Inside the Birding Activity Bag
Using bird observations to ground 8-12-year-olds in environmental literacy
Posts tagged ‘activity’
Jun 21
Caught Up in the Carbon Cycle
A simulation game that encourages 11-15-year-olds to learn about systems
that influence climate change
A Systems Activity about Our Universe
How and why this visual framework might benefit advanced 6th graders and above
Feb 13
Hydroponics for Education
Boosting air quality and student engagement by growing indoor plants
Feb 13
Using Philosophy to Think Green
A rationale, practical suggestions and activities for enriching learning with young learners.
Yoga in the Classroom Webinar Postponed
With almost 400 people now registered for Lisa’s upcoming presentation, this is destined to be one of our most popular sessions ever. We hope to see you in our online classroom on October 23rd, 2013 at 7:30pm EST.
Apr 30
Our Community Geoscape: Living Sustainably
Two sustainability education activity plans, including a role playing/scenario game and "green" design challenge. For students in grades 6 - 9.
Apr 26
Step Outside For Learning
A description of how an elementary school made student-led outdoor learning part of their everyday curriculum, and how this has benefited student learning, collaboration between staff and students in different grades, overall morale in the school, and community collaborations.
Apr 26
Creating Poetry with an Environmental Theme
A class activity for grades 4-6 in which students learn about basic elements of poetry, such as rhyme and meter. After reading several poems, the class creates an environmental poem by having each student write a line of the poem anonymously. Doing so allows students to overcome apprehension of peer judgment of their work.
Amphibians and Two Game Structures
Role-playing games which help elementary students develop an empathetic relationship to the natural world, while learning about the lives of amphibians.
