Learning Inside Out
LSF began curating this weekly collection of activities during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when everyone was learning from home and teachers and parents were scrambling to keep kids engaged. Learning had been turned inside out!
The guides were so popular, we decided to keep them going! Our experts curate the weekly resources and activities from our Resources for Rethinking (R4R) database, so you can be confident they have been vetted by teachers and connected to Canadian education outcomes, wherever you are.
Every week has a different theme based on:
- LSF’s Step Outside Nature Guides on R4R, focused on seasonal happenings
- LSF’s Hot Topics Guides on R4R, which follow major campaigns and events
- The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which cover everything from climate change to equity
We also put a special emphasis on outdoor learning—we always recommend taking your learning from inside to out!
If you are looking to purchase outdoor learning products (e.g. dip nets, sit pads, field guides, magnifiers, etc.) visit Canada’s Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store where a portion of the proceeds of sales go to support outdoor learning non-profit organizations from across the country!
Check out our latest guides below:
- Week 1: Step Outside Early September Your Local Insect Symphony (Sept 1)
- Week 2: Climate Justice (Sept 8)
- Week 3: Hot Topic – Ozone Day (Sept 15)
- Week 4: Global Goals Week (Sept 22)
- Week 5: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept 29)
- Week 6: Nature Paints Fall Foliage (Oct 6)
- Week 7: Waste Reduction Week (Oct 13)
- Week 8 – Take Me Outside Day (Oct 20)
- Week 9: Migrating Waterbirds (Oct 27)
- Week 10: SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities (Nov 3)
- Week 11: UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 (Nov 10)
- Week 12: Getting Ready for Winter (Nov 17)
- Week 13: Buy Nothing Day and Climate Change (Nov 24)
- Week 14: The Molecular Magic of Ice and Snow (Dec 1)
- Week 15: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities and Climate Change (Dec 8)
- Week 16: A Call to Learning for Climate Education (Jan 5)
- Week 17: SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth (Jan 12)
- Week 18: Snow the Action Down Under (Jan 19)
- Week 19: SDG 5 – Gender Equality (Jan 26)
- Week 20: SDG 1 No Poverty (Feb 2)
- Week 21: Track This (Feb 9)
- Week 22: SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being and Climate Change (Feb 16)
- Week 23: Active Winter Insects (Feb 23)
- Week 24: SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Mar 2)
- Week 25: It’s All in the Song (Mar 9)
- Week 26: World Water Day and Climate Change (Mar 16)
- Week 27: Spring Awakenings (Mar 23)
- Week 28: SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Mar 30)
- Week 29: Bird Alert (Apr 6)
- Week 30: SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production (Apr 13)
- Week 31: Earth Day and Climate Change (Apr 20)
- Week 32: Decoding Loon Language (Apr 27)
- Week 33: SDG 17 – Partnership for the Goals (May 4)
- Week 34: SDG 14 – Life Below Water (May 11)
- Week 35: International Day for Biological Diversity and Climate Change (May 18)
- Week 36: Early June Happenings (May 25)
- Week 37: Canadian Environment Week (June 1)
- Week 38: SDG 7 Energy and Climate Change (June 8)
- Week 39: National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 15)
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