Learning Outside - CCNB

Coltsfoot, p***y willows, red maple flowers, willow flowers and bloodroot starting to emerge. SPRING!!!

Willows for pollinators!

Concerned about eco-anxiety? Check out this upcoming webinar for insights and an opportunity to discuss actions to help our youth (and all of us)

Eco-Anxiety Workshop (Bilingual) Young people have a unique positionality in relation to the mental and emotional dimensions of climate change: they have contributed the least to the crisis, they are and will be disproportionately...

Happy back-to-classes day to all! Remember that back-to-school doesn't mean leaving the outdoors behind! Take your learning outside!

Whether you're a teacher looking forward to taking your students outside or a parent/grandparent/guardian/caregiver hoping to suck the juice out of the remaining summer days, here are some good tips for staying cool in the heat.

Outdoor Learning in All Types of Weather — National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative — Green Schoolyards America How can classes stay comfortable when the weather is hot? This article shares strategies for finding and adding shade and keeping everyone well hydrated.

What drummers are you hearing these days?

Drumming with Woodpeckers - East | BirdNote Drumming with Woodpeckers - EastMarch 11, 2009 Listen Now Subscribe Share This:Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email Expand Image© Daniella TheoretEarly spring in the East resounds with the percussive hammering of woodpeckers. Their rhythmic drumming functions as other birds' songs do, to...

What signs of spring have you seen? I saw my first coltsfoot this past weekend. Every year, suddenly there's a patch of bright yellow somewhere along a roadside. I look forward to all of the colours that will be brightening our world over the next few weeks!🌼

Nadine Nuthatch's Nature Neighbours. Post #1 (to accompany the photo album posted last week). I'm starting with Coltsfoot, a species that's recently become one of my favourites. Superficially, they may look like dandelions, but the fun is in the details.

Atlantic salmon! See our Atlantic salmon life cycle activity page and new word search puzzles here: https://www.learningoutside.ca/for-educators/

Another week of on-line teaching and, for students, learning from home. Quick Tip: the weather is always right outside and can be incorporated into numerous activities. For more ideas, check the Learning Outside website - I'm adding new ideas and resources daily (learningoutside.ca)

I am writing up some of our Learning Outside weather activities (I'll let you know when they are up on our website), Why am I so passionate about incorporating the study of weather into teaching for all grades? This article sums it up very well.
And the best place to learn about weather is..... outside, of course!

Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot,
We'll weather the weather
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not!

Why Weather? Top 3 Reasons to Teach Weather - Earth Networks Why NOT weather! You should teach weather to students because it helps them make critical connections, reinforces the scientific method, and helps gets them involved in science.