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June Learning Challenge Resources

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Recycled Planters Grades: All Subjects: Arts, Natural Sciences and Math Give recycling a new lease of life with this recycled planters lesson idea! This activity provides a context for a learning for sustainability, interdisciplinary project. You will need: old plastic containers or cartons; paints, wool and other craft materials for decoration; glue and scissors; a mixture […]

2021 Video Contest Winners

Take Me Outside Filmfest

A huge congrats to Colin Fearing from Canmore, Alberta for being this year’s grand prize winner! And congrats to all the winners in other categories who worked hard to make some great short films about our backyard in Canada and the importance of spending time outside. All of these winners will receive gift cards from […]

May Learning Challenge Resources

Nature Scavenger Hunt Grades: All Subjects: Arts & English Language Arts; Natural Sciences; Math We’ll take any excuse to get outside, and an outdoor nature scavenger hunt is a great one. This is an activity that requires some preparation depending on your age group but we promise it’s totally worth it! A nature scavenger hunt can […]

APRIL LEARNING CHALLENGE RESOURCES

Signs of Spring Grades: All Subjects: Arts & English Language Arts; Natural Sciences; Math We love activities with low prep times and rich learning experiences, and a nature walk in Spring sure is it. This is a great excuse for your students to connect with the natural world while using all their senses. From melting ice […]

MARCH TAKE ME OUTSIDE FOR LEARNING CHALLENGE RESOURCES

Sound Maps Grades: All Subjects: Arts & English Language Arts; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Math This was one of our most popular activity suggestions during the Winter Challenge, and luckily, it is great fun all year long! This is a great way to extend a sit spot activity, engage our senses and add in some art […]

FEBRUARY TAKE ME OUTSIDE FOR LEARNING CHALLENGE RESOURCES

Winter Bingo Grades: All Subjects: Arts & English Language Arts; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Math Learners can create their own winter bingo cards and set out on a quest to fill in the squares, or use a template like these great ones from the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Use images or words to scale sheets through […]

January Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge Resources

Crime Scene Creative Writing All Ages Curricular Areas: English Language Arts & Arts Education   Either have learners create their own crime scene using props and natural materials or have an outdoor crime scene staged already before they arrive. Challenge students to develop a story inspired by the crime scene they create or discover. You […]

December Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge Resources

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Fox Walking All Ages; especially beneficial for building in self-regulation and fine motor skills and control in all learners.  Curricular Areas: Careers, Physical Health Education, Arts Education, Science Most fox walking sessions begin with a question such as “how many of you like to see wildlife? Who would like to learn how to get close […]

November Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge Resources

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Nature Scavenger Hunts Curricular Areas: Math & Art Target Age Range: Primary (K-7) Outdoor scavenger hunts can range from relatively simple to complex. For this activity you can use whatever you have on hand and it can be done in an urban or natural setting. First you will need to have plenty of examples of […]

Act Your Way into Teaching Outside

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A three-year-old girl is with her dad at the park down the street from their home on a sunny, autumn afternoon. Her dad brought something he dug out of the storage, something he hadn’t played with in years, it’s his old soccer ball. Finding an open patch of grass, he places the artifact of his […]

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