Classroom Resources
Teach Green
NatGen has created free resource guides and tools that provide educators with new ideas and lesson plans to augment their curriculum. Our Teaching Fellow, Olivia Walton, has created many of our Lesson Plans.
Parents and guardians can also utilize these lessons, many of which are connected to GEBA-winning books, to explore the outdoors with their children at home!
LESSONS
Sea Otters
ALL AGES
by GEBA winning author,
Patricia Newman
This lesson connects students to endangered species by using sea otters as an example. Includes activities that integrate STEM and language arts.
The Forests
ALL AGES
Reading List by The
Nature Generation
This list contains books that explore all types of forests and the important role they play in maintaining the health of our planet.
The Future
ALL AGES
Reading List by The
Nature Generation
This list of GEBA Award winners contains books that create a vision of what the future could look like if we don’t take efforts to protect the planet today.
The Ocean
ALL AGES
Reading List by The
Nature Generation
This list of GEBA winners focus on the ocean as our greatest resource, how to clean it up, inspirational stories, and preservation.
Hunting for Habitat
GRADES PREK-6
by Olivia Walton
This bird habitat lesson plan gets kids to think about the importance of the natural spaces around them.
Earth Day Every Day
AGES 4-12
by Olivia Walton
This lesson provides Earth Day activities kids can any day. It also offers tips to help keep the Earth healthy all year long!
The Hero Hunt
GRADES K-5
by Olivia Walton
This lesson highlights overlooked Black environmental activists that deserve year-round recognition.
Salt Crystal Snowflakes
AGES 4-12
by Olivia Walton
Even without snow outside, you can create winter decorations to make your home cozy.
Finding The Keystones
GRADES K-5
by Olivia Walton
This lesson is inspired by CREEKFINDING, a true story of restoring a long-lost creek.
Identification Dash
AGES K-5
by Olivia Walton
This activity can be done right outside your home—whether in the backyard, by the front steps, or even in a sidewalk crack.
Welcoming Back the Birds
GRADES K-6
by Olivia Walton
Kickstart a new habit of spending more quality time outside in nature!
Science at the Kitchen Table
AGES 4-12
by Olivia Walton
Here are two simple activities to keep curious kids busy around the kitchen table!
E 3: EDUCATIONAL GAMES
Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders in environmental stewardship, and the lessons we teach now will help them develop a love for nature and the enduring sense of stewardship needed to wisely manage our resources for the future. To help foster this sense of stewardship among our youth, the Newton Marasco Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards is pleased to bring you the Education on Energy and the Environment kit.
These games presented in an engaging quiz show format make learning fun
and increase environmental awareness among students of all ages.
3rd Grade ecoLogic
5th Grade ecoLogic
5th Grade ecoSense
6th Grade ecoSense
7th Grade ecoLogic
High School ecoLogic
