I recently accepted a teaching position at Larchmont Charter. It is a very open minded public elementary school interested in trying new approaches to teaching sustainability. They were very receptive to bringing both math and PE into the garden as well as to many of the community outreach ideas I know many of you have been working on. Anyone with ideas for how these things could be taught in school or with resources you believe would be of use please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here are some of the resources that they are looking for: GARDEN Composter Picnic table Soil and amendments Gardening tools Child-sized garden furniture Redwood to construct garden infrastructure Outdoor bench seating (preferably with storage underneath) Stepping stones, pavers, bark for walkways Outdoor sink Rain barrels to collect rainwater for re-use in the garden Storage shed Outdoor weatherprooof bulletin board BOOKS Social Studies/Science leveled readers (like the National Geographic series) Dictionaries and atlases for the classrooms Subscriptions (Class Sets): Time Kids, National Geographic for Kids, or Scholastic News Garden-themed children's books for K-6 plus garden reference books -- garden layout, bugs, flowers, birds, etc. PAPER & SUPPLIES Reams of paper (white, pastels & primary colors) Paper of any kind Student scissors (Fiskar) Fancy edging scissors Large edging scissors Crayola Model Magic Large black bound sketchbooks Writing journals for kids with lines ART SUPPLIES wood scraps fine point sharpies/black sharpies/black 4 quarts modge podge 8 rolls artist tape/white 22 pencils 7 bottles liquid starch 3 rolls extra industrial tin foil 1 pack color fast non bleeding tissue 22x26 colorations activity paint/white crayola colored pencils set of 240 50 sheets colored felt 35 sheets snow flake real water color paper 12x 18 50 sheets fire tip decor paint all colors 500 sheets tracing paper 20 white 12x18 tag boards 20 tacky glue 60 washable Elmer's glue 60 Elmer's glue sticks 1 box grand mas buttons (i lb) 1 box wiggly eyes (class room size0 6 pack of glitter canisters super size sequin pack 3-d gem stickers foam sheets craft matchsticks plastic craft modeling clay clay cutter set texture rolling pens clay (50 lbs) glazing supplies in quart size a kiln paint brushes wood clay tools TECH EQUIPMENT LCD Projectors (4) Document readers (4) Scanner (4) Digital Camera (20) Photo printer Overhead projectors (7-20) Video cameras (10-20) _______________________________________________ Sdpg mailing list [email protected] https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
