My Family Portrait
Help children draw a family portrait so they can describe their home life to their teachers.
Print this page and encourage children to draw a picture of their family. Write their thoughts in the blanks. Siblings can also do this activity together—encourage everyone to share their answers. How are the answers similar or different?
Children can take the completed page to school to share with their teachers and classmates, to help strengthen the home-school connection.
Nature Is Everywhere
Nature is all around us — even on a city block — and it’s for everyone to notice, discover, observe, wonder about, and enjoy.
Outdoor Play in Every Way
Engaging with nature is an opportunity for wonder, hands-on discovery, and creativity — all building blocks for healthy development and future learning.
Nature Is Everywhere: Draw & Sing Along
Look up, look down… look all around!
Senses After a Rainstorm
Children can use all their senses when engaging with nature.
Caring for Nature: Let's Color Together
Children can find awe, delight, joy, and pride by noticing and taking care of the nature around them.
Outdoor Play: A Marvelous Mess
It’s okay to get messy sometimes!
The Beauty of Quiet Time Outdoors
Children can begin to recognize nature as a place they can find calm... and be calmed.
