Living Lightly in the City, Volume I

Contact Information

Reservations/Ordering Info: Call 414-352-2880

Phone: 414-352-2880
Fax: 414-352-6091

Street Address: Schlitz Audubon Center 1111 East Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Offers a variety of high interest activities—a good scope and sequence at the beginning
of each unit."

"A major emphasis on exploring the outdoors in neighborhoods, both at school and home."

Presentation
"Good lesson plan organization."

"Posters need to be colored and laminated."

Teacher Usability
"Can be taught as units."

"Can be easily integrated into an established primary curriculum."

"Text on some of the worksheets may be a bit much for K—1 level."

Focus on Communities
"Geared to a midwest urban environment—may require adjustments for use in California."

"Good connections to parents and home."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Schlitz Audubon Center

Description: Living Lightly in the City is part of a K—12 environmental education curriculum of activities designed to increase awareness about the community and the sources of water, food, energy, and the resources students consume daily. Units at the K—3 level, Vol. I (1993 reprint, 177 p.) include neighborhood explorations, gardening, urban and suburban wildlife, community connections, energy, and suggestions for "living lightly."

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: K, 1, 2, 3

Cost: $24

EE Focus: Biodiversity, Energy, Gardening/Composting, Land Use, Plants & Animals, Recycling/Waste Mgmt., Sustainable Development, Urban Environments, Water

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Language Arts, Science

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

B
B+
B+
B
B+
B

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language