Educator Workshop Resources
Resources From Schoolyard Habitat Institute 2014
DAY 1 RESOURCES:
Math Icebreakers:
- Geometry Scavenger Hunt (pdf, 60 KB)
Benefits of Teaching Outdoors:
- Resources for Schoolyard Habitat Institute (pdf, 138 KB)
- Download the Natural Teachers Network eGuide and explore other resources offered by the Children and Nature Network.
- Ideas for a Basic Schoolyard Backpack (pdf, 45 KB)
- Dress_to_Repel (pdf, 3 MB)
Citizen Science Projects to do with your students:
Project WILD:
- Activities correlated to schoolyard features (pdf, 74 KB)
- Additional resources for Hazardous Links, Possible Solutions (pdf, 98KB)
- Student copy pages and other resources available from Project WILD can be found here.
Nature-Literacy Connections:
- Animal Poetry Worksheet for Animal Cinquain (pdf, 112 KB)
- Nature Connect Worksheets for weather watching, sound mapping etc.
- Poet-tree activity from Project Learning Tree
Common Species Cards:
These are the cards for activities you did with Mike Adriaansen. Images were collected from Wikipedia.
- common schoolyard species (pdf, 1.59 MB)
- Aquatic food chain cards (pdf, 162 KB)
- Animal and plant cards (pdf, 2.07 MB)
Field Guides and Dichotomous Keys:
- Candy Classification dichotomous key exercise
Enhancing Your Schoolyard:
- Enhancing Your Schoolyard Habitat (pdf, 43KB)
- Books, Videos and Websites on Schoolyard Enhancement (pdf, 25 KB)
- Schoolyard Survey map and human use worksheets (pdf, 12 KB)
- Schoolyard Survey objects team worksheet (pdf, 14 KB)
- Plant and animal survey worksheets (pdf, 12 KB)
- Schoolyard biodiversity survey worksheets (pdf, 19 KB)
DAY 2 RESOURCES:
Links to Gardening Resources:
- Suggested book list for Project WILD Seed Need and worm composting
- The Cold Frame Handbook
- Cornell Garden-Based Learning website has lots of lesson plans
- Kidsgardening.org offers lesson plans, tips on starting a garden and more.
- Summer in the School Garden: A resource for Working with Volunteers to Maintain Your School Garden (via the website growing-gardens.org, which also has other great resources)
- Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Guide
- Monarchwatch.org
Grants for School Gardens:
- National Gardening Association Youth Garden Grants
- Project Learning Tree GreenWorks grants
- Advice on applying for grants for native plant gardens at schools from Betsey Landis,
Head of Education and Horticulture for Los Angeles / Santa Monica Mountains Chapter, California Native Plant Society - Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grants
Worm Composting Presentation:
- Worm composting (pdf, 1.2 MB)
Site Survey:
- Teacher’s preliminary Schoolyard Site Survey (pdf, 108KB) including info on poison ivy
Insect Activities:
- Project WILD activities that involve Insects and Spiders (pdf, 9 KB)