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RBG at Home – for Teachers

Welcome to RBG at Home, our commitment to offering accessible, diverse and entertaining learning opportunities for all ages. Our award-winning digital school programs are growing!

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No matter where you are, your class can interact with our educators and scientists and explore topics like biodiversity, conservation, botany, plant ecology and the environment.

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Wetland Resources

Connect to the local environment using these place-based resources from Royal Botanical Gardens and Cootes Paradise Marsh. Dive deeper into biodiversity and human impacts on wetlands before or after your class trip to RBG or for a project or inquiry.

This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada.

Ce projet a été réalizé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada.

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Lesson Plans

Curriculum-connected lessons with real-world examples! Check back for more plans coming soon.

 

Topic Description Curriculum Connection Download
Invasive Species: Common Carp Combining primary data and research with a format that works for learning at home, this lesson about the challenge posed by Invasive Species meets Ontario Curriculum expectations for Grade 6 Science and Language. Grade 6 Download Files
The Wild Debate Cootes Paradise Nature Sanctuary is one of North America’s largest freshwater rehabilitation projects. Surrounded by two major cities, its future will be determined by the decisions that humans make about its use. Students will explore the future of this unique place from multiple points of view and make proposals about the future of the marsh. Grade 6 Download Files
Build a Habitat Students will learn about the food chain that supports an important bird of prey, the Bald Eagle. They will then conduct research about an animal of their own choosing and demonstrate their learning by creating a model habitat. Grade 4 Download Files
Construire un habitat Les élèves découvriront la chaîne alimentaire sur laquelle repose un grand oiseau de proie, le pygargue à tête blanche. Ils effectueront ensuite une recherche sur un animal de leur choix et montreront ce qu’ils ont appris en créant un habitat modèle. Grade 4 Download Files

At-Home Activities

Download resources to keep kids learning and connecting to nature from home!

