Three Week Curriculum Example

Week 1

Monday-Biking and Shelters Day

Skills for the Day:

• Biking basics, urban riding

• Shelters and tarp building

• Gnome homes

• Camp Stove Popcorn

Daily Outline:

10:00am-11:00pm-

• Biking Basics: ABCs, LNT/trail etiquette, braking, shifting gears, ride to the park

11:00am-12:00pm-

• Camp Stove: Set up and popcorn

• Set up a tarp shelter

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch- Eat popcorn with lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• More biking!! Urban biking, Ride the park/trail/neighborhood

• Stop to make some gnome homes in a cool outdoor spot

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Tuesday -Hiking and Nature Day

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking/Nature Scavenger hunt

• Bear Precautions

• Bear Scat craft

• Pooping in the woods

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail, partner hiking questions

• Stop to hang a bear bag from a cool tree, do bear activities

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• Pooping in the woods

• Nature Scavenger Hunt

• Scat Activity/Craft

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Wednesday -Bikes and Gear Repair

Skills for the Day:

• Biking, Bike Maintenance

• Emergency Gear Repair

• No-Bake Snowball or Chewy Fudge Cookies

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Stop somewhere shady and do some gear repair

• Play a game!

• Bike home

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Eat Lunch

• Make No Bake recipe

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• Bike maintenance

• More Biking!

• Play a game

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Thursday -Hiking and Nature Day

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking, Field Guides

• Animal tracks

• Fishing/Crawdadding

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail

• Field Guides

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• Animal Tracks

• Fishing/Crawdadding

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Friday -Biking and Fire Building

Skills for the Day:

• Biking, Jumps/Tricks

• Building a Fire

• Solar Oven Smores

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Set up a Solar Oven

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Stop somewhere with curbs/where you can build obstacles to jump over

• Play a game!

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Eat lunch

• Eat Solar Oven Smores

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• Fire Building

• More Biking!

• Play a game

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Week 2

Monday-Biking and Tents/Water Filter

Skills for the Day:

• Biking basics, urban riding

• Tent Building

• Primitive Water Filter

• Camp Stove Quesadillas

Daily Outline:

10:00am-11:00pm-

• Biking Basics: ABCs, LNT/trail etiquette, braking, shifting gears, ride to the park

11:00am-12:00pm-

• Set up a tent!

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch-

• Camp Stove Set Up

• Cook Quesadillas!

12:30-2:30pm-

• More biking!! Urban biking, Ride the park/trail/neighborhood

• Make a Primitive Water Filter

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Tuesday -Hiking and Navigation

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking/Compass Walk

• Make your own compass

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail, partner hiking questions

• Teach how to use compasses/do compass walk

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• More hiking and play!

• Tree Buddies

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Wednesday -Bikes and Kites

Skills for the Day:

• Biking, Bike Maintenance

• DIY Kites

• No Bake Fruit Pizza

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Play a game!

• Bike home

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Make No Bake Fruit Pizza, let chill during lunch & enjoy for dessert

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• DIY kite making

• Fly kites!

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Thursday -Hiking and Fishing/Crawdadding

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking, Rainbow walk

• Build your own hammock

• Bug catching

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail

• Rainbow walk while hiking

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• Hang a hammock

• Bug catching

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Friday -Biking, Fire Building, and Ice Cream

Skills for the Day:

• Biking, Jumps/Tricks

• Building a Fire

• DIY Ice Cream

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Stop somewhere with curbs/where you can build obstacles to jump over

• Play a game!

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Eat lunch

• Prep DIY Ice Cream

• Eat ice cream!

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• Fire Building

• More Biking!

• Play a game

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Week 3

Monday-Biking and Natural Shelters

Skills for the Day:

• Biking basics, urban riding

• Natural Shelters

• Mini Zen Gardens

• Banana Oat Pancakes or Apple Crisp

Daily Outline:

10:00am-11:00pm-

• Biking Basics: ABCs, LNT/trail etiquette, braking, shifting gears, ride to the park

11:00am-12:00pm-

• Build a natural shelter

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch-

• Camp Stove Set Up

• Cook Pancakes or apple crisp

12:30-2:30pm-

• More biking!! Urban biking, Ride the park/trail/neighborhood

• Make a mini zen garden

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Tuesday -Hiking and Mini Boats

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking

• Mini Boat Races

• Sound Map

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail, partner hiking questions

• Make mini boats and race them in a stream/river

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• More hiking and play!

• Sound map

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Wednesday -Bikes and Maps

Skills for the Day:

• Biking

• Map my yard

• No-Bake Power Bites

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Play a game!

• Bike home

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Make power bites, let set during lunch & enjoy for dessert!

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• Map my yard/neighborhood/trail

• More biking!

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debreif

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Thursday -Hiking and Fishing/Crawdadding

Skills for the Day:

• Hiking, alphabet walk

• Chalk Art

• Fishing/Crawdadding

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Hike to nearby park/trail

• Alphabet walk while hiking

• Play a game!

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:30pm-

• Fishing/Crawdadding

• Play a game!

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)

Friday -Biking and Bird Feeders

Skills for the Day:

• Biking, Jumps/Tricks

• Building a Bird Feeder

• Solar Oven Pizza

Daily Outline:

10:00am-12:00pm-

• Prep solar oven before leaving the house

• More biking! Bike to park/trail

• Stop somewhere with curbs/where you can build obstacles to jump over

• Play a game!

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch -

• Eat Solar Oven pizza!

1:00pm-2:30pm-

• Build bird houses

• More Biking!

• Play a game

2:30pm-3:00pm-

• Head back to the house, clean up

• Debrief

• Parent convos, plan for tomorrow (may need to cover plans if parents want to drop off at a local park)