Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...

How do you cross that gigantic wake behind the boat? Lesson 17 covers the basic techniques of how to cross-over the wakes. Lesson 17 is part of a 22 lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. There are links at the bottom of the...

Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...

Students complete different activities involving pedometers such as writing a creative story, calculating step averages, researching pedometers, calculating calories, and much more. 

Students able to swim should learn and practice basic first aid. Swimmers learn and discuss skills shown on the "Survivor Chllange" task sheet and spinal injury checksheet. Then they learn how to properly use a spinal injury backboard...

How can we educate children to be alert to possible dangers and at the same time encourage them to feel safe and confident in exploring their world? Have a calm, honest, age-appropriate conversation with your child about meeting...

This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.