Looking for insects in winter activity sheet
Looking for Insects in Winter
Winter See and Sense activity
Winter See and Sense
Whose Nest Activity
Whose Nest?
Spectrum-Of-Fall-Colours-Activity
Spectrum of Fall Colours
Local Crops for the Climate activity
Local Crops for the Climate
amazing adventure activity sheet
An Amazing Adventure
Buzzing-Squash-Bee-Maze Activity
Buzzing Squash Bee Maze
Photosynthesis scramble activity
Photosynthesis Scramble
damselflies and dragonflies activity
Damselflies and Dragonflies
Identification de traces en hiver activite
Identification de traces en hiver
Stunning Sunflowers Activity
Stunning Sunflowers
Sit & Sense Activity
Sit & Sense
Tomato Trivia Activity Sheet
Tomato Trivia
Magical Garden Guests Activity
Magical Garden Guests
Water Life Activity
Water Life
Flashing Fireflies Activity Sheet
Flashing Fireflies
carpenter or bumble bee activity sheet
Carpenter or Bumble Bee?
Bees & Wasps Crossword activity
Bees & Wasps Crossword
Apprendre à connaître les insectes
Apprendre à connaître les insectes
Des douzaines de pissenlits
Des douzaines de pissenlits
Getting to Know Insects Activity
Getting to Know Insects
Home Away From Home Activity
Home Away From Home
Dozens of Dandelions activity
Dozens of Dandelions
Flowering Trees Scavenger Hunt Activity
Flowering Trees
This or That Garden Activity
This or That Garden
Puzzling Plumage Activity
Puzzling Plumage
Feathered Feet with Function Activity
Feathered Feet with Function
Vital Vernal Pools Maze
Vital Vernal Pools Maze
Many Magnolias Activity
Many Magnolias
Spring Break Nature Finds - Cover
Spring Break Nature Finds
Spring Bird Checklist Activity
Spring Birds Checklist
Painting with Tea activity outline
Painting with Tea
Earrly Spring Wildflowers Activity
Early Spring Wildflowers
Leave No Trace Activity
Leave No Trace
Plant-based Egg Dyes Activity
Plant-based Egg Dyes
The Unusual Skunk Cabbage Activity
The Unusual Skunk Cabbage Activity
Water Everywhere Activity
Water Everywhere
Travel Up the Tree Trunk maze
Travel Up the Tree Trunk
Blossoming Jade Activity
Blossoming Jade
Spider snack Activity Sheet
Spider Snack / La Collation D'une Araignée
Ice Cream in a Bag Activity
Ice Cream in a Bag
Really Cool Raptors Activity Sheet
Really Cool Raptors
Winter Wildlife Tracks Activity Sheet
Winter Wildlife Tracks
Seasonal Shrub matching activity
Seasonal Shrubs
Winter Cryptogram activity
Winter Cryptogram
The Plants on a Snowman activity
The Plants on a Snowman
Mudpuppy Maze activity
Mudpuppy Maze
Wetlands Activity Book
Wetlands Activity Book
Activités milieu humide
Activités milieu humide
Shapes of Snowflakes activity
Shapes of Snowflakes
Feet Made for Snow connect the dots activity
Feet Made for Snow
Winter Backyard Birds activity
Winter Backyard Birds
Insulation Experiment Outline
Insulation Experiment Outline
Winter Words Wordssearch activity
Winter Words Wordssearch
Festive lights holiday bulb activity
Festive Lights
Bright lights wreath activity
Bright Lights / Que Ça Brille!
Fun Traditions word game
Fun Traditions
Tricky Train maze activity
Tricky Train
Scrambled Plant Puzzles activity
Scrambled Plant Puzzles
Name that Plant Activity
Name that Plant
Snowy Sleep / Dormir sous les flocons
Snowy Sleep / Dormir sous les flocons
Plant Puzzle word activity
Plant Puzzle / Casse-tête des fêtes
Counting Conifers activity
Counting Conifers
Coniferous? Deciduous? Identification activity sheet
Coniferous? Deciduous?
seeds that fly activity
Seeds that Fly
Make Your Own Herbarium Speciman template
Make Your Own Herbarium Speciman
Painting with Tea activity outline
Painting with Tea
Worm Maze activity
Worm Maze
Mosquito Munchers activity with a bat maze
Mosquito Munchers
Paper Maple Key Seed Activity
Paper Maple Key Seed
Squashes and Pumpkins activity
Squashes and Pumpkins
Counting Chyrsanthemums activity
Counting Chrysanthemums
Seeds That Stick activity
Seeds That Stick
Reproduction par fottage de feuilles
Leaf rubbing sheet
Leaf Rubbing Activity
Trunk Cross Section activity
Trunk Cross Section
Branching Out Activity
Branching Out
Gardening activities workbook cover
Gardening Activity Book
insect cryptogram activity
Insect Cryptogram
On the Trail Eye Spy
On the Trail Eye Spy
Leave No Trace Activity
Leave No Trace
Fuel Your Body with Plants activity
Fuel Your Body with Plants
identification activity with monarchs and Viceroy butterflies
Monarch Mimic
maze with monarch on one side and flowers on the other
Fall Flight of the Monarchs
Find the queen bee activity sheet
Find the Queen Bee
