Jean M. Larson, Mary Meyer

Generations Gardening Together

Sourcebook for Intergenerational Therapeutic Horticulture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents a activity plan that benefits the development of relationships between adults over 70 and school-age children. This book applies the Sensory Garden design to a specific population, with a focus on the human senses that are stimulated by the garden. It shows how a Sensory Garden comes alive in a structured therapeutic horticulture program.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 178g
• ISBN-13: 9781560223207
• ISBN-10: 1560223200
• Artikelnr.: 21852536

Autorenporträt

Jean M. Larson, Mary Meyer

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword (Carla E. S. Tabourne)
Chapter 1. Introduction
Objective of Sourcebook and Benefits of Intergenerational Gardening
Benefits for the Elderly
Benefits for the Children
How to Use This Sourcebook
Chapter 2. Strategies for Working with Elders and Children
Developing Program Content
Promoting Interaction
Chapter 3. Designing Accessible Gardens
Accessible Design Standards
Accessible Containers
Constructing a Raised Bed Planter
Suggestions for a Sensory Garden: Choosing Plants That Stimulate All Five Senses
Basic Sensory Garden Design
Chapter 4. Six-Week Intergenerational Sensory Garden Activity Plans
Awakening the Senses in the Garden: Overall Program Overview
Preprogram Orientation for Elders
Preprogram Orientation for Children
Week #1: Getting to Know You
Week #2: The Brain and the Senses
Week #3: Sound and the Ear
Week #4: Sight and the Eye
Week #5: The Sense of Touch
Week #6: The Senses of Taste and Smell
Postprogram Party
Certificate of Completion Example
Chapter 5. Evaluation Strategies
Rationale to Evaluation
Evaluation Example
Postevaluation
Resources
Basic Horticulture
Botanic Gardens and Arboreta
Honeybees
Horticultural Therapy
Intergenerational Programs
Sensory Gardens
Therapeutic Garden Program Curriculum
Tools
Universal Design
Index
Reference Notes Included