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Learn about dragonfly life cycles, insect anatomy, the importance of bioindicators, and how our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are interconnected in this infographic and activity sheet created by Watersheds Canada. The infographic spotlights the American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) dragonfly which is found in the Northwest Territories, across Canada, and into the northern United States. Resource URL: https://library.watersheds.ca/ (e-library URL)  or  https://library.watersheds.ca/d37dce38-47ad-4102-9946-a2a174a81d6c/ (resource...

This infographic highlights a community-based participatory research planning project led by Dr. Val Carson's team at the University of Alberta, regarding a forest school program at a local public school in Edmonton, Alberta. Download the PDF version here....

ActivePlay.ca, created by Active for Life, offers a rich collection of early childhood education resources designed to help children engage in physically active play every day. The site includes videos, posters, and evidence-informed articles on the benefits of active play available in 11 languages, making it an accessible tool for educators and families across diverse...

Active for Life has released a wide range of free, downloadable posters and activity guides to help families promote children's physical literacy including games, scavenger hunts, bingo cards and much more. These resources are available in 12 languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, Punjabi, Spanish, Ukrainian, Farsi and more! Find all posters here....

This project led by UMR Petite enfance, grandeur nature,  aimed to disseminate the results of the work carried out as part of the research project ‘Alex – Nature-Based Education: An Innovative Approach to Supporting the Educational Success of Young Children’, in collaboration with the Association québécoise des CPE (AQCPE). The dissemination was completed through three...

Applying an Indigenous Two-Eyed Seeing approach – taking the strengths from both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing, this resource guide was developed by Katy Cameron, a First Nations female and MSc former graduate student with the HALO Research Lab, as an information tool for families, practitioners and professionals on environmental considerations when playing outdoors in...

In the fall of 2024, Outdoor Play Canada, as part of our Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play SPROUT-Able project, held a World Cafe with educators, community partners and families to explore the physical and social barriers and facilitators to outdoor play and learning in natural spaces. Checkout the graphic recording that summarizes that conversation, here: SPROUTAble_EN...

At the 2023 Breath of Fresh Air Summit, attendees were invited to contribute to a poster on gaps in research, questions on how to advance outdoor play policy, thoughts about who we need to invite to the table and pedagogical priorities for outdoor play and learning. Download the resulting Future of Outdoor Play Poster here!    ...

Co-Founder Richard Louv created the Children & Nature Network that arose from the call to action of a New Nature Movement. The Children & Nature Network's mission is to increase equitable access to nature so that children and the natural world can thrive. They have programs and information for youth, families, school, and cities. With...