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Integrating EE into Kindergarten

To select the following references we focused on the following Alberta learner expectations: Early literacy, early numeracy, citizenship and identity, environment and community awareness, personal and social responsibility, physical skills and well-being, and creative expression.

Free print materials available for download

CPAWS Calgary/Banff - "Five Minute Field Trips"

  • Fun activity-based group games, found here>>

Find the following Kananaskis Country activity plans and take home booklets here>>

  • "Our World - A Special Place:" Students use their five senses to the natural world.
  • "Living and Loving the Life of a Beaver:" Adopted by a beaver, two children learn about the daily life and ecology of beavers.
  • "Lost and Found:" Basic rules on what to do when lost in the woods, and steps to avoid getting lost in the first place.
  • "Welcome to my Home:" Explore a beaver's home and the world in which the beaver lives.
Sierra Club BC - "Drawing a food web" - poster found here>>

Calgary Zoo, Education Department - "Schoolyard Naturalization, Grounds for Change"
  • Steps to success, design tips, native plants, funding, etc, found here>>
SEEDS Foundation - "GREEN Schools"
  • Students take active personal and society responsibility for energy, sustainability and the environment, found here>>
Inside Education - "Between the Stands toolkit"
  • Forest ecosystems and how humans manage forests. Five posters and a teacher's guide included. Click here to order the kit.

Presentations

Interested in more classroom presentations and fieldtrips? Search our database, by area, here>>

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These resources were selected using the NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence. The Alberta Teacher's Association suggests units to integrate Science and Social Studies here>>

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