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How to Start a Pollinator-Friendly Garden

May 14, 2022 by Elsa Leave a Comment

By: Angela Hadrits, Stephanie Olive, Ashely Rezachek, and Ann Zawistoski Minnesota Master Naturalists

You don’t need a large plot of land, or expensive gardening gear to make bees, butterflies, and other pollinators happy year round. Planting a pollinator garden can … Read more

Filed Under: parent resources, Teacher Resources, Wildlife Tagged With: garden, Minnesota Master Naturalist Capstone Project, native plants, pollinator, pollinator-friendly habitat

2021 Art For A Cause!

October 1, 2021 by Elsa Leave a Comment

“Art For A Cause” is a nonprofit fundraiser that we started in 2020 when we decided to start selling art & merchandise as part of our business. We spent a year prior researching different printing businesses to find ones that … Read more

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More Resources For Learning About Captive Tigers, Bears, & More!

May 20, 2020 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Hey everyone sorry we are not able to put ALL the links to resources on our Youtube video if we did the video would be marked as spam and taken down. So here you can see all the resources Kati … Read more

Filed Under: Wildlife Tagged With: animal sanctuary, association of zoos & aquariums, Bears, Big Cat Public Safety Act, Captive Exotic Animals, Road Side Zoos, teaching about wildlife, tigers, wildlife, zoos

Winners of the 2020 Earth Day Giveaway!

May 6, 2020 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Here are the Winners from our Live Earth Day Giveaway Finale! Remember to claim your prize to email ecoelsallc@gmail.com and we will confirm it is you! Also if you won an EcoElsa sticker or art print of your choice make … Read more

Filed Under: Giveaway Tagged With: Earth Day, Earth Day Giveaway, Earth Day Giveaway 2020, giveaway, prizes

Great Binoculars for Beginners, Kids, & Teachers

March 13, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

This is a review of the  Bushnell Falcon 133410 Binoculars they have 7x magnification and 35 mm lens and run for about $27 (as of 3/13/19) on Amazon. I also own a pair of Clear Point Sport Optics that … Read more

Filed Under: Nature Centers Tagged With: affordable binoculars, affordable bushnell binoculars, affordable quality binoculars, binoculars for beginners, binoculars for educators, binoculars for kids, binoculars for teachers, bushnell binoculars, bushnell falcon binoculars, outdoor class, outdoor classroom, outdoor education, outdoor teaching, teacher resources, teaching outdoors

Boss Bird Books for Kids!

February 20, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Take a look at these books to help the budding bird enthusiast in your life learn more about their feathery friends! The books I have picked cover a wide range of additional topics while still teaching about birds and have … Read more

Filed Under: parent resources, Teacher Resources Tagged With: bird books, bird books for kids, birding, birds, birthday gifts, christmas gifts, learning about birds, teaching about birds

How to Make an Easy & Affordable Bird Feeder

January 28, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Supplies: cardboard roll from a toilet paper roll, lard, bird seed, popsicle sticks, scissors (& hole punch), string, permanent marker, and plastic tupperware or a baggie. All these supplies costed me about 12$ and as long as your students don’t … Read more

Filed Under: Affordable Activities Tagged With: affordable bird feeder, Affordable outdoor activities, bird activities, bird feeder engineering, birding, Cross-curricular learning, easy bird feeder, easy outdoor activities, home school activities, home school science, outdoor activities, teaching about birds, teaching outdoors

Outdoor Classroom Management

January 20, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Like for most classroom management preventing the behavior you don’t want to see and encouraging the behavior you do want goes a lot farther than dealing with problems as they arise. This is better known as preventative classroom management, and … Read more

Filed Under: parent resources, Teacher Resources, Teaching Outdoors Tagged With: attention grabbers, classroom management, discipline, discipline outdoors, gathering students, learning outdoors, outdoor class, outdoor classroom, outdoor education, outdoor teaching, planning an outdoor class, teaching children, teaching outdoors, three strikes method

1 Year of EcoElsa! +Giveaways???

January 15, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

When I started EcoElsa a year ago I didn’t have any idea of what it would become in a year. Over the last year my reasons for doing this and what I hoped it would become have changed drastically. What … Read more

Filed Under: EcoElsa News Tagged With: ecoelsa news, giveaway

Making an Affordable Precipitation Measurement Tool!

January 9, 2019 by Elsa Leave a Comment

Supplies – plastic 2 liter bottle (yay repurposing!), scissors/exacto knife, duct tape, sand, water, ruler, and sharpie

Steps:

  1. Cut off the top of the 2 liter bottle using scissors or an exacto knife works better. Cut the top off where
… Read more

Filed Under: Affordable Activities, parent resources, Teacher Resources Tagged With: affordable activity, easy activities, easy outdoor activities, easy STEM activities, home school activities, home school science, home school STEM, Kid STEM, STEM activity, weather science, weather science tool

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