Activities

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Pre-K to Elementary School
– Painting with Soil
– Bird Gym
– CWEP Social Media Resources

Elementary-Middle School
– Soak-Spread-Slow Stormwater Song
– Virtual Storytime
– Watershed Wisdom (PBS Learning Media)
– Discover Water (Project WET)

Middle-High School
– It’s Our Water (NC DEQ)
– River Basin Storymaps (NC Office of Environmental Education)

Pre-K to Elementary School

Painting with Soil (Duke Gardens)

Learn how to turn soil and water into paint with this creative and engaging outdoor craft.

Bird Gym

Move your body and engage your mind with this simple workout video sprinkled with facts about birds native to NC!

Below are a collection of activities and at-home resources that CWEP has posted on social media. Click on the links below images for detailed instructions!

Leaf Stamping Craft

Use the Above Image!

Water Cycle Yoga

Make a Mini Water Cycle

Going on a Rainy Day Hike

Painting with Nature

Looking for more ideas?

Visit the Take A Child Outside: Everyday Nature page (a NC Museum of Natural Sciences initiative) or the Wild Time Learning website for other nature-based activities and crafts.

Elementary-Middle School

The Soak-Spread-Slow Stormwater Song

Sing along to this original song written and recorded by Hannah, CWEP’s Stormwater Education Specialist. Find out how you can help improve the stormwater!

Virtual Storytime

Where does the water go after it flows down a storm drain? Discover the journey with this animated video version of the book All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper.

Watershed Wisdom (PBS Learning Media )

In this new NC-based watershed curriculum, students discover connections between the water cycle and watersheds through hands-on videos, activities, and quizzes.