Lessons & Activities: Grades 1 - 2
Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium
Back to Nature
It’s time to get outside and explore your local park, trail, your neighborhood, or even your own back yard! Our Back To Nature themed activity sheets will take you through a guided exploration of the outdoors. Topics include: spring flowers, wind, backyard birds, and more.To get started, visit our website and print out or download the activity sheets onto your phone or tablet. Check back often for new adventures.
It’s time to get outside and explore your local park, trail, your neighborhood, or even your own back yard! Our Back To Nature themed activity sheets will take you through a guided exploration of the outdoors. Topics include: spring flowers, wind, backyard birds, and more.To get started, visit our website and print out or download the activity sheets onto your phone or tablet. Check back often for new adventures.
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center - MORRIS COUNTY PARKs
Camouflage Critters
Children ages Pre-K through 2nd grade enjoy a fun, educational lesson on wildlife camouflage, complete with activities for exploring right in your own backyard!
Children ages Pre-K through 2nd grade enjoy a fun, educational lesson on wildlife camouflage, complete with activities for exploring right in your own backyard!
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Grow it green morristown
Gardening Galore
Series of videos and activities to encourage young and old to plant seeds and watch them grow.
Series of videos and activities to encourage young and old to plant seeds and watch them grow.
Seed to Table
In the video, my son and I plant some seeds and seedlings in my home garden. I lead a visual activity where I go through the steps needed to harvest food at a farm. Additionally, my family and I demonstrate two healthy vegetable recipes that are fun to make with children (please note adult supervision is required for these recipes as knives are needed to cut and prep the vegetables). My video ends with a story, 'Sylvia's Spinach' by Katherine Pryor, about a girl that finally tries spinach after planting and tending to her own.
In the video, my son and I plant some seeds and seedlings in my home garden. I lead a visual activity where I go through the steps needed to harvest food at a farm. Additionally, my family and I demonstrate two healthy vegetable recipes that are fun to make with children (please note adult supervision is required for these recipes as knives are needed to cut and prep the vegetables). My video ends with a story, 'Sylvia's Spinach' by Katherine Pryor, about a girl that finally tries spinach after planting and tending to her own.
NEW JERSEY audubon
Certified Wildlife Habitat
Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat in any outdoor space by providing food, water, cover, places to raise young, and using sustainable practices. Pollinators and songbirds will enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat in any outdoor space by providing food, water, cover, places to raise young, and using sustainable practices. Pollinators and songbirds will enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Living vs. Non-Living in your Neighborhood
Walk around your neighborhood categorizing living and non-living things.
Walk around your neighborhood categorizing living and non-living things.
Looking at Opposites
In this "Bridges to the Natural World" activity we will wander the neighborhood looking for the opposites all around us!
In this "Bridges to the Natural World" activity we will wander the neighborhood looking for the opposites all around us!
Seed Balls!
Can you help wildlife and have fun doing it? YES! Join New Jersey Audubon to get your hands dirty creating seed balls! Learn now to make balls of a special mixture of seeds and soil, find a good spot, and…toss them! Seed balls can be spread in yards, vacant lots, or roadsides.
Can you help wildlife and have fun doing it? YES! Join New Jersey Audubon to get your hands dirty creating seed balls! Learn now to make balls of a special mixture of seeds and soil, find a good spot, and…toss them! Seed balls can be spread in yards, vacant lots, or roadsides.
Squirrel Signs
In this "Bridges to the Natural World" activity we'll walk the yard looking for signs of squirrels.
In this "Bridges to the Natural World" activity we'll walk the yard looking for signs of squirrels.
NEW JERSEY SEA GRANT CONSORTIUM
Pinelands Institute at Whitesbog Village
Frog Adventures
Let's go on a Frog Adventure! Loaded with fun frog facts, do a FrogWatch, and learn about the frogs and toads of New Jersey!
Let's go on a Frog Adventure! Loaded with fun frog facts, do a FrogWatch, and learn about the frogs and toads of New Jersey!
The green cause
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Climate Change and Global Warming
Lesson explains greenhouse gasses and climate change and the effects. Introduces solutions that students can do, interactive activity at the end to choose solutions to harmful activities, NASA Climate Time Machine game to show the environment in the past.
Lesson explains greenhouse gasses and climate change and the effects. Introduces solutions that students can do, interactive activity at the end to choose solutions to harmful activities, NASA Climate Time Machine game to show the environment in the past.
Deforestation and Animals
Describes the benefits of rain forests and vegetation, the dangers of deforestation, and the causes of deforestation. Provides solutions and ways that students can help. Talks about the animals affected and how to help them.
Describes the benefits of rain forests and vegetation, the dangers of deforestation, and the causes of deforestation. Provides solutions and ways that students can help. Talks about the animals affected and how to help them.
Oceans
Talks about the ocean's affect on oxygen, climate, food, jobs, and marine life. Discusses the issues with changes in ocean currents, sea level rise, loss of species, and other natural disasters. Provides resources with solutions and optional interactive waste tracking activity.
Talks about the ocean's affect on oxygen, climate, food, jobs, and marine life. Discusses the issues with changes in ocean currents, sea level rise, loss of species, and other natural disasters. Provides resources with solutions and optional interactive waste tracking activity.
The Raptor Trust
Resident Bird Education Packets
Short activity packets that teach about different species of raptors, including some resident birds at the Raptor Trust.
Short activity packets that teach about different species of raptors, including some resident birds at the Raptor Trust.
Strawtown Studio
At Home Nature Art Series
The green spaces around your home are full of daily surprises that both delight and educate. The Strawtown team has prepared some of our favorite activities to help you make the very most of your time at home. These artful activities aim to inspire children to stretch their imaginations, and invite families and individuals to experience the tranquility of Nature.
The green spaces around your home are full of daily surprises that both delight and educate. The Strawtown team has prepared some of our favorite activities to help you make the very most of your time at home. These artful activities aim to inspire children to stretch their imaginations, and invite families and individuals to experience the tranquility of Nature.