Lesson Plans
EcoMentors has a number of useful resources that make getting involved with the program easy and provide a rich and rewarding experience for youth, educators and youth service providers.
Curriculum Linked Lesson Plans
Topic Linked Lesson Plans
Curriculum Linked Lesson Plans
Grade 1
- Social Studies
- Canada and World Connections - The Local Community
- Heritage and Citizenship - Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities
- Science and Technology
- Earth and Space Systems - Daily and Seasonal Cycles
- Energy and Control - Energy in Our Lives
- Supplement: Food Chain - Sun Cards
- Life Systems - Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
- Supplement: Senses Worksheet
- Matter and Materials - Characteristics of Objects and Properties of Material
Grade 2
- Social Studies
- Canada and World Connections - Features of Communities Around the World
- Heritage and Citizenship - Traditions and Celebrations
- Science and Technology
- Earth and Space Systems - Air and Water in the Environment
- Energy and Control - Wind and Moving Water
- Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Animals
- Supplement: Animal Matching Game, Senses Worksheet
- Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Animals: Polar Bears
Grade 3
- Social Studies
- Canada and World Connections - Urban and Rural Communities
- Heritage and Citizenship - Pioneer Life
- Science and Technology
- Earth and Space Systems - Soils in the Environment
- Supplement: Compost Cards
- Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Plants
- Supplement: Tree Spy Observation Sheet
- Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Animals: Polar Bears
- Earth and Space Systems - Soils in the Environment
Grade 4
- Social Studies
- Canada and World Connections - Features of Communities Around the World
- Supplement: Food Regions Matching Cards
- Heritage and Citizenship - Medieval Times
- Canada and World Connections - Features of Communities Around the World
- Science and Technology
- Earth and Space Systems - Rocks, Minerals and Erosion
- Energy and Control - Light and Sound Energy
- Life Systems - Habitats and Communities
- Supplement: Food Chain - Extinction Cards
- Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Animals: Polar Bears
Grade 5
- Social Studies
- Canada and World Connections - Early Civilizations
- Supplement: Easter Island Clues
- Canada and World Connections - Early Civilizations
- Science and Technology
- Earth and Space Systems - Weather
- Supplement: Weather Quiz
- Earth and Space Systems - Weather: Water
- Supplement: Water Quiz, Water Cycle Worksheet
- Energy and Control - Conservation of Energy
- Life Systems - Human Organ Systems
- Earth and Space Systems - Weather
Grade 6
- Science and Technology
- Energy and Control - Electricity
- Life Systems - Diversity of Living Things
- Supplement: Biodiversity and Classification Quiz
Topic Linked Lesson Plans
Grade 1-2
- The 3 R's
- Water
- Supplement: Water Colouring Sheet
Grade 3-4
- The 3 R's
- Supplement: Compost Cards
- Anti Idling
- Oceans
- The Ecological Footprint
- Supplements: Someone Else's Shoe Activity, Ecological Footprint Calculator
- Trees and Our Environment
- Supplements: Leaf Matching Cards, Tree Spy Observation Sheet, Leaf Cards
Grade 5-6
- The 3 R's
- Supplements: Waste Matching Game Cards, Compost Cards
- Nature Conservation Case Study
- Supplement: Explanation of the Case Study
Community Partners
Lesson Plans
EcoMentors Community Partner Lesson Plans
The following lesson plans and activities have been developed by our community partners to help EcoMentors and their Host Groups explore environmental issues and topics.
Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network (BEAN) & Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA)
- BEAN Lesson Plans: Grade 5-12
- OCAA Lesson Plans:
