Teacher Resources
Resource Links From Presentations
April 11, 2014 - OCDSB Environmental Network
Creating a Field Guide - http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/outdoors/archives/2010/field-guide-backyard.aspx
The Important Book PowerPoint - http://www.slideshare.net/ruthdemshick/the-important-book-ppt
Great Books For Teaching Kids About the Environment - http://ecobooks.pbworks.com/w/page/4874773/Great-Books-for-Teaching-Kids-In,-About,-and-For-the-Environment
Books Discussed
That Chickadee Feeling - Frank Glew - http://www.kw.igs.net/~fsglew/
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature - Jon Young, Ellen Haas & Evan McGown - http://www.coyotesguide.com/
The Nature Connection - Clare Walker Leslie - http://www.clarewalkerleslie.com/books.htm
December, 2013 - OCDSB Environmental Network
Mud Lake Learning Video - http://animoto.com/play/SBJRx0gnTTnKYgOUZpyfFw
April 11, 2014 - OCDSB Environmental Network
Creating a Field Guide - http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/outdoors/archives/2010/field-guide-backyard.aspx
The Important Book PowerPoint - http://www.slideshare.net/ruthdemshick/the-important-book-ppt
Great Books For Teaching Kids About the Environment - http://ecobooks.pbworks.com/w/page/4874773/Great-Books-for-Teaching-Kids-In,-About,-and-For-the-Environment
Books Discussed
That Chickadee Feeling - Frank Glew - http://www.kw.igs.net/~fsglew/
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature - Jon Young, Ellen Haas & Evan McGown - http://www.coyotesguide.com/
The Nature Connection - Clare Walker Leslie - http://www.clarewalkerleslie.com/books.htm
December, 2013 - OCDSB Environmental Network
Mud Lake Learning Video - http://animoto.com/play/SBJRx0gnTTnKYgOUZpyfFw
Other Resource Links For Elementary Teachers
K-12 activities set up using Coyote's Guide - http://www.fishwildlife.org/files/ConEd-Fostering-Outdoor-Observation-Skills.pdf
Canadian website that has some free activities for elementary school students, as well as other resources - http://greenteacher.com/
Environmental inquiry resources for teachers - http://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/
Ducks Unlimited resources for wetland study. Gr. 4 teachers, check out Project Webfoot - http://www.ducks.ca/education/for-educators/
Central Ontario based nature guide with teacher resources - http://resources4rethinking.ca/en/step-outside
92 page manual with lots of activities - http://www.ontarionature.org/discover/resources/PDFs/misc/junior_naturalist_manual.pdf
86 page guide full of activities that are linked to the Ontario curriculum - http://www.back2nature.ca/into-nature-a-guide-to-teaching-in-nearby-nature
82 pages of how schools across Ontario are taking kids outdoors to learn - http://www.back2nature.ca/stepping-into-nature-teacher-stories
Check out this great outdoor learning resource from Scotland - http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/OutdoorLearningSupport_tcm4-675958.pdf