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bird feeder

Pre-Visit Natural Neighbours

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

Archive of Outdoor Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan • Web Link

Wanderfall Seeds

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Unplug… And Plug Into Nature

Activity • Downloadable PDF

young girl up close looking at a tree

Pre-Visit Signs of the Seasons

Activity • Lesson Plan

sprout evolution in dirt

Post-Visit “It’s not Dirt, it’s Soil”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Hiding in Plain Sight

Activity • Downloadable PDF

child feeding birds

Pre-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related • Web Link

“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”

Earthworm in dirt

Nature Notes: The Earthworm is an Invader!

Post-Visit Taming the Wildflower

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Video: The Wild Path Home

Activity • Lesson Plan • Web Link

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Nature Note Winter Edition: Episode 5 HOLE PATROL

Activity • Video

The Nose Knows

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Blurred Trees

Pre-Visit “Treeific: A Program about Plants and Trees”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

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Nature Note 5: Micro-Trails

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Nature Note 1: Speaking Chickadee

Tomatoes growing

Pre-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

Get to know your bugs!

Magnificent Moths

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Red squirrel in winter

Squirrel Thoughts

Activity • Downloadable PDF • Lesson Plan

Post-Visit “Am I Alive?”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Stories in the Snow

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Note 10: Basement Windows

Activity • Video

Take it Outside: Enjoying the Gifts of Winter

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Tree Bee Website

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Nature Activity – Mapping with Glen

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 8 Nature Sculptures

Activity • Video

Animals Keeping Warm and Cozy: Making Winter Nests

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Post-Visit “Tree-ific: A Program about Plants and Trees”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 3 SCAVENGER HUNT

Activity • Video

Post-Visit “Signs of the Seasons”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Drawings of birds

Nature Journals

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Note Winter Edition: Episode 6 MOUSE BABIES Part 1

Activity • Video

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 2 TRACKING 2

Activity • Video

Brush Article

Brush With Nature

Activity • Downloadable PDF

The Hidden World of Ponds and Streams

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Pre-Visit Honing in on Homes

Activity • Lesson Plan

Young boy walking in the forest

The Art of Stalking

NFB Website

Post-Visit “Honing in on Homes”

Activity • Lesson Plan

Post-Visit “Seeds and Seed Dispersal”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Three siblings looking at nature with magnifying glasses

Pre-visit Activity: “Am I Alive?” Program

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

Tiny Finds: The Micro-World of the Forest

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Christmas tree with decorations

Nature Note: The Christmas Tree

Tomatoes growing

Post-Visit “Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related • Web Link

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Nature Note 8: Acorn Whistle

Red squirrel in winter

Pre/Post Visit for “A Day in the Life of a Squirrel” Programming

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related • Pre-Visit Program-Related

Beyond BeLeaf: The Wonder of Leaves

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Hole Patrol: How Animals Keep Warm in Winter

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Note 6: Spring Activities

Whizzing Water Stories

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Post-Visit “Natural Neighbours”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Post-Visit “Hide and Seek: A Program about Camouflage”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Green Teacher: A Pathway to Stewardship

Downloadable PDF

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 4 SNOW GAMES with Jacob & Glen

Activity • Video

dense blazing star flowers

Pre-Visit Taming the Wildflower

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

Young boy reading book under tree

Pre-Visit First Nations Awareness and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Activity • Lesson Plan • Web Link

The Beauty of Winter: Nature Crafts in the Cold

Activity • Downloadable PDF

birds poster

Nature Sound Map

Activity • Downloadable PDF • Lesson Plan

NCCIE Website

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Nature Note: Snow Activities with Glen

Activity • Video

Fun Bee Activities & Resources

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Nature Note 7: Using your head… Woodpeckers

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Nature Note 9: Nature Frame

Activity • Video

The Great Popsicle Fuel Race

Frozen Bubbles!