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​Read it here: ​​5min-fieldtrips.pdf
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Ideas to teach Awareness, Action and Understanding of Nature and the Environment.

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All NEW!
Five Minute Field Trips: Volume II
Read it here: 5 Minute Field Trips: Volume II
Ideas to help your students with Communication, Team-building & the Importance of Trust

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Indigenous Sports Day Ideas from GEOEC Developed Member Anita Vahaaho
Read Connections Journal Volume 39 

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This Loose Parts Manual will guide you through a step by step process for you to create your own unique loose parts play kit. From a small box of ideas to a whole playground equipment set-up, this manual will help guide you.

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http://befitforlife.ca/resources/
A fun way to introduce outdoor adventure skills!The first Be Fit For Life centre emerged in 1982 as a fitness resource centre at the University of Alberta’s Provincial Fitness Unit, later growing into a Network of Centres embedded in Colleges and Universities across Alberta, bridging the work of the institutions with the community at large. The Network has grown and evolved since it’s inception, remaining committed to the health and wellness of Albertans. A shift in focus to physical literacy development as a vehicle for health and well-being has opened doors for a coordinated approach for change, bringing new stakeholders from education, health, sport and recreation sectors to the table with a shared vision of Albertans who are confident, competent and motivated to engage in physical activity for life.

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Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids.

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Exemplary classroom resources reviewed by teachers for teachers

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​The Nature Sketch Program, a Bateman Foundation initiative, aims to inspire observation and appreciation of the natural world using a pencil and a sketchbook. Nature Sketch participants learn about the wildlife and habitat of local flora and fauna in the world around them! The Bateman Foundation believes in the power of “noticing nature”. We inspire a lasting relationship with nature through the lens of art. The pencil becomes the tool that draws a new generation into the magic of nature, recording all its beauty on paper and demonstrating that each of us are vitally connected to our natural environment. For more information visit naturesketch.org or https://batemanfoundation.org/digital-resources/ 
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A booklet for students to read about winter nature by Childhood by Nature.

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​Developed by the Back to Nature Network.

A downloadable files available in the above link.

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Nature as a Classroom by the David Suzuki Foundation.

A variety of downloadable files available on the above link.

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This popular book shares many of the creative nature-based activities that forest schools use.  Packed full of ideas, from making nature jewelry and whittling a bow and arrow, to building a shelter and foraging for food, it also celebrates the Forest School philosophy of encouraging self-esteem, confidence, and social skills through engagement with nature. The activities contain variations for varied age groups, small groups like play dates or birthday parties, as well as things to do with just one or two children.

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Clare Walker Leslie shows kids how to experience nature with all five senses, whether they live in the countryside, a major city, or somewhere in between. Guiding children through inspiring activities like sketching wildlife, observing constellations, collecting leaves, keeping a weather journal, and watching bird migrations, The Nature Connection encourages kids to engage with the world outside and promotes a lifelong love of nature.

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Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman’s whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you.

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Connecting the Dots Resource

A downloadable resource.

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High Quality Outdoor Learning

The High Quality Outdoor Learning guide clearly outlines the benefits of working in the natural world and has been written to help you evaluate and then set about improving, or further improving, the quality of outdoor learning. 

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Community Engagement: Guidelines for Excellence

​This set of guidelines focuses on community wellness and is designed to help environmental educators create inclusive environments that support effective partnerships and collaborations.

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A booklet by Lyn Baldwin use in workshops for university faculty on how to used field journaling with their students (Documenting the Moment.) As a pamphlet, the pdf file should be printed off two sided, the pages assembled, and then folded in half to create a pamphlet.  If you find this small guide useful to you in your work, I’d love to hear about it!

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The City of Calgary has Nature Kits.
These activities are meant to provide teachers and students with learning opportunities to better understand local parks and green spaces, as well as to explore the importance of urban ecosystems within our city. They promote critical thinking, civic responsibility, and environmental stewardship in an engaging way.

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Based on the book The Walking Curriculum, this is a resource for suggested 30 walks you can do with your class. 
The Walking Curriculum 30 day challenge is a downloadable PDF with a lot of ways to engage students in a walk to explore the outdoors.

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Indigenous Games PDF From Indigenous Communities Across Canada HIGH FIVE® A quality standard for children’s programs Founded by Parks and Recreation Ontario

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Students of all ages will become engaged in Eco-Games in their schoolyards. They involve scavenger hunts, secret codes, ecological literacy and sparks for further inquiry and action. There are 15 Eco-Games for a FREE download.  
file:///Users/akatzko/Downloads/EcoGamesOutdoorScienceSimulationsforLifeandEarthSciences-1.pdf 

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The International School Grounds Activity Guide has practical ideas for getting students out into their school grounds and interacting with the natural environment.

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Many ideas and resources to lesson ideas and research. Check out EcoKids for some great links

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Based on the book The Lost Words, this is an explorer's pack of ideas of how to connect nature with the arts.

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Inspiration and actions for your own journey to discover the links between literacy and nature - produced by the John Muir Trust.

Teach students to identify different kinds  of trees.
Use The Tree Book - a free downloadable resource which helps students identify different kinds of trees in BC.    Click here to download it.    ​
Please note: all websites are external links. DISCLAIMER: While we strive to ensure that links and resources are updated as new research becomes available, please note that we assume no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or views expressed in these resources.
We acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the
Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations,
​the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.


​Global Environmental & Outdoor Education Council ©2021

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