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The Game of Nim

In this Grab and Go lesson, primary learners play the ancient strategy game Nim, exploring patterns and developing logical thinking. Students interact with peers, analyze game outcomes, and experiment with variations to strengthen problem-solving and data-collection skills.

Grade 2

Let’s Measure

In this Grab and Go lesson, primary learners explore measurement by using both non-standard and standard units to measure objects and distances around their outdoor environment. Students rotate through stations, compare measurement methods, and reflect on accuracy while developing practical math skills.

Grade 2

Earth Helpers

In this Grab and Go lesson, primary learners become “Earth Helpers,” inventing roles to explore and care for their outdoor environment. They engage in playful, meaningful activities that encourage observation, creativity, and responsible action toward the world around them.

Grade 1

Leaf Line-Up: Exploring Data with Nature

This Grab and Go activity invites learners in Primary to collect, sort, and compare colourful leaves to explore simple data concepts. Students work together to build bar graphs, analyze which colours appear most often, and record their findings in their journals.

Grade 2

Creating Nature Patterns: Patterns in the Outdoors

This Grab and Go activity encourages learners in Primary to explore and create repeating patterns using natural materials found outdoors. Students deepen their understanding of pattern structure by building, explaining, and extending patterns with partners.

Kindergarten

Counting Natural Objects: Place Value in Nature

This Grab and Go activity invites learners in Primary to collect natural objects, estimate quantities, and count them using place value strategies. Students build number sense by grouping items into tens and ones and explaining their totals using clear mathematical language.

Grade 1

Snow Subtraction Smash: Winter Math in Motion

This Grab and Go activity helps learners in Primary explore subtraction by creating and smashing snowballs to act out math stories. Students build number sense through hands-on movement while recording their thinking in their math journals.

Grade 1

Bird Songs: Exploring Patterns in Nature

This Grab and Go activity invites Primary learners to listen closely to bird calls and discover the repeating sound patterns found in nature. Through storytelling, outdoor listening, and symbol-making, students build aural literacy and pattern recognition skills while connecting to Wabanaki languages and local wildlife.

Grade 2

Snow-ga: Winter Movement and Mindfulness

This Grab and Go outdoor activity invites Primary learners to explore balance, stability, and creativity through snow-themed yoga and movement. Students connect with the winter environment as they learn, perform, and create poses inspired by nature.

Kindergarten

Scouting for Shapes: Outdoor Shape Hunt

This Grab and Go activity takes Primary learners outside to discover 2D and 3D shapes in the real world while building early geometry and movement skills. Through sketching, exploring, and creating shapes with natural materials, students deepen their understanding of shape attributes and how they appear in everyday environments.

Kindergarten

Balanced Bodies: Outdoor Nature Balance Challenge

This Grab and Go activity invites Primary learners to explore balance through fun, outdoor movement stations using natural materials. Students practice stability skills while discovering how rocks, trees, and other natural resources connect to their daily lives. Through hands-on tasks and a creative “nature balance pose,” learners build physical competence and deepen their understanding of the environment around them.

Grade 2

Ta'n telitpiemk - Feelings

This bundle helps Mi’kmaw 110 learners express and understand emotions using first, second, and third person forms. Through interactive lessons, word walls, handouts, and audio-supported activities, students build vocabulary and conversational skills around feelings and emotional states. Learners also explore cultural contexts by connecting emotions to events and experiences, including special days and traditional gatherings. The bundle supports diverse learners with visual aids, formative assessments, and flexible adjustments for classroom use.

Grade 11