Resources

• Five Minute Fieldtrips

  The activities in Five Minute Field Trips are grouped into three sections: Awareness, Understanding and Action. The Awareness section consists of outdoor activities that are sensory and experiential giving kids a chance to reconnect with the...

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• The Impacts of Climate Change on Maple Trees

  In this lesson plan, students will have the opportunity to investigate the functions of the many structures present within the maple tree. They will also understand the relationship between sweet water harvesting and climate conditions. During the first...

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• Sweet Deal

  Developed to support a class excursion to the sugar bush, this resource offers specific suggestions to help link the experience to the curriculum. Prior to the field trip students chart temperatures and predict when the sap will start running.  At...

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• American Robin

  This resource provides students and teachers with simple plans for constructing a 'nesting shelf'.  The Early March Nature Guide draws attention to the first of our 'returning birds'. Among those mentioned is the American Robin.  A great way...

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• School Nest Watch Program Guide

  This resource was in developed in support of School Nest Watch, a monitoring program designed to give students first-hand experience with many of our local birds. The March and April nature guides draw attention to a number of interesting bird species....

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• Owl Moon

  On a winter's night a young girl accompanies her father into the woods to go on an owling adventure.  She patiently waits as her father tries to attract a great-horned owl with his calls.  Just when the girl thinks she has had enough and is...

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• Sugarbush Spring

  The traditional art of gathering sap to make maple syrup is brought to life in this richly illustrated story.  A young girl works alongside her grandfather tapping the maple trees while learning about the special relationship between humans and the...

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