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Kindergarden

Three siblings looking at nature with magnifying glasses

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

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

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

Get to know your bugs!

NFB Website

Your Better Sense of Nature

Equitable Nature Access Toolkit

Tree Bee Website

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Nature Note 10: Basement Windows

Activity • Video

Nature Activity – The 5 Senses

The Nose Knows

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Species at Risk Public Registry Website Link

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

Pre-Visit Honing in on Homes

Activity • Lesson Plan

Fun Bee Activities & Resources

bird feeder

Pre-Visit Natural Neighbours

Activity • Lesson Plan • Pre-Visit Program-Related

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Nature Note 8: Acorn Whistle

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Nature Note: Snow Activities with Glen

Activity • Video

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Nature Note 6: Spring Activities

Magnificent Moths

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Video: The Wild Path Home

Activity • Lesson Plan • Web Link

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Nature Note 3: Camouflaged Eggs

Archive of Outdoor Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan • Web Link

The Thrill of the Trill

Downloadable PDF

Forest Guide

Downloadable PDF

young girl up close looking at a tree

Pre-Visit Signs of the Seasons

Activity • Lesson Plan

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 1 TRACKING

Activity • Video

Animals Keeping Warm and Cozy: Making Winter Nests

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Green Teacher: A Pathway to Stewardship

Downloadable PDF

Red squirrel in winter

Squirrel Thoughts

Activity • Downloadable PDF • Lesson Plan

Whizzing Water Stories

Activity • Downloadable PDF

birds poster

Nature Sound Map

Activity • Downloadable PDF • Lesson Plan

Neighbourwood Eco Parent Resource

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Christmas tree with decorations

Nature Note: The Christmas Tree

Brush Article

Brush With Nature

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 8 Nature Sculptures

Activity • Video

Tiny Finds: The Micro-World of the Forest

Activity • Downloadable PDF

The Beauty of Winter: Nature Crafts in the Cold

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Grade One and Kindergarten Book List

Flutterby’s: The Magic of Butterflies

Activity • Downloadable PDF

chipmunk eating a nut

Nature Notes: The Chipmunk

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Nature Note 5: Micro-Trails

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Nature Note 7: Using your head… Woodpeckers

Beyond the Green Blur: Green Adventures in Your Own Backyard

Earthworm in dirt

Nature Notes: The Earthworm is an Invader!

For the Birds

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Stories in the Snow

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Note 2: Bird Nests

Frozen Bubbles!

Nest with 3 bird eggs in it

The Magic of Nests

Activity • Downloadable PDF

The Hidden World of Ponds and Streams

Activity • Downloadable PDF

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Nature Note 9: Nature Frame

Activity • Video

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Nature Note Winter Edition: Episode 6 MOUSE BABIES Part 1

Activity • Video

Educator/Parent Book List

Post-Visit “Signs of the Seasons”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

NCCIE Website

Hiding in Plain Sight

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Nurturing Naturalists

Downloadable PDF

Honourable Harvest Overview

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Nature Notes Winter Edition: Episode 2 TRACKING 2

Activity • Video

Post-Visit “Am I Alive?”

Activity • Lesson Plan • Post-Visit Program-Related

Take it Outside: Enjoying the Gifts of Winter

Activity • Downloadable PDF

The Nose Knows

Activity • Downloadable PDF

purple flowers

Nature Hammered Prints: A Smashing Good Time

Activity • Downloadable PDF

Touching the Earth: A Conversation with Jacob Rodenburg and Drew Monkman

Downloadable PDF

Post-Visit “Honing in on Homes”

Activity • Lesson Plan

Drawings of birds

Nature Journals

Activity • Downloadable PDF