Grade 2 Programs
| Programs |
Science |
Social Studies | The Arts | Health and Physical Education |
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Farm and Pond Animal Study (Growth and Changes in Animals) |
8 |
1 |
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Leader of the Pack (Growth and Changes in Animals) |
4 | 1 | ||
| Air and Water in the Environment | 8 | |||
| Water Cycle Game (Air and Water in the Environment) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Wayfaring (Map Work) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Movement | 8 | |||
| Maple Syrup/Pioneer Days (March 2010) | 4 | 1 |
LEGEND: 1 Program meets one or more specific expectations
4 Program meets four or more specific expectations
8 Program meets eight or more specific expectations
Curriculum Based Programs at Highlands O.E.C.
An Experiential Learning Centre on over 100 Acres of Niagara Escarpment,
a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve!
Let us help meet your curriculum needs!
At Highlands Outdoor Education Centre your class will have a fun-filled time while you complete specific expectations of the Ontario Grade 2 Curriculum. We offer a great selection of dynamic programs!
Why not make the most out of your trip and combine two half-day programs to create a full day of hands-on experiential learning!
Bag lunches are always welcome. Cold and hot drinks are available for purchase.
All programs and activities at Highlands Outdoor Education Centre have been cross-referenced to the Ontario Curriculum for your convenience and cover a wide range of both specific and general expectations from strands. All programs incorporate Language requirements through writing, reading, oral and visual communication components that are inherent in all of our on site activities. All Programs are dynamic and adaptable to the group.
Skilled Interpretative Staff - Learning Centre - Lunch Room and Washrooms
Facility is Wheel Chair accessible - ATV carrier on site
PROGRAMS: Full Day: $12.00 each Half Day: $9.00 each
( 2 Programs –4Hrs. Instruction) (1 Program – 2 Hrs. Instruction)
Teachers and Parents FREE!
**SPECIAL** 10% off bookings from November 2nd to 13, 2009 and April 19 to 30, 2010
Call for program selection.
LOCATION: Highlands Nordic Ski and Outdoor Centre is located just 10 minutes South of
Collingwood and West of Duntroon off either Hwy #124 or CR91, on Conc.10.
Advance Booking is Required! Phone: (705) 444-5017 email: hoec@highlandsnordic.ca
Highlands Outdoor Education Centre – PROGRAM OUTLINE Gr. 2 Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Note: Proper footwear (i.e. rubber boots or closed toed shoes) is essential for students, teachers and parent volunteers to maximize the learning potential and related enjoyment of these programs.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS (1 adult for every 5 students).
1. Farm and Pond Animal Study (Growth and Changes in Animals)
Students will explore both our farm and pond, meeting the animals that live in each environment. Through age appropriate work sheets and activities, students will learn about each animal’s adaptations, habitats and lifecycles.
2. Leader of the Pack (Growth and Changes in Animals)
This game of survival, designed specifically for ages five to seven, allows children to role-play wildlife families. The children become baby animals while parent volunteers become animal parents. Each family (five children and one parent) travel around as a group searching for food and water (markers placed in the playing area) and try not to become food for a predator family.
3. Air and Water in the Environment
Students will develop an awareness of the forms in which water and air are present in the environment. Using age appropriate work sheets to record their observations, students will rotate through a series of stations such as: wash and dry laundry, dig a well, use a pump, investigate the effect of temperature on living things (hibernate, migrate).
4. Water Cycle Game (Air and Water in the Environment) ***NEW***
In this inter-active game, the students will role play water droplets as they go through the water cycle. Markers identifying the four stages of the water cycle and uses of water are set in a large wooded playing area. As a water droplet, the student must find all four stages of the water cycle and two uses of water. As they proceed through the water cycle, they are pursued by other students deemed to be - ‘Nasties’, agriculture and industrial pollutants.
The students will emerge with a clearer understanding of the stages of the water cycle and the positive and negative impacts of human activities on water in the environment.
5. Wayfaring (Map Work) – Beaver-O
Students will learn basic mapping skills then use these skills to follow a primary map on the Niagara Escarpment. On their mapping adventure, students will find markers, match pictures of wildlife and answer related questions. Students will work in pairs with parent helpers who will be strategically located at boundary points.
6. Movement
Using ramps (inclined planes), toy cars, levers, measuring tapes, screwdrivers, pulleys, wedges, weights, different size wheels and axles, and construction of a ‘balloon’ car, students will rotate through activity centers to explore the workings and forces affecting simple machines.
7. Maple Syrup/Pioneer Days (March 22 to April 1st, 2010)
Let your class experience the history, production and taste of Maple Syrup. This program starts with an interactive puppet show, followed by a hike through a Niagara Escarpment sugar bush then back to the center for pioneer activities.
Please see our Maple Syrup site for more details.
General Information
Ø All Programs must be reserved in advance and are designed as half-day sessions for a minimum of 12 students and a maximum of 30-40 students.
Ø Two half-day programs make an exciting full-day program.
Ø Program runs rain or shine (unless extreme weather conditions are forecasted).
Ø Supervisors are expected to remain with their group throughout the visit (program/lunch) and are responsible for discipline.
- Hot Dog Lunches! We provide the campfire and cooking sticks. You provide the hot dogs and condiments!
