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Kindergarden
Pre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
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View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
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View ResourceYour Better Sense of Nature
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View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourceGrade 01
Post-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourceYour Better Sense of Nature
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourceGrade 02
“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourceYour Better Sense of Nature
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourceGrade 03
Pre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
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View ResourceGrade 04
“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
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View ResourceGrade 08
Post-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
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View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
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View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourceGrade 06
Post-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourceGrade 07
Pre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourceGrade 05
Pre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourceGrade 09
Pre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourceGrade 10
Pre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourceGrade 11
Pre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourceGrade 12
Post-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
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Post-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
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View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
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“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
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Pre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
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View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
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Pre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePost-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
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Post-Visit “First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
View ResourcePost-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”
View ResourcePre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”
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Pre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”
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View Resource“Cell phone bans may help, but to get to the root cause of too much screen time we need to re-inspire a love for nature”
View ResourcePre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
View ResourcePost-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”
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View ResourcePre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”
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Enjoying the Gifts of Winter, Naturally.
Nature Activities, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families
It is a cold December day. A delicate layer of frost edges the corner of each window and mounds of snow smooth over bushes and trees. Birds are huddled under eaves, fluffing their feathers, reminding you that winter is well and truly here.
Brush with Nature
Nature Activities, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families
Nature is full of complex curves, shapes, and lines: the sweep of a pine branch, a cascading waterfall, waves marching along a lake, or a rolling thunder cloud. To our eyes, the natural world may seem chaotic—a bold blend of colours, textures, and patterns. But a more careful look reveals just how intricate and lovely the shapes of nature are.
Touching the Earth – A conversation with Jacob Rodenburg & Drew Monkman
Articles & Editorials, Resources for Educators
Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with two incredibly inspirational men who have dedicated much of their lives to engaging kids (and parents!) with nature. Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg have written The Big Book of Nature Activities. A year-round guide to outdoor learning.
Balsam Fir Motor Boat
Nature Activities, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families
You may be lucky enough to have balsam firs growing where you live, and if you do, you’ve got access to the tools to craft a resin-powered “motorboat” ready to zoom across any pond!
The Art of Stalking
Nature Activities, Resources for Educators
If you’re like me, a walk through the woods is a loud affair. Stepping on sticks, squelching through mud, shuffling over dried leaves, and smashing through branches—whatever wildlife may have been hiding is long gone.
The Book of Nature Connection is Now Available
Articles & Editorials, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families
Executive Director, Jacob...