1. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

2. The Tracker by Tom Brown Jr. 

3. This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan 

4. Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway

1. Smarty Plants If you thought plants were boring and dumb, have a listen to this podcast on their brilliance that still baffles scientists.  I assign this for the grade 7 Plants for Food and Fibre unit.  

2. The Debaters Not very educational, but highly entertaining after a busy day.

Biggest Little Farm (preview)

Garbage Warrior 

What Trees Talk About

1. Explore Learning Simulations (Grade 6+)

Free trial, school subscription needed after.  Excellent life science simulations and modules with worksheets and answer keys https://gizmos.explorelearning.com/ 

2. Kahoot Quiz Games (Grades 3+)

Free platform to make your own and use interactive quizzes from other people https://kahoot.com/ 

3. PBS Kids Wild Kratts Games (Grades 2-5)

We watch a lot of  Wild Kratts videos in our house.  I love them for their educational and fun take on creature powers.  This game site rolls up the learning in some fun games https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/ 

4. Magic School Bus (Grades K-4)

Ms Frizzle is my hero!  She is an engaging teacher who pushes kids outside of their comfort zones to make a memorable learning experience.  Magic School Bus shows on YouTube 

5. Molly of Denali (Grades K-4)

     Join Molly on her Alaskan adventures in sharing her native culture and learning about the world around her.  

https://gem.cbc.ca/molly-of-denali 

https://pbskids.org/molly (For US residents)