Educator Resources
Educational Resources
Discover fun, engaging ways to bring nature learning home with online resources from Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.
From New Hampshire Neature videos and printable nature journal pages to mystery photos, hands-on activities, and ideas from Blue Heron School, these materials invite children and families to explore, observe, and wonder about the natural world.
Video and Audio Series
NH Neature
PreK - 3
This series is geared toward a younger audience (PreK – 3) to invite children to explore the natural world around them.
Hidden Stories
An interactive exhibit on campus and a companion website invite visitors to explore these hidden stories and see the diversity of wildlife that shares our forests, fields, and wetlands.
The Wild Around Us
Welcome to The Wild Around Us, the podcast about exploring nature. Join Jeremy, your personal naturalist, for each episode that focuses on interesting adaptations, deep dives into a specific species, listen to mystery sounds, and interview other nature lovers. Take what you learn into the wild around you and look at nature in a new way.
Blue Heron School Activities
Learn about activities our students at Blue Heron School enjoy from our Montessori trained teachers. Topics include: “Oobleck,” Animal Classes, Patterns in Nature, Land and Water Forms and much more!
Guided Activities
Mystery Photo Series
This series is geared toward a younger audience (PreK – 3) to invite children to explore the natural world around them.
Nature Journal Series
Get your students and children outside by engaging them in nature journaling. These journal pages include directions so that parents can easily do the activities with younger children and older children can do them on their own. The only materials needed are the journal page and something to write with.
50 Nature Activities for Kids
These activities come from the Science Center’s book 50 Nature Activities for Kids by Dave Erler. See details activities and view the full book using the button below.
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