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Nature Companion: An Entry-Level Nature App for Canada’s Four Western Provinces

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Submitted by: EcoFriendly Sask Grade level: elementary,middle-years,secondary Core Competencies: communication,social-responsibility Subject Disciplines: biology,earth-science-and-space-science,outdoor-education Nature Companion (https://www.naturecompanion.ca/) is a free app/website introducing many of the plants and animals found in Canada’s four western provinces. In just one app, you’ll find basic information about over 300 common plants, trees, birds, animals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. It’s available on …

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Experiential Outdoor Learning in the Schoolyard – Free Activity Guides

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Submitted by: Annie Montague Grade level: elementary,middle-years Core Competencies: creative-thinking,critical-thinking Subject Disciplines: math,fine-arts,outdoor-education,physics Green Schoolyard America and our partners at the International School Grounds Alliance publish a set of free, downloadable books filled with ideas for outdoor learning, play, and health. This set of 250 hands-on activities and curriculum ideas were contributed by 188 organizations …

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Story of the inanimate

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Submitted by: Marie-Ève Dupuis Grade level: elementary Core Competencies: communication,creative-thinking Subject Disciplines: english Materials: Camera, Paper and pencil Background:  Have you ever wonder what that huge tree seen in its life? Or what that rock experienced to get there? Time isn’t the same for everything/everyone. This task invites you to change your perspective and give …

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Noticing Encounters: Revisiting Nature Art Over Time

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Submitted by: Trisha Phillips Grade level: ece,elementary Core Competencies: creative-thinking,positive-personal-and-cultural-identity,critical-thinking Subject Disciplines: fine-arts,indigenous-education Location: any natural space (e.g. playground, forest, beach) with accessible, loose materials on the ground. Connections to Art Curriculum Kindergarten & Grade 1 – Big Ideas:  People connect to others and share ideas through the arts. Engagement in the arts creates opportunities for …

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Assensement Workshop

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Submitted by: Chris Ladner Grade level: middle-years,secondary,post-secondary Core Competencies: critical-thinking,communication Subject Disciplines: outdoor-education,social-studies Assensement Workshop By: Chris Ladner August 12, 2020   Assensement: Assessing our environment using all our senses. Purpose 1. For students to become more aware of their environment through their senses. 2. For students to appreciate their place. Equipment required: 1. Pen …

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Journaling for Sense of Place and Wellbeing

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Submitted by: Selina Miller Grade level: secondary Core Competencies: critical-thinking,positive-personal-and-cultural-identity,communication Subject Disciplines: social-studies,humanities,geography,english,outdoor-education This lesson is inspired by Traci Warkentin’s 2011 article “Cultivating Urban Naturalists.” Students will be working with a partner and returning to the same outdoor spot regularly throughout the duration of the course. Warkentin, T. (2011). Cultivating urban naturalists: Teaching experiential, place-based …

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How Do We Know This Patch?

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Submitted by: Ben Hockley Grade level: middle-years,secondary Core Competencies: communication,creative-thinking,positive-personal-and-cultural-identity,social-responsibility Subject Disciplines: earth-science-and-space-science,outdoor-education Subject: Science    Grade: 6-8    Timing: 10-15 minutes each class, for about 8 classes Main Idea: An outdoor exploration of different lenses we can use to do observations. This is inspired by David George Haskell’s (2013) book “The Forest Unseen.” Lesson Aims: To …

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Nature Art

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Submitted by: Jackie HamnettGrade level: elementaryCore Competencies: creative-thinking,social-responsibility,communicationSubject Disciplines: fine-arts,outdoor-education Nature Art Grade 4/5 Class Big Idea ·       Artists experiment in a variety of ways todiscover new possibilities CurricularCompetencies       Create artistic works collaboratively and as anindividual using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, andpurposeful play ·       Describe and respond to works of art and …

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Storytelling, Stamps and Life Maps – An Outdoor Art Project

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Submitted by: Anna Moreau Grade level: middle-years,elementary,secondary,post-secondary Core Competencies: communication,creative-thinking,critical-thinking,positive-personal-and-cultural-identity,social-responsibility Subject Disciplines: fine-arts,outdoor-education,language-arts,english Lesson: Mud Art: Be an anywhere artist! https://www.wildaboutvancouver.com/lesson/mud-art-be-an-anywhere-artist/ https://meganzeni.com/imaginative-play-anywhere-artist/ I would certainly use this lesson but I would adapt it for use in a high school art class and I would do this by adding in the element of portraiture. When I …

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Creating Patterns in Nature

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Submitted by: Alexandra Lamb Grade level: elementary Core Competencies: creative-thinking,communication,social-responsibility Subject Disciplines: outdoor-education,math Location: Outdoor space (e.g. school grounds, forest, garden, etc.) Objectives: Kindergarten: –       I can extend repeating patterns. –       I can create repeating patterns. –       I can name the missing elements in a pattern. Grade One: –       I can identify the pattern core. –       I can extend repeating patterns with multiple …

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