No matter where you live, you have a choice to make. You will bemoan the changing of each season or you will celebrate it. I am a big believer in the celebration. Fall in Vancouver, British Columbia brings a promise of colourful leaves, crisp mornings, white caps on the waves, and the advent of the […]
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Project Learning Tree Canada‘s Forest Literacy Framework translates the language of forests and sustainable forest management into concepts for everyone. The framework offers 100 forest concepts for Grades K-12, organized into four themes: What is a forest?, Why do forests matter?, How do we sustain our forests?, and What is our responsibility to forests? Find
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Discovering Decomposers! Submitted by: Serina Bain Grade level: ECE, elementary Core Competencies: creative-thinking, critical thinking, positive-personal-and-cultural-identity Subject Disciplines: science-education,indigenous-education Location: any natural place (e.g. playground, forest, beach) Grade 1-4 could be extended to grade 7 Materials: Hard writing surface (clip board, cardboard with clip) Pencil Coloured pencils (optional, helps with drawings and observations) Magnifying glasses
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Elementary Literacy Activity Find shapes that resemble letters from outdoor materials – make sure to find the entire alphabet! How many words can you create in one minute? Ask 1 partner create the words with the materials and 1 partner write down the list of words. Swap! Compare the lists of words with the class:
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It’s the perfect time of year for a nature scavenger hunt! This fun outdoor science activity lets you get to know your local environment. The goal is to get outside and notice different types of trees, plants, animals and insects that live right outside your window! Here is the “ABC Nature Scavenger Hunt Checklist” to try on your
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The Ultimate at-Home ‘CAMP OUT’!! What: An at-home ‘camping’ experience, including a cook-out, sleep-out and ‘camp’ activities! Where: From your home – backyard, courtyard, grass space, family room – whatever space you can access! Who: You AND encourage your family to join! You’ll take care of the planning and they get to participate in
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There is a good list of resources found on the KBEE website around outdoor learning activities. https://kbee.ca/families/
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Check out this resource of outdoor learning activities that families can do from Project Learning Tree. https://www.plt.org/activities-for-families/
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Outdoortopia states that their mission is, “Shaping Changemakers for a Sustainable Future”. Outdoortopia has a well-developed resources area aimed at empowering and supporting educators to incorporate local outdoor learning into their daily practices. Check out Outdooortopia here: https://www.outdoortopia.org/knowledge-hub
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Check out the outdoor learning resources the Chilliwack School District #33 has on their website: https://learningservices.sd33.bc.ca/outdoor-classroom-resources Particularly, look at the Outdoor Classroom Activity Cards Thank you, @Just_in_Moore on Twitter!
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