Natural learning Teacher Resources

Students examine various artworks by aborigines in Australia to discover their culture. Using the artwork, they create their own piece based on their interpretations about their culture. They answer discussion questions and share their...

Incorporate art and poetry into an early elementary science lesson about cloud formation. With fun and engaging activities that follow a natural learning progression, youngsters will develop key vocabulary and conceptual understanding...

Think outside the box - and think about education beyond the classroom walls - with a resource that has your critical thinkers watching a video about a nursery in Scotland that lets youngsters roam wild in a forest....

Learners analyze "To Build a Fire" by Jack London and "The Open boat" by Stephen Crane. They write an essay in which they compare and contrast the narrators and plots in each story.

Students read London's "To Build a Fire" and Crane's "The Open Boat" and compare and contrast the authors' style as they explore the genre known as American literary naturalism.

Students explore storytelling through pantomime, improvisation, and dramatization. They watch an online video, discuss Native American earth stories, role-play various situations, explore websites, and present an oral story to the class.

Student observe and quantify the respiration that occurs in yeast-molasses cultures. They complete an effective experiment in order to examine how to think critically about the results.

Students identify the key characteristics that comprise American literary naturalism in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat." For this naturalism analysis lesson, students identify characteristics of the...

Second graders explore the topic of nature. In this detective lesson, 2nd graders review non-fiction materials on nature and identify text, headings, diagrams, graphs, to establish the theme of the book.

Fourth graders become aware of the importance of the camas bulb to the Nez Perce people, they learn the parts of plants, and gain understanding of the interdependence of Nature. They study about the possible causes and outcomes of global...

Students study the Huichol Indians. In this Huichol lesson, students red The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer, design a visual story using symbols, and make a painting using large paper shapes. A class mural project is also included.

Learners predict the number of cells after a series of cell divisions.  In this cells lesson students create a graph of their results and create a patterned drawing. 

Students discuss what they like about parks and make a list of different things they like to do there such as swing, run, play ball, ride a bike, or go on a hike. They discover the locations of some examples of National Parks and that...

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.

In this video segment from Nature, learn the history of the world's first domesticated animal, the dog. [7:34]

In this video segment from Nature, learn about cats. Consider the possibility that the cat may become the number one choice for pet owners.

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the lives of humans.

In this video from Nature, learn about the erosive action of water on the Hawaiian landscape and human efforts to limit it.

In this video from Nature, learn about the many different features and effects of glaciers in Ireland. [1:13]

In this video segment from Nature, learn the geological process by which the next Hawaiian island will be formed. [1:12]

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the problems bears are creating on ranch land surrounding Yellowstone National Park. [3:01]

Decades of research has been dedicated to the impressive navigation skills of homing pigeons. To explain how these pigeons are able to find their way home from unfamiliar, distant sites, scientists have arrived at various theories. These...

In this video from Nature, learn more about the ongoing debate regarding whether or not the grizzly bear population needs special protection. [1:37]

In this video segment from Nature, learn about six different breeds of cattle. [6:46]