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Nature Market

This Grab and Go lesson has elementary learners explore math through a hands-on outdoor “Nature Market” using natural materials as currency. Students practice addition, subtraction, and place value while buying, selling, and trading items, developing both computation skills and real-world problem-solving.

Grade 3

Musical Fence

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to create and perform music outdoors using everyday materials. Students design a collaborative “musical fence,” experiment with rhythm, tone, and volume, and explore how sound connects to emotion and expression.

Grade 3

Co-Managing Risk

This Grab and Go lesson encourages elementary learners to identify, discuss, and manage risks during outdoor activities. Students explore strategies for minimizing hazards, preparing for weather and environment, and making safe, empowered choices while engaging in outdoor learning.

Grade 4

Nature Problem Explorers

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to investigate a real-world nature problem outdoors, encouraging curiosity, observation, and teamwork. Students explore, record findings, and propose environmentally friendly solutions while reflecting on their discoveries and asking meaningful questions.

Grade 3

Nature News Report

This Grab and Go lesson engages elementary learners in creating outdoor-inspired news segments, encouraging observation, collaboration, and imaginative storytelling. Students work in teams to write scripts or film short reports, highlighting the sights, sounds, and stories of their natural surroundings.

Grade 4

Musical Mind Maps

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to explore nature and language by creating mind maps inspired by a natural object and a Wabanaki song. Students write original verses incorporating Wabanaki words, share their compositions, and reflect on personal and cultural connections to the environment.

Grade 5

Wabanaki Ways of Moving

This Grab and Go lesson engages elementary learners in exploring Wabanaki movement practices outdoors through creative stations that combine locomotor and manipulative skills. Students rotate through activities like team canoe pulls, snowshoe steps, and forest trail walks, reflecting on teamwork, respect, and the connection between movement and the natural environment.

Grade 3

Rocky Roads

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to explore rocks outdoors, connecting observations to Wabanaki culture and history. Students examine, describe, and sketch rocks, then write narratives imagining their rocks’ stories, blending social studies understanding with creative expression.

Grade 4

Atlantic Explorers

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to explore local landscapes, observe physical features, climate, and vegetation, and collect evidence during an outdoor walk. Students work in teams to record observations and collaboratively map their findings, connecting firsthand exploration to social studies concepts about New Brunswick and the Atlantic region.

Grade 3

World Windows

This Grab and Go lesson invites elementary learners to explore natural features up close using a “World Window,” combining artistic observation with scientific inquiry. Students sketch and describe soil, rocks, roots, and erosion patterns, developing both visual literacy and data collection skills while interpreting changes in the Earth’s surface.

Grade 4

Tree Measurement

This Grab and Go activity supports elementary learners as they estimate and measure the circumference of trees to build understanding of standard measurement and data collection. Students compare estimates with actual measurements, analyze patterns, and explore how mathematical tools help them investigate the natural world.

Grade 3

Insect Investigators

This Grab and Go learning experience invites elementary learners to explore nearby outdoor spaces, observe insects up close, and capture detailed photos to support scientific inquiry and writing. Students use their images to label insect features, share facts, and create a collaborative class book that communicates their discoveries.

Grade 3