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Authors: Lauren Zappone Maples, Mathew Garland, Erin Magrath, and Lauren Renée Salinas-Garcia n This book is for teachers, by teachers. Are you new to teaching outdoors? Are you groovin' along the path, but looking for ideas and inspiration? Maybe you want to fine-tune your advanced practice? Looking to enrich a homeschool program with backyard and garden exploration? Well, this is the guidebook for all of you! n All authors and major contributors to this guidebook are staff at PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability) in Austin, Texas. PEAS' mission is to cultivate joyful connections with the natural world through outdoor learning and edible education. PEAS is a passionate community committed to carving out time and space for students to connect with the Earth we all share. PEAS began as a community farm in 2011 and began its school day, year-round programming in the fall of 2016. We have learned so much along the way and we are ready to share it. n As former classroom teachers who now focus all of our time leading students outdoors, we have created this guidebook that is easily accessible to educators with tight schedules and offers a mix of pedagogy and practice. While these lessons have been designed with second and third graders in mind, you will find they are easy to adapt for younger and older students or homeschool settings. You will be surprised by the connections and academic risks your youngest students will take, and delighted by the joy and e