Elementary School Programs

WinterKids WinterChallenge for Elementary

If you are an elementary teacher looking for an evidence-based, innovative way to connect your students to nature, increase physical activity, and meet education standards, the WinterKids Elementary Guide to Outdoor Active Learning is for you!

WinterKids Elementary Guide to Outdoor Active Learning (GOAL), Elementary School Edition

This is your resource for incorporating outdoor education into your winter lesson plans. This binder includes easy-to-implement lessons developed by and for teachers to inspire you to take your classroom outside.

Features & Benefits:

Low barrier enrichment lesson plans
Each lesson includes an outdoor activity to reinforce the featured academic subject
Enhances student and teacher wellness
Assessments, stretches, games and more
Editions for ME & NH – each aligned to Common Core and state education standards.

“Yesterday we collected some nature from our playground and made some ice catchers...the kids were so excited to see what they looked like this morning.”

Patti Henry - Day by Day Childcare, New Hampshire

2018-11-12T19:48:16+00:00

Patti Henry - Day by Day Childcare, New Hampshire

“Yesterday we collected some nature from our playground and made some ice catchers...the kids were so excited to see what they looked like this morning.”

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/patti-henry-day-by-day-childcare-new-hampshire/

"The WinterKids Guide to Outdoor Active Learning has brought so much to our school, not just in ways that keep the children physically active but also in ways to keep them engaged socially and emotionally. Many of the activities are geared to get the children working together and becoming a team, no winners, no losers...just kids having fun."

Penni Theriault: Owner of Lots of Tots Childcare Center, WinterKids Challenge Teacher

2018-10-10T16:07:31+00:00

Penni Theriault: Owner of Lots of Tots Childcare Center, WinterKids Challenge Teacher

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/penni-theriault/

“We loved our WinterKids materials. The kids had so much fun using the animal track tracker. We spent many afternoons looking for new animal prints.”

Toby Watt - Wee Care Daycare, New Hampshire

2018-11-12T19:47:33+00:00

Toby Watt - Wee Care Daycare, New Hampshire

“We loved our WinterKids materials. The kids had so much fun using the animal track tracker. We spent many afternoons looking for new animal prints.”

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/toby-watt-wee-care-daycare-new-hampshire/

“The kids were so excited to go outside and therefore were more engaged in the lesson. It was also a great way for me to get a quick check in on the where the kids were with these skills.”

Kate Moore - Brown Elementary, New Hampshire

2018-11-12T19:42:21+00:00

Kate Moore - Brown Elementary, New Hampshire

“The kids were so excited to go outside and therefore were more engaged in the lesson. It was also a great way for me to get a quick check in on the where the kids were with these skills.”

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/kate-moore-brown-elementary-new-hampshire/

“I think the WinterKids Guide to Outdoor Active Learning binder is great!! There are so many things that can be done to help get kids moving, yet connect it back to many areas of education as well. ELC is an alternative school for students who just can't seem to work in a public school setting. We generally try to do activities that do get them outside and moving since the kids we work with tend to do better with hands on activities.”

Stephanie Tyler - Early Learning Center, New Hampshire

2018-11-12T19:49:10+00:00

Stephanie Tyler - Early Learning Center, New Hampshire

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/stephanie-tyler-early-learning-center-new-hampshire/

WinterKids Winter Games

This year, the WinterKids Winter Games will inspire 32 elementary schools*, 450 teachers, and 8000 students to go for the gold!

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*For Maine’s elementary schools only.

"How do you combine a community, school, home, nutrition, exercise, team, kids,
parents, teachers, school spirit, awareness, and fun? Participate in WinterKids Winter
Games!! Seriously had no idea how amazing this would be and what our community
was capable of! The support and Camaraderie is incredible. What a positive experience
this has been for our kids and all the parents too!"

Christina Barber

2018-11-12T19:59:46+00:00

Christina Barber

"How do you combine a community, school, home, nutrition, exercise, team, kids, parents, teachers, school spirit, awareness, and fun? Participate in WinterKids Winter Games!! Seriously had no idea how amazing this would be and what our community was capable of! The support and Camaraderie is incredible. What a positive experience this has been for our kids and all the parents too!"

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/christina-barber/

"Because of this competition, my family is now rethinking our snack choices and making healthier ones, our kids and community have formed a wonderful bond coming together for one goal, and you managed to get a Mom, who hates winter and the cold, outside embracing the beauty of Maine having fun with her kids.

Dayton Consolidated School Mom

2018-11-12T20:00:48+00:00

Dayton Consolidated School Mom

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/dayton-consolidated-school-mom/

"It has been inspirational to watch our community unite around a common purpose of healthy, active kids.”

Sarah Maxwell - Assistant Principal, Waldo T. Skillen School

2018-11-12T19:57:43+00:00

Sarah Maxwell - Assistant Principal, Waldo T. Skillen School

"It has been inspirational to watch our community unite around a common purpose of healthy, active kids.”

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/sarah-maxwell-assistant-principal-waldo-t-skillen-school/

““Let's just say several parents told me their students were sleeping better at night and at school we've had much less behavior issues this week! Two very big positives for WinterKids Winter Games challenge week #2!!“

C. Ellis - Principal, Miles Lane Elementary

2018-11-12T19:56:31+00:00

C. Ellis - Principal, Miles Lane Elementary

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/c-ellis-principal-miles-lane-elementary/

"I am SO thankful for the impact this Winter Kids competition has on our kids. In this short time, the changes in attitudes, physical activity, even the helpfulness of students was very heart-warming."

School Nurse, Piscataquis Community Elementary School

2018-11-12T20:03:19+00:00

School Nurse, Piscataquis Community Elementary School

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/school-nurse-piscataquis-community-elementary-school/

“This was truly an inspiration to the kids, staff and families to embrace the winters here in Maine, more than they already have.”

C. Agreste - School Nurse, Dayton Consolidated School

2018-11-12T19:54:53+00:00

C. Agreste - School Nurse, Dayton Consolidated School

“This was truly an inspiration to the kids, staff and families to embrace the winters here in Maine, more than they already have.”

https://winterkids.org/testimonials/c-agreste-school-nurse-dayton-consolidated-school/