Teacher Resources
Lessons & Activities
ABC Teach
Great Website for worksheets.
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Lesson plans and activities on endangered species and habitat preservation for grades 3 to 9.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Project Wild – Lessons and activities for kindergarten to grade 12 on biodiversity and habitat
conservation.
Caring Together
A virtual museum for you to explore as your fancy and interests dictate. Discover 5,000 never-beforeseen works and a goldmine of information, in seven sections reflecting different aspects of Frédéric
Back’s world. Frédéric wanted this invaluable reference source to be available for artists, students and
teachers. He also hopes the site will serve as a rallying point for those who care about the
environment.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Lesson plans and assessment tools on biodiversity and agriculture.
Ducks Unlimited
Three units of lesson plans on wetland ecosystems. Lessons cover grade 4 to 12.
EarthCare Canada
EarthCARE is an action-oriented environmental education program for K – 12 designed to develop a
culture of environmental stewardship. A distinguishing feature of the program accounting for its
success is its delivery strategies, which include a focus on partnerships between schools and facilities,
on youth as action-oriented leaders, and a shared goal to encourage energy savings and conservation.
For information on the program, visit www.earthcarecanada.com.
EcoVoyageurs
This website offers a variety of lesson plans, tips and information on Ecological footprint.
Ce site Web offre une multitude de ressources sur l’empreinte écologique comme des plans de leçons,
de l’information, etc.
Evergreen
Lesson plans submitted by teachers on schoolyard greening, covering kindergarten to grade 12.
Learning for a Sustainable Future
Lessons and activities for teachers, reviewed by teachers on sustainable development. Materials for
kindergarten to grade 12, searchable by province, grade, subject and more.
New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists
Lesson plans and activities on endangered species and habitats, keyed to the New Brunswick
curriculum for grade 4 and 7.
National Geographic
Offering lesson plans and activities on subjects like biodiversity, map fundamentals and
ecoregions.(International)
Ontario EcoSchools
Ontario Ecoschools – an environmental education program designed by school boards, providing
resource units for elementary and secondary grades on the topics of waste minimization, energy
conservation, school ground greening and ecological literacy.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
“Bear Wise” – Activities, teacher’s guide and fact sheets about the behaviour and biology of black
bears, and bear safety.
The P.I.N.E. Project
The P.I.N.E. Project's mission is to inspire healthy, lifelong connections between people and nature
through outdoor learning and play.
Resources for Rethinking
An online database where educators and the general public can search for the environmental
education teaching resources on issues related to the development of an environmentally, socially,
and economically sustainable society. R4R provides teachers access to lesson plans, curriculum units,
and other resources.
SEEDS Foundation
Curriculum linked activities on weather observation, bird and water conservation, and climate change.
Also offering environmental writing challenges.
UCanDoIt Woodworking for Kids
We are a traveling woodworking program that comes to your school with everything needed to build a
project. We use 30% recycled wood at our shop and use many household containers that would
normally be thrown away. We build birdhouses, butterfly houses, windmills and many more projects
that help teach how to be kind to our wildlife and our world. Each student takes home their own
project that they built.
WildED
WildED delivers Nature Education Programs to grades 4 – 12 with free educational resources on their
website. WildED is a program that provides both educational rigour as well as catalytic experiences for
young people to not only create awareness, enthusiasm, and curiosity, but to also inspire action and
the desire to discover, care for and experience BC’s wilderness first-hand.
Wildlifesightings
Wildlife Sightings provides full services to manage a citizen science class project with multiple
students.
Teacher Organizations & Sites
BC Teacher’s Federation
The union of professionals representing 41,000 public school teachers in the province of British
Columbia, Canada.
Can Teach
Created to assist teachers in finding and using resources online, with an emphasis on Canadian
content.
CAWST’s Youth Wavemakers
CAWST’s Youth Wavemakers is a unique water education program that informs, engages, and
celebrates the impact that youth have on local and global water and sanitation issues. Wavemakers
provides free resources like lesson plans, games, videos, action grants, and action planning tools for
educators to use in their K-12 classroom.
The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario
A non-profit, volunteer-based organization that promotes safe and high quality outdoor education
experiences for people of all ages.
Curriculum Services Canada Foundation
A Pan-Canadian standards agency for quality assurance in learning products and programs, offering
evaluation, professional learning and mentoring services.
Earth Child Institute
The Earth Child Institute invests in hands-on environmental and educational projects with and for
children, both in and out of schools.
Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario
Representing over 73,000 members, the ETFO develops programs and services that both protect and
enhance the working lives of elementary teachers.
Link to Learning
A site that provides links supporting the Ontario curriculum.
Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education
Offering resources to promote geography and EE.
The Ontario Association of Junior Educators
Providing professional development, advocacy, a forum for discussion, and more.
The Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (OCUP)
Providing curriculum information to all members of the educational community – teachers,
administrators, parents, and students.
Ontario Society for Environmental Education
OSEE is an organization for educators dedicated to the promotion and improvement of environmental
education. Recognized by Ontario Teachers Federation.
Ontario Teacher’s Federation
Set up by the Teaching Profession Act of 1944 as the professional organization for teachers in the
province of Ontario.
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Offering online “Interactive Learning Centres”, information on museum educational programs, and a
“Kid’s Domain” section with web games and activities. Educational focus on Life Sciences, Earth
Sciences and First Nations.
Sites for Teachers
Lists hundreds of educational websites, rated by popularity. (Includes US and Canadian sites)
School Express
Offering free activities, thematic units and e-workbooks on a variety of subjects.
UNESCO
Offering “Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future”, a multimedia teacher education program
that enables teachers to plan learning experiences for students on issues of
sustainability.(International)