Resources for Educators

Resources for Educators

Below are links to resources for teachers (and home school groups) about the Peterson Young Naturalist Program, lesson plans and other resources than can be adapted for classroom use.

Peterson Young Naturalist
Peterson Young Naturalist Awards

Peterson Young Naturalist Program lesson plan examples

Other Lesson Plans
Virginia Cooperative Extension offers lessons for school programs and a speakers bureau.

Nature-Based News Slides
Loudoun Wildlife is developing short lessons similar to “morning meeting” that will use our repository of nature photographs and videos to help you facilitate community-building conversations with your students. Thinking routines such as see/think/wonder will be incorporated that will help students grow in language and vocabulary development. Access the first set of nature-based news slides.

School Gardens
Earth Sangha’s Wild Garden Manual – Written with educators in mind. It covers everything from how to get started, how to plan your native garden, species lists for various growing conditions and more.

Resources for LCPS School Gardens – Includes a Virginia Cooperative Extension handbook for building and Maintaining a school garden and many other useful resources.