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Learning Resources for Home and School

Save The River’s In The Schools program has been designed to impact the community by enriching the depth of understanding and sensitivity about the River environment in school-aged children.

Over the last three years, Save The River has been working with school teachers to create St. Lawrence River curriculum for local area classrooms. By providing this curriculum in the classroom, Save The River will educate the next generation about the importance of the St. Lawrence River and give students the tools to help protect this important resource for the future.

Listed below are categories of the curriculum units created by our participating teachers. We have provided these units for teachers to take and use in the classroom. If you are interested in developing your own classroom units we’d love to hear from you. We also hope you will check out our Education Resource Links, which will provide you with additional resources to help shape the curriculum to meet your classroom needs.

Educator’s Guide – Spring Programs

Camp Dates & Activities

Exploring Autumn Virtual Field Trip

The Exploring Autumn Virtual Field Trip can be integrated into classroom curriculum and addresses New York State Science and(or) ELA Learning Standards with a focus on K-3 grade levels.

Environmental Law: The History of the Clean Water Act

Read about how the Clean Water Act became federal law in 1972, the challenges to set standards for safe rivers, and how it impacts waterways across the country today.

Invasive Species of the St. Lawrence

This booklet provides an educational lesson and activity on the aquatic and terrestrial invasive species found along the St. Lawrence River watershed, with a focus on elementary and middle school levels.

On the Ice Virtual Field Trip

The On the Ice Virtual Field Trip can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses New York State Science and/or ELA Learning Standards, with a focus on PreK-3 grade levels.

It’s Hard to be a Tern

The It’s Hard to be a Tern video can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses New York State Science and(or) ELA Learning Standards with a focus on K-3 grade levels.

Haas the Great Blue Heron

Haas, the Great Blue Heron can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses New York State Science and/or ELA Learning Standards, with a focus on PreK-2 grade levels.

Rock Island Lighthouse & Island Habitats Virtual Field Trip

This virtual lesson can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses NYS Science and(or) ELA Standards with a focus on grades K-3.

Russell The Mussel

This virtual lesson can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses NYS Science and(or) ELA Standards with a focus on elementary and middle school levels.

My Little Book of Wood Ducks

This virtual lesson can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses NYS Science and(or) ELA Standards with a focus on grades K-3.

My Little Book of Painted Turtles

This virtual lesson can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses NYS Science and(or) ELA Standards with a focus on elementary and middle school levels.

Light Pollution

This virtual lesson can be integrated into the classroom curriculum and addresses NYS Science and(or) ELA Standards with a focus on elementary and middle school levels.

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