LINCK Resources

LINCK Resources

Books

Cornell, J. "Sharing Nature with Children"
Chalufour, I. and Worth, K., "Discovering Nature with Children"
Dannenmaire, M., "A Child's Garden: 60 Ideas to Make Any Garden Come Alive for Children"
Greenman, J. "Caring Spaces, Learning Places; Children’s Environments that Work"
Louv, R., "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder"
Krezel, C., "101 Kid-Friendly Plants: Fun Plants and Family Garden Projects"
Keeler, R., "Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul"
Lovejoy, S., "Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children"
Moore, R.C., "Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments"
Strauss, K., "Tales with Tails: Storytelling the Wonders of the Natural World"

Web Resources

D. Mark Organic Gardens: A comprehensive gardening curriculum for pre-schoolers
Nature's Kids Nursery School: From the Center of Science Teaching and Learning
www.licm.org/replication_award/home.php: Our Backyard exhibit at Long Island Children's Museum
www.cnaturenet.org: Children and Nature Network (C&NN)
www.natureexplore.org: Collaborative effort of the Arbor Day Foundation and the Dimensions Educational Research foundation to create Nature Explore classrooms.
www.earthplay.net: Earthplay
www.edfacilities.org/rl/outdoor.cfm: National Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities (NCEF)
www.edibleschoolyard.org: The Edible Schoolyard
www.hookedonnature.org: Hooked on Nature
www.naaee.org: North American Association of Environmental Educators
www.naeyc.org: The National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naturalearning.com: Natural Learning Initiative
www.nwf.org/schoolyard: National Wildlife Federation
www.plt.org: Project Learning Tree
www.schoolgrounds.ca: The Canadian Biodiversity Institute
www.WorldForumFoundation.org: World Forum Foundation (Home of the Nature Action Collaborative)
www.childcareexchange.com: the Child Care Information Exchange
www.ahs.org/youth_gardening/index.htm: American Horticultural Society
www.allianceforchildhood.org: The Alliance for Childhood

Research

Outdoor Classroom Research "Young Children Learn Through Authentic Play in a Nature Explore Classroom" A White Paper Based on Research Conducted at Dimensions Early Education Programs in Lincoln, NE
Association of Children’s Museums “Green Paper” on outdoor learning environments (Kids Dig Dirt) "Good to Grow"
Climate map: What is my arborday.org hardiness zone?
Cooperative Extension System network: Cooperative Extension System Offices

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