Experience place-based science education professional development.
Linkages for Environmental Literacy supports K-12 teachers in curriculum development and implementation by connecting them to a vast network of environmental educators, scientists, and researchers who serve as content specialists. Following are links to some of the units developed through this program.
For more information and to apply to participate in Linkages for 2021-22, email lisa@fwni.org.
Travels with Trees Art Portfolio – Gaudette grades k-6
Place-based science units for grades K-2
Kinder Gardening – Robinson grade K
S’more Fun Cooking in the Outdoor Classroom – Robinson grade K
Nature Play Forest Days – Maslan grades K-1
Outdoor Classroom Thematic units – Powers grade K
From Garden to Campfire – Robinson grade K
Our Place in Space – McKittrick grade 1
Investigating Changes on Kindergarten Mountain – Knight grade 1
Prosper Valley History – Durkel grade 2
Lewis and Clark and My Backyard – Stout grade 2
Insects – Akpan Vanier grade 2
Gardening and Growing – Maslan Knight K-2
Place-based science units for grades 3-5
Permaculture – Czaja Gauvin grades 3 up
Mapping Wildflowers – Gautreau grade 3
Squirrel Tales – Gautreau grade 3
Tracks and Traces in Ecosystem – Stout grade 3
Forest Ecosystem – SmithQuinn grade 3
Rot on – Hewitt Barrett grades 3-4
Pollination Interdependence in Ecosystems – Stern grade 3
Insects Friends or Foes – Kurash grade 3
How Big Is That Tree – MacConnell grade 3
Inquiring About (stream) Erosion – Hewitt grade 4
History of VT People in Our Forests – Siegler grade 4
Paper Footprint – Loeffler grade 3-4-5
Building a School Compost System – Czaja grade 4+
Wonders of Water Testing – Hewitt grade 4
Nature Journaling as an Intro to Place – Durkel grade 4
Forest Tells A Story – KurashSiegler grade 4
Forest As Sustainable Resource – Dutton grade 4
Sustainable Forestry in Our Backyard – Wilmot grade 4
Watts Off Electricity and Conservation – Kurash grade 5
From Felling to Finish – Wood grade 5
Sugaring and a school-wide celebration – Wood grade 5
Living Sustainably with Technology – JLoeffler grade 5
Circuits Cycles Circles – JLoeffler grade 5
Earth System’s Interactions – Harrington grade 5
Children’s Connections to Nature over 100 Years – Manwell grades 4-6
Place-based science units for grades 6-9
Story of a Building – Manwell grades 5-6
Cosmic Sense of Place – Hanson grade 6
Waste Management – Pristaw grade 6
Tunbridge Clay – Loeffler grade 6
Weather, Climate and White-tailed Deer – Burroughs grade 6
Geology and Geomorphology of VT – Fellows grade 7
Ecosystem Health – Stainton grade 9
Farms, Food and Environmental Impact – Giller grades 5-6