Outdoor Education

This product is designed using the play based model of the Ontario FDK program. You will find everything you need for the entire year including social and emotional learning, printables and activities. It is SUPER SIMPLE and reusable each year! You will be covering overall and specific expectations while enjoying your time with your students. You can also use this product for home schooling as well. Whether you love nature or not, this product is applicable for all educators working in the Ontario FDK program. 

This play based early years resource includes a variety of learning activities that focus on mud pie and dirt dessert. Your students will absolutely love this sensory packed product! Designed for pre k and kindergarten. Re use these art, fine motor, math and literacy activities every year for outdoor education as well as for learning/reading buddies. 

Looking for a super simple outdoor activity in kindergarten? Look no further. This printable product is simplified and easy to use with kindergarten students. Simply print in black and white and add some clip boards and you are ready to go! I have created two options based on clipboard size. Students will draw the birds that they encounter outside and tally how many birds they see or hear. You can easily review sense of sight and sense of sound for this activity. Perfect for outdoor learning! 

This is a super simple animal tracks cut and paste activity with a bonus animal tracks crown craft! Designed for Kindergarten. Students will have the opportunity to explore and familiarize themselves with the unique tracks left behind from bears, racoons, squirrels, rabbits and deer. I like to highlight this activity with parents as it can be extended at home with families as they go for outdoor walks in local conservation areas. Identifying animal tracks is a fun and useful outdoor skill that never gets old. I have created two different templates which allows you to differentiate according to student needs. This is a great addition to your animal units or winter seasonal topics. Reuse every year! 

This printable product is a great outdoor education resource which focuses on exploring and identifying the 3 most popular clouds. The cloud identifier is easy to use without clutter! A cloud observation page is also included as an additional outdoor activity in which students can observe and draw their own cloud observations. Use for any grade during your outdoor learning or cloud inquiry and reuse every year! Works as a great learning buddy activity. 

Use this easy outdoor education activity with your class at school or with your children at home. Four simple homemade bird feeders are listed with instructions on one page! A bonus bird feeder coloring page is included! Reuse every year. This is a great early years resource and may also be used in special education. 

This is a great hibernation craft activity during your hibernation unit or study. Pre cut the crowns and strips of paper to save you time in the classroom. Use as an art and fine motor center in kindergarten after any read aloud related to hibernating animals. Differentiate using template 1 for simple coloring or add a challenge with template 2 cut and paste. Re use this printable activity every year as you enter the winter season!