Walk Guides
Inclement Weather and School Policy
Families are notified by their teachers and/or big backyard team of upcoming walks and instructed on what children should wear and how to prepare for a walk. Proper clothing as well as sunblock and insect repellent is suggested depending on the season.
Students go on walks as long as it is not raining, the temperature is at or above 18 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill factor and there is not a heat advisor in effect.
Note: Volunteers and families are notified of any postponements or cancellations due to weather, via email, before a walk takes place. If you still have questions the day of the walk please contact your school's office.
Walk Guides: Each volunteer is given a walk guide which guides the walk leader in the activities to do with the students as well as scripted questions to ask the children during the walk.
Kindergarten
Fall
Plant Parts and Seasonal ChangesWinter
Plants, Animals & Seasonal ChangesSpring
Plants & Seasonal ChangesGrade 1
Fall
What Animals Need to SurviveWinter
Animals in WinterSpring
What Animals Need to Survive in SpringGrade 2
Fall
SoilWinter
Water in WinterSpring
Insect DetectivesGrade 3
Fall
The Needs of Indigenous People in New EnglandWinter
There are no walks at this timeSpring
Wetland HabitatsField Trip to a Wetland Habitat
Grade 4
Fall
Doing What Scientists DoWinter
Animal Adaptations - Coping with the ColdSpring
Animal CommunicationGrade 5
Fall
Ecosystems in FallWinter
Ecosystems In WinterSpring
Ecosystems in Spring - New Life