Ecoinquiry
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Sutton, Ontario, Canada
About the store
Ecoinquiry is the home of environmental and outdoor education resources to support you teaching the curriculum with an environmental lens and taking your students outdoors. For more info, go to www.ecoinquiry.ca
I've worked as an Elementary Teacher for my Board of Education for thirty years, and in that time I have managed two Board outdoor education centres and taught homeroom classes and Science from Kindergarten to Grade 8. I have written and facilitated adult courses in Environmental Science and Outdoor/Experiential Education, Phys Ed, Visual Arts, and more for three universities in Ontario, and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO). I manage a small, independent publishing company, Ecoinquiry Publishing. More info at www.ecoinquiry.ca
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Eco-Games: Outdoor Science Simulations for Life and Earth Systems
Children of all ages love games. Educators can turn this natural affinity to their advantage by using games as an instructional strategy. In this book, educators will learn 15 Eco-games that cover ecological and environmental topics connected to the Science and Geography curriculum. Games work well in an outdoor setting, such as a school yard or nature field centre. Eco-games are designed to be easy to reproduce for teachers. There are codes for students to crack, secret environmental messages,
1st - 10th, Adult Education
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
The Sea Can Stories Bundle
Educators will use The Sea Can Stories and Activity Book to teach children about the international transportation system through the adventures of four shipping container friends. This Sea Can Stories and Activity Book bundle will intrigue children from ages 4-8 with adventures and interactive activities. For more information, go to www.seacanstories.ca
K - 3rd
Coloring Pages, Geometry, Reading
Journey of the Stolen Cars
This is the third book in The Sea Can Stories series. One quiet evening, four luxury cars suddenly pull into the shipping container yard. Once Kay and her three sea can friends - Floyd, Chase and Vim - learn that the cars are stolen, will they be able to stop the robbery in time? Children of all ages are fascinated by modes of transportation, and the shipping container system involves trains, trucks and ships to transport our goods all over the world! For more information, go to www.seacanstorie
1st - 4th
Geography, Reading, Short Stories
Also included in: The Sea Can Stories Bundle
Lost At Sea
Lost At Sea is the second children's book in the Sea Can Series. The four sea can friends - Kay, Chase, Vim and Floyd - have headed out to sea, but there is a storm approaching. If they fall off of the cargo ship, will they be rescued? Have your students read “Lost at Sea” to find out! For more information go to www.seacanstories.ca
K - 3rd
Engineering, Reading, Short Stories
Also included in: The Sea Can Stories Bundle
All Aboard
All Aboard is a picture book geared to 5-8 year olds. The first in the Sea Can Series, All Aboard introduces the four animate shipping container friends: Kay, Vim, Chase and Floyd. Discover how the Sea Can friends work together to solve a problem at the shipping terminal. Children will enjoy All Aboard to learn about the exciting world of shipping containers and the transportation systems that affect our lives globally. See www.seacanstories.ca for more information.
K - 3rd
Engineering, Other (Science), Reading
Also included in: The Sea Can Stories Bundle
The Sea Can Stories Activity Book 1
The Sea Can Stories are about the adventures of four animated shipping container friends: Kay, Vim, Chase and Floyd. The activities are connected to the first two books in the Sea Can series: All Aboard! and Lost At Sea. Activities include: Puzzles, 3D Nets, Books Studies, Lift-the-Flap and Colouring. To order the Sea Can Stories, go to www.seacanstories.ca
K - 3rd
Coloring Pages, Geometry, Vocabulary
Also included in: The Sea Can Stories Bundle
Virtual Field Trips & Choice Boards
Your students will enjoy choosing where to go on these FREE virtual field trips to the aquarium, the aviation museum and Mars! They simply click on the images and an education and fun resource opens up for them. The last slide shows you how to make your own virtual choice boards with your own Bitmoji avatar!
K - 6th
For All Subjects, Reading, Science
Animal Research Project Organizer and Rubric
This is a template for students in Grades 2 to 4 to record their research on a wild animal. There is a complete assessment checklist/rubric attached.
2nd - 6th
Biology, Environment, General Science
Outdoor & Environmental Virtual Classrooms & Choice Boards
Are you interested in designing and delivering outdoor virtual classrooms for online teaching and learning? Download this free pdf of Google Slides with outdoor virtual class choice boards with a link to easy instructions on how to create them for your class.
K - 12th, Adult Education
Environment, For All Subjects, Science
Trees and Forests Research Project
This is a template for students in Grades 3-5 for completing a research project on trees and forests. There is an assessment checklist/rubric attached.
3rd - 6th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
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About the store
Experience
Ecoinquiry is the home of environmental and outdoor education resources to support you teaching the curriculum with an environmental lens and taking your students outdoors. For more info, go to www.ecoinquiry.ca
I've worked as an Elementary Teacher for my Board of Education for thirty years, and in that time I have managed two Board outdoor education centres and taught homeroom classes and Science from Kindergarten to Grade 8. I have written and facilitated adult courses in Environmental Science and Outdoor/Experiential Education, Phys Ed, Visual Arts, and more for three universities in Ontario, and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO). I manage a small, independent publishing company, Ecoinquiry Publishing. More info at www.ecoinquiry.ca
Teaching style
The teaching style best suited for these resources is an inquiry based, experiential, hands-on teaching style that is geared to the multiple intelligences and diversified learning styles of students. I try to get my students outside, doing hands-on inquiry, as much as possible. I find that a game approach engages students, and then they can go deeper into the subject matter, ideally at their own pace and breadth. My interest right now is utilizing our collective obsession with technology to deepen the experiences in environmental and outdoor education, and how to balance green time and screen time.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Environmental Education Award (2002);
Natural Curiosity's Edward Burtynsky Award for Excellence in Environmental Education (2018).
My own education history
I have an Honours Degree in Environmental and Resource Studies from Trent University, Bachelor of Education from Nipissing University, Specialists in Math, Science, Special Education, and Environmental Education, and a Master of International Education from Charles Sturt University.
Additional biographical information
In my spare time, I cross-country ski, swim, bike, paddle, read, write and attempt to keep up with changes in technology and AI for the improvement of teaching and learning. My husband and I live in Southern Ontario. We have two adult children.
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