Winter Activities (November – March)

Are you looking for some activities to do outside with your K-12 class this winter? Whether you are inside or outside, there are plenty of BC Curriculum-based activities to do with your students around food in the winter. Keep in mind that activities will vary depending on where you are in the province; they might be possible earlier/later than suggested here.

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	In the garden – In your schoolyard Some Winter garden play ideas from Megan Zeni. SPEC has a wonderful Neighborhood Nature School page, with links to a Winter Scavenger Hunt, and Plant Life Cycles. You can start planning for your Spring Garden, refer to our Crop Planning Guide for more ideas. UBC’s Landed Learning Project has an overview of farm visits to UBC Farm, but you can use this guideline for visiting local farms in your area! Create a snow garden with dried or artificial plants to add some colour to the schoolyard.
	On the land – Beyond your schoolyard Check out our Learning from the Land Toolkit for lessons about nature walks, designing a territory acknowledgement with your class, and making plant signage. Traditional Food Fact Sheets (FNHA) Backyard Birds of BC (SPEC) Collect loose parts from a walk around your school to create sensory trays for letter writing, story-telling, or creating ice art. Forcing winter blooms (Kids Gardening)
	In the classroom Kitchen scrap gardening Fresh Story about Apples: Primary/Intermediate grades (BCAIC) Plant growing flipbooks (AIC Manitoba)
	In the kitchen Make polka dot rice with your class Make refrigerator pickles with your class, fun for all ages! Or use this step-by-step recipe from Project Chef for pickled carrots. Fruit and vegetable art (Hands on Food) Make strawberry chia seed jam (SPEC)