Nature Programs and Field Trip Providers
- List of field trips and school programs available in San Diego to natural areas and gardens, SDCaN_FieldTrips
- California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) lists resources available for educators, http://www.creec.org/programs, search for “Ecology” and “9A” (San Diego region). Look at resources one grade lower or higher than the grade you teach. Local providers listed at http://www.creec.org/providers?query=&search_provider=Search+Directory, Many local programs still need to be entered, so it’s not a complete list.
Outdoor Learning in the Schoolyard
- Guidance for taking students outdoors, with general teaching strategies and how to manage time, space, students and materials, 2012, 28 p., http://www.fossweb.com/taking-foss-outdoors
- Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Tips and tricks for outdoor classroom management, 2 pages, http://schoolyards.org/pdf/outdoor_classroom_management.pdf
- National Wildlife Federation, How-to guide for schoolyard habitats, http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Schoolyard-Habitats/Create/How-To-Guide.aspx , includes 2 pages in Part 7 on Tips for teaching outdoors’
Visit Nearby Nature
More pages for classroom teachers: Nature and NGSS Taking Students Outdoors Schoolyard Habitats Local Lessons Videos Natural History and Citizen Science Early-childhood and pre-K