With classrooms across the country becoming virtual, we are gathering resources for educators to implement place-based education practices in their virtual curriculum. See below for an on-going list. Additionally, our other tab "resources for families" may also be of help.
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Helpful Worksheets
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Hubbard Brook has a list of all of their resources for teaching, including understanding water flow and climate change in forests.
A great example of getting students and their families outside and learning through a Family Hike program, started at the Monadnock Waldorf School.
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The Caterpillar Lab is posting caterpillar of the day images on their social media and website along with great information about each caterpillar. They also have great guides on caterpillars to check out as well!
This article shares how to implement "sit spots," for your students. This is a great way to encourage your students to get outside and reflecting!
The Connecticut River Conservancy has great online resources for teaching about water, including understanding watersheds and water-centered lesson plans. This is also a great resources for families!
Edutopia has a great article on how to best use smartphones to enhance learning in nature.
The Nature Museum has started the campaign "Use the Screen to Get into the Green." Check out their website for weekly projects on connecting more with nature. These are great tools for both educators AND families.
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center has awesome resources for educators, including topics in remote learning, getting your students and family to become nature explorers at home, and seeing nature from your home.
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science has many resources for at-home learning. Projects range from pre-k lesson plans up until grade 12 and include backyard bioblitzes and scavenger hunts!
Taking eLearning Outdoors is hosting workshops for educators to learn how to get their students outside. Each workshop will be focused on a specific topic, such as connecting with community food systems.
Interested in implementing nature journaling into your curriculum? Check out these great resources from John Muir Laws.
Learning through Landscape has a Facebook group for educators that shares helpful resources, tips and tricks. There is also a newsletter that educators can sign up for that may be of help.
City Blossoms has this resource to help educators (and families!) learn how to build a nature play box.
Project Learning Tree has a helpful resource on learning about spring budding.
These two worksheets will guide students in parts of the scientific method by helping them to begin to investigate what they see outside. We have also included some example answers for your reference, but remember to let your students guide YOU!
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You can observe weather and use your senses whether you are in the city or in the middle of a forest. These worksheets from Storey will help you get started! Storey has a great list of downloadable worksheets for younger students. Make sure to check out their website for other options!
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The Vermont Land Trust has a great backyard bingo example. Students can find various items in their backyard (or local park) to try to get a bingo!
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This worksheet will help strengthen students observation skills through nature writing.
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With this resource, students will have the option to observe something in their surrounding through drawing their observation or writing about it.