Follow the Trail Maze activity
Follow the Trail
Sit and Sense
Pollination After Dark connect the dots activity
Pollination After Dark
Butterfly and Moth Antennae matching sheet
Butterfly and Moth Antennae
Pesky Rose Pests worksheet
Pesky Rose Pests
Compost activity sheet
Compost that Crawls
Maple Leaf Identification worksheet
Maple Leaf Identification
Fruity flowers activity sheet
Fruity Flowers
Invent a veggie activity sheet
Invent a Fruit or Veggie
Pollination Partners Activity Sheet
Pollination Partners
Bees and Wasps Crossword
Bees and Wasps Crossword
This or That Garden activity sheet
This or That Garden
pleasant peonies activity sheet
Pleasant Peonies
iris connect the dots activity
Incredible Iris
Spider Variety activity
Spider Variety / Types d'araignées
Strong Silk activity
Strong Silk / Une soie résistante
Worm Maze activity
Worm Maze
Lilac Colouring Sheet
Lovely Lilacs Colouring Sheet
Design your own lilac sheet
Design Your Own Lilac
Seed eye Spy sheet
Seed Eye Spy
Tree Leaf ID activity
Tree Leaf Identification
Hopping Around Activity
Hopping Around / À petits sauts
Flowering Trees Scavenger Hunt
Flowering Trees Scavenger Hunt
Crossword activity
Climate Change Crossword
Weather Wordsearch activity
Weather Words
bird Matching activity
Matching Mates
bird rainbow activity sheet
A Rainbow of Birds
woodpecker activity sheet
Strong-Headed Woodpeckers
bird beak tools activity
Bird Beaks are Powerful Tools
April Flower Find activity
April Flower Find
Colourful Community / Communauté Très Colorée
A Promise to Protect Activity
A Promise to Protect / Promesse de protection
Backyard Biodiversity Hunt
Backyard Biodiversity Hunt
Anatomy of a Fly activity
Anatomy of a Fly
Anatomy of a Spider Activity
Anatomy of a Spider
Tadpole to frog activity sheet
Tadpole to Frog / Têtard à grenouille
Chickadee scavenger hunt activity sheet
Chickadee Scavenger Hunt
Backyard Food Web worksheet
Backyard Food Web (Primary)
Activity sheet
Seeing Double / Voir Double
worksheet with ducks
Family Flocks Together (Junior)
Art from Trees Activity
Art from Trees / L'art à partir des arbres
Worksheet with nest
Nesting Home (Junior)
maze worksheet
Monarch Migration Maze (Junior)
Nature Mandalas Activity Outline
Nature Mandalas Activity Outline
Nature Painting Activity
Nature Painting Activity
Bird Nesting Materials Bag
Bird Nesting Materials Activity Outline
Air and Water Experiments
Air and Water Experiments
Water Absorption Experiment
Water Absorption Experiment
Doctrine of Signatures matching activity
Doctrine of Signatures
On a Wing Activity
On a Wing
Leaf Colour Extractions Experiment
Leaf Colour Extractions Experiment
Velcro Seeds Experiment
Velcro Seeds Experiment
Mushroom Spore Prints
Mushroom Spore Prints
Les insectes en hiver
Les insectes en hiver
Voir et sentir l'hiver activite
Voir et sentir l'hiver
graines d'erable en papier
Graines d'érable en papier
des graines qui volent
Des graines qui volent
Invasive Plants Crossword
Invasive Plants Crossword
Leaves of Three Activity Sheet
Leaves of Three
Graines Collantes l'activite
Expérience avec du velcro et des graines
Teindre des oeufs grâce aux plantes
Teindre des oeufs grâce aux plantes
Activité - De l'eau partout
De l'eau partout
Spider snack Activity Sheet
Spider Snack / La Collation D'une Araignée
De la crème glacée en sac
De la crème glacée en sac
Activité - Passionnants rapaces
Passionnants rapaces
Aperçu de l’activité: Chasse au trésor — Les mésanges
Chasse au trésor — Les mésanges
Activités milieu humide
Activités milieu humide
Expérience avec des isolants
Expérience avec des isolants
Bright lights wreath activity
Bright Lights / Que Ça Brille!
Snowy Sleep / Dormir sous les flocons
Snowy Sleep / Dormir sous les flocons
Plant Puzzle word activity
Plant Puzzle / Casse-tête des fêtes
Reproduction par fottage de feuilles
Colourful Community / Communauté Très Colorée
A Promise to Protect Activity
A Promise to Protect / Promesse de protection
Tadpole to frog activity sheet
Tadpole to Frog / Têtard à grenouille
Strong Silk activity
Strong Silk / Une soie résistante
Spider Variety activity
Spider Variety / Types d'araignées
Activity sheet
Seeing Double / Voir Double
Hopping Around Activity
Hopping Around / À petits sauts
Absorption de l’eau
Absorption de l’eau
Expériences sur d’air et d’eau
Expériences sur d’air et d’eau
Mandalas inspirés par la nature
Mandalas inspirés par la nature
La théorie des signatures – Jeu des combinaisons
La théorie des signatures – Jeu des combinaisons

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