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Who's In The Bag?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students bring in a bag from home with personal items. In this ice breaker lesson, students bring 10 personal items to school. The teacher shows them, asks the students questions, and has them guess as to the owner of the bag. 
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Reflecting/Writing after a field trip or other experience

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners reflect on field trips in writing. In this journal writing instructional activity, students write about a recent experience by using 4 of their senses to tell what they remember. They turn these into poetry. 
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Tree Identification to Observe Diversity of a Given Nature Area

For Teachers 2nd
In this tree identification lesson, 2nd graders read A Tree is Growing, discuss what makes up a forest, brainstorm characteristics of leaves, gather samples of leaves and examine their samples. Students will sort leaves and compare them...
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Using Logos and Mission Statements to Communicate Sustainable Forestry Information

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars survey forestry foundations to see how they represent important information into their logos and mission statements. In this forestry lesson plan, students use the information to better understand visual representations...
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Tree ID Booklet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars make a booklet of leaves they find and identify the tree they came from. In this tree identification lesson plan, students research the leaves on the internet to determine the tree they come from.
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Supermarkets, Sustenance and Sustainability

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate jungles and the people who depend upon them.  In this sustainability lesson, students research wild life conservation and discover the importance of a jungle to Amazonian people.  Students create a group presentation...
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Creating Animal Prints

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints.  In this animal life lesson, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet.  Students utilize clay or Play-Doh to...
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Conservation in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the life and works of Rachel Carson. In this conservation instructional activity, students discuss environmental protection and why protection of wildlife is important.  Students read a Rachel Carson Fact Sheet and work...
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Bug Night Light

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a bug night light. In this craft activity, students use salt shakers to make a night light. Students catch lightning bugs and put them in the salt shakers.
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Confetti Eggs

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students create a confetti filled egg. In this art lesson students use multiple steps to decorate and fill an egg. The result is an egg that has been hollowed, filled with confetti, and has a decorated shell. The students break them open...
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Ice Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students melt colored ice cubes which are created from a funnel, balloons, water, and food coloring. In this ice lesson plan, students put food coloring into water in a balloon, freeze it, and see how the food coloring ended up making...
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Wind Streamers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create wind streamers. In this art activity, students use paper towel tubes and crepe paper to create wind streamers. Students decorate the tubes, attach crepe paper and hang.
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Create a Country International Fair

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils create their own countries. In this geography skills lesson, students establish governments, cultural backgrounds, atlas/geography components, national anthems, and national symbols for a country they create. Pupils dress up as a...
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Roles and Lifestyles of Various Native American Tribes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete projects related to a Native American tribe's home. In this Native American instructional activity, 2nd graders look at the different lifestyles and homes of the Native Americans. They create a model, journal, or...
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Turtle Hurdles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore physical education by researching biology. In this survival techniques activity, students discuss the methods turtles use to survive dangerous encounters and conduct a sea turtle role play exercise. Students identify the...
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Orienteering: Map Skills

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover orienteering. For this orienteering lesson, students search for six specific landmarks. Students brainstorm how maps and landmarks are helpful.
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Animal Classification

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars recognize the six groups of animals (Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and arthropods) and their characteristics.  In this animal characteristics lesson, students sort animals by their traits.  Young scholars cut...
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Making Cordage (Native Americans)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students make Native American cordage.  In this Native American lesson, students use different fibers to make and test the strength of their cordage.
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Pilots

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter p, and have 'p' snacks all to learn about pilots. Students also pretend to fly and draw what they would see if they were flying up in the air.
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Stories Of Seasons

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "Henry and Mudge Under The Yellow Moon," and write their own story based on a season. In this writing lesson plan, kindergarteners are assisted in "writing" their story by an older student or the teacher....
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Places in our School Yard - An "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a class big book using the "I Spy" game format and adding 3 clues to help readers guess the areas of a naturalization project.
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Many Chairs, One Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine artwork and sculpture by Keith Haring. They decorate a chair with their own symbols and designs.
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Guidebook

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book about plants they observe after identifying and researching them.
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Florida Springs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the many uses of water and the sources of the water we see. They complete a worksheet about the water usage at school and at home.

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