Explore the Outdoors | Teach Your Way Calendar
Provided by: PBS|Published on: May 8, 2026
Grades: K, 1, 2
Type: Activity - Classroom
Subjects: Science
Authors: PBS
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This chart features links to videos, games, hands-on activities, and lessons that correlate with classroom studies about plants, animals, habitats, and nature in general.
- The resource also includes take-home documents and home-friendly activities to connect with parents and families.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students will love the interactive games and kid-friendly characters.
- These activities are fairly low-prep.
Prerequisites
- Teachers should note that many of the videos also have activities or mini lesson plans included.
- Some of these materials are also available in Spanish.
- The link for Teaching Early Science with the Changing Seasons Collection is broken.
- To download some of the materials, teachers will need to create an account.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use this as a quick reference guide to find an activity to coordinate with the topics students are exploring.
- Teachers can build toward themes connected to climate change by using these activities to foster a sense of stewardship for the environment and an understanding that different animals and plants live in specific habitats.
- Many of these activities can be used to make connections to Sustainable Goal 15, Life on Land.
This resource provides a collection of activities, videos, and other resources for 5 nature-related topics. These topics cover plants, animals, and nature in general, which provide a good foundation to learn more about the environment, caring for it, and sustainability. The information presented is accurate, and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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