoor areas. Practitioners and parents from all kinds of Early Years settings tell how they went about developing outdoor provision and highlight what made their efforts successful. By hearing from practitioners who have made it happen and seeing what they have done, it is hoped that you will be convinced that you can do it too! Learning through Landscapes DVD / Video £15.99 inc VAT |
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 Grounds for Celebration VideoIntroduced by David Attenborough, this video shows how one school has turned its modest grounds into a hugely valuable educational and social resource. Approx 15 mins, £11.95 inc VAT |
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 People, Plants and PlacesShows the close links between plants, people and places. Contents include: plants through the ages; plants in our cities; plants as food, cleaners, perfumes and medicines; plants from around the world; designing a cultural garden. Julian Agyeman |
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 Trees in the School GroundsDeals with tree surveys; seasonal activities; the use of trees and their many cultural associations. R Clarke and P Walters |
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Working Out & About Working Out and About is an interactive CD Rom providing six curriculum-based projects for Key Stage 2. This pack will help teachers to develop their existing teaching to include the use of the school grounds. The projects offer opportunities to do ICT work with other curriculum areas both inside and outside the clssroom. Initial work at the computer leads to work outside in the school grounds, and further work at the computer. The projects are based on literacy, numeracy, PSHE and other curriculum areas. To support the projects are a range of materials and worksheets that can be printed out as Word documents and can be adapted to suit the needs of a class or group. Comprehensive teacher’s pages give information, support and additional ideas to extend the activities. Unit 1: An Art activity supports a story. Unit 2: Explore problems and feelings in this PSHE-based unit. Unit 3: Experiment with timelines and explore changes in your school and surroundings in this History-based unit. Unit 4: Become part of a journalistic team on a new gardening magazine. Unit 5: Carry out surveys in the school grounds, and write reports, in this Maths-based unit. Unit 6: This Literacy and ICT-based unit will help to produce a high quality School Guide. Kate MacRae |
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 WorkOutSecondary School Grounds Toolkit Aimed at all those involved with improving the use, design and management of secondary school grounds. It particularly focuses on physical changes to the grounds. Contents include: three books (Planning Your Project; Thoughts, Feelings and Needs; Making It Happen); a CD (full of activity sheets, PowerPoint, bank of images to use in promoting projects); 12 detailed Case Study cards. Learning through Landscapes £60.00 ISBN: 9-781872-865331 |
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