We support educators in Manitoba and abroad
As an educator, there are a variety of tools available at your fingertips. The Wetland Discovery Centre offers educator workshops, pre/post visit activities, and the opportunity for your students to implement fully funded watershed action projects!
Project WET: Water education for teachers and youth leaders.
Water is essential to life, and there’s no better way to help young people learn about water than a hands-on educational activity from Project WET! Learn more about Project WET
Pre and Post visit activities / Guide d’activités pré et post-visites
Thanks to support from Manitoba Education and Training, Pre and Post visit activities have been developed for your classroom! They are both interactive and curriculum-friendly.
Grâce au soutien du ministère de l’Éducation et de la Formation du Manitoba, des activités pré et post-visites ont été élaborées pour votre classe! Elles sont à la fois interactives et adaptées aux programmes d’études des sciences.
Kindergarten
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Once Upon a Wetland
- Pre-visit Activity 2: What is a Wetland?
- Post-visit Activity 1: Draw What We Saw
- Post-visit Activity 2: Do you live here?
Support materials
Grade 1
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: A Wetland Menu
- Pre-visit Activity 2: We All Grow
- Post-visit Activity 1: Seasonal Changes Circle
- Post-visit Activity 2: The Healthy Wetland Challenge
Grade 2
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Are You My Mom?
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Comparing Life Cycles
- Post-visit Activity 1: How Much Water Do You Use?
- Post-visit Activity 2: Natural Filters
Grade 3
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Roots Shoots and Stems
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Growing Through the Seasons
- Post-visit Activity 1: What Do You Need?
- Post-visit Activity 2: Create a Plant Superhero
Grade 4
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Amazing Adaptations
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Creating Food Chains & Webs
- Post-visit Activity 1: A Shoe-box Wetland
- Post-visit Activity 2: Speaking Out for Species at Risk
Grade 5
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Wild Weather
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Wordly Wetlands
- Post-visit Activity 1: Migration Madness Board Game
- Post-visit Activity 2: Where does the Water go?
Support materials
Grade 6
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Keys Please – A Guide to Classification
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Kingdom Chaos Bingo
- Post-visit Activity 1: Invertebrate Inquiry
- Post-visit Activity 2: Vertebrate Race
Support materials
- Classification Keys Power Point
- The Five Kingdoms Power Point
- Invertebrate Inquiry Power Point
- Vertebrate Race Power Point
Grade 7
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Know Your Zone
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Scavengers & Decomposers
- Post-vist Activity 1: Ecosystem Protection Proposal
- Post-visit Activity 2: Ecological Succession
Support materials
- Know Your Zone! Power Point
- Scavengers & Decomposers Power Point
- Ecosystem Protection Proposal Power Point
- Ecological Succession Power Point
Grade 8
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity 1: Water Trivia!
- Pre-visit Activity 2: Know your Watersheds!
- Post-visit Activity 1: Sparkling Clean Water
- Post-visit Activity 2: Watershed Proposal
Support materials
- Water Trivia! Power Point
- Know Your Watersheds! Power Point
- Sparkling Clean Water Power Point
- Oak Hammock Marsh Lagoon System (pdf)
- Watershed Proposal Power Point
Grade 10
Activities
- Pre-visit Activity Wetland Invasive Species
- Post-visit Activity An In Depth Look At Invasive Species
Grade 11
Activities
Support materials
Grade 12
Activities
Support materials
Maternelle
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Il était une fois une terre humide…
- Activité pré-visite 2 – Qu’est-ce qu’une terre humide?
- Activité post-visite 1 – Dessine ce que tu as vu!
- Activité post-visite 2 – Vis-tu ici?
Livres en ligne
Première année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Menu des terres humides
- Activité pré-visite 2 – En pleine croissance!
- Activité post-visite 1 – Au fil des saisons
- Activité post-visite 2 – Le défi des terres humides saines
Deuxiéme année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Es-tu ma maman?
- Activité pré-visite 2 – Comparons les cycles de vie!
- Activité post-visite 1 – Quelle quantité d’eau utilises-tu?
- Activité post-visite 2 – Des filtres naturels
Troisième année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Racines, pousses & tiges!
- Activité pré-visite 2 – La croissance au fil des saisons
- Activité post-visite 1 – Qu’est-ce que tu as besoin?
- Activité post-visite 2 – Créons une plante super-héro!
Quatrième année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Incroyables adaptations!
- Activité pré-visite 2 – Chaînes alimentaires en folie!
- Activité post-visite 1 – Mini terre humide!
- Activité post-visite 2 – Aidons les espèces en péril!
Cinquième année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – Météo sauvage!
- Activité pré-visite 2 – Terres humides autour du monde
- Activité post-visite 1 – Folle migration!
- Activité post-visite 2 – Où va l’eau?
Annexes
Sixième année
Activités
- Activité pré-visite 1 – La clé s’il te plaît!
- Activité pré-visite 2 – Le bingo des règnes
- Activité post-visite 1 – Invertébrés à la loupe!
- Activité post-visite 2 – La course des vertébrés