Activities & Lessons

Initiative & Confidence

Initiative and Confidence courses are the fastest growing and most popular activities being offered today. Field games and low elements are used with all ages of students and adults to install communication and team building. Read More

Arlington Echo

Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center offers Anne Arundel County students year-round opportunities to experience the natural environment. Read More

Drown Proofing

The Drownproofing Program is a comprehensive aquatic safety program for fifth grade students in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Read More

Grasses in Classes

In conjunction with Department of Natural Resources and Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Grasses in Classes Program, schools grow and propagate redhead underwater grass in the classroom. Read More

Terrapin Connection

Terrapin Connection is a supplemental classroom program offered as part of AACPS/ Arlington Echo's Chesapeake Connections program, and is only available to AACPS/Chesapeake Connections participating classrooms. Read More

American Eel Raise & Release

American eels are an important component of the Bay, both ecologically and economically. Eels are a significant source of food for fish, mammals, turtles, and birds. Read More

Yellow Perch Raise & Release

Many of the county schools are involved in raising yellow perch from eggs which are collected in nearby rivers. The students take data, observe and make predictions as they raise the fish. Read More

Schoolyard Restoration

Restoration projects are conducted on the schoolyard or in the community. These projects include wildlife habitat restoration, meadows, raingardens or community stormwater management projects with the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works. Read More

Cheseapeake Connections

Chesapeake Connections is the Outdoor Education outreach program which connects classroom instruction with a series of relevant hands-on experiences that lead to environmental stewardship. Read More

Camp Woodlands

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Grade K

Grade K

Air Action : Characteristics and Uses of Air airactioK.PDF
Busy Bees : Animal Needs and Characteristics busybeeK.PDF
Critter Count : Animal Movement crittersK.PDF
Finding Forest Friends : Animal Characteristics and Habitats findforK.PDF
For the Birds : Characteristics of Birds forbirdsK.PDF
Let Your Senses Do the Walking : Observing and Classifying letyourK.PDF
Plot Study: Observing and Recording plotstuK.PDF
The Water Around Us : Water and Boating Safety thewateK.PDF
Watery Worlds: Living/Non-Living: Aquatic Animal Characteristics waterwlK.PDF

Grade 1

Grade 1

Animals in Winter : Seasonal Adaptations wntr_anmgr1.PDF
"Bee" Sensible : Data Collection Through Our Senses beegr1.PDF
Lots of Litter : Pollution littergr1.pdf
Map, Key and Compass : Map and Compass Skills mapkeycpgr1.PDF
Me and My Shadow: Shadow Movement shadowgr1.PDF
Metric Trail : Outdoor Measurement mtrc_trlgr1.PDF
Row, Row, Row Your Boat : Water and Boating Safety row_boatgr1.PDF
Seed Search : Seed Dispersal seedsrchgr1.pdf
Temperature Walk : Measurement/Data Collection tempwalkgr1.PDF
Woodsy Words : Sensory Awareness/Vocabulary woodsywdgr1.PDF
You Can't Lose: Cooperative Learning cantlosegr1.PDF

Grade 2

Grade 2

Dinosaur Dig : Sensory Awareness/Vocabulary dino_diggr2.PDF
Environmental Discovery Walk : Map, Compass & Ecology env_walkgr2.PDF
Hold That Soil : Soil Erosion hld_soilgr2.PDF
Lend a Hand : Cooperation lend_hndgr2.PDF
Nature's Measure : Measuring and Recording Data natr_msrgr2.PDF
Pioneer Crossing : Pioneers/Boating Safety pioneergr2.PDF
Pollution Solution : Ecology, Pollution, Environmental Ethics poll_solgr2.PDF
Seek and Find : Letter Sound Patterns in Nature seekfindgr2.PDF
Time For Dinner : Food Chain time_dnrgr2.PDF
Visualize a Vertebrate : Writing Skills vis_vertgr2.PDF
What To Do After Dinner: Evening Activities after_digr2.PDF
Where's Your Backbone? : Invertebrates backbonegr2.PDF

Grade 3

Grade 3

Animal Riddles : Parts of Speech an_rddlsgr3.PDF
Buzz Words : Writing Skills buzzwrdsgr3.pdf
Mapping Maneuvers : Map and Compass Skills mappinggr3.PDF
Math Madness : Estimation, Measurement and Graphing mathmadgr3.PDF
Native American Crafts : Native American Folklore craftyingr3.PDF
Night Life : Evening Activities nightlfegr3.PDF
No Problem : Trust and Cooperation Activities no_prblmgr3.PDF
Pow Wow Trail : Native American Culture powwwgr3.PDF
Seasonal Survival : Seasonal Adaptations: Plants and Animals seas_surgr3.PDF
Tree Trek : Trees and Seasonal Changes treetrekgr3.PDF
Wetland Waders : Data Collection and Graphing wetlandsgr3.PDF
Word Walk : Sensory Awareness wordwalkgr3.PDF

Grade 4

Grade 4

1001 Ways to Move : Animal Movement 1001mov4.PDF
After Dark : Evening Activities aftrdrk4.PDF
Eco Games : Habitat and Population Games ecogames4.PDF
Fins and Tails : Animal Adaptation: Fish finstail4.PDF
Map Makers : Map Skills map_mkr4.PDF
Micro Magic : Microscope Skills - Living/Non-living mcromgc4.PDF
Paws and Jaws : Animal Adaptations: Mammals pawjaw4.PDF
Trail Sense : Sensory Awareness trl_sns4.PDF
We Can Do It! : Cooperation and Trust Activities wecdoit4.PDF

Grade 5

Grade 5

Can You Canoe Safely? : Small Craft Safety canoes5.PDF
Don't Get Lost : Mapping and Orienteering dnt_lst5.PDF
Estuary Explorer : Salt Water Habitat est_exp5.PDF
Habitat Hike: Animal Adaptations habt_hk5.PDF
Honey Bee Adaptation : Invertebrates and Their Environments hony_be5.PDF
Out of the Ordinary Oyster : Aquatic Habitats/ Invertebrates oysters5.PDF
Soil Control : Geology and Erosion soil_ctlK.PDF
Stream Survey : Aquatic Habitats (Streams) stream5.PDF
Trust Me!: Trust Building and Cooperation trustme5.PDF
Twig Growth Graphing : Data Collection and Graphing twig_gr5.PDF
Weather Watch : Weather: The Earth's Changing Atmosphere wea_wch5.PDF
Writing Pros : Nature Prose and Poetry wrtg_pr5.PDF

Performance Task

Performance Tasks

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Grade K: pertask1grK.PDF
Grade K: pertask2grK.PDF
Grade 1: gr1perf.PDF
Grade 2: pt_tchgr2.PDF
Grade 3: pt_tchgr3.PDF
Grade 4: pt_tchgr4.PDF
Grade 5: pt_stdgr5.PDF

Camps

Early Birds
For Students Entering: Grades K-1
Dates: June 16 - 20
9a.m. - 12 p.m.

Friendship Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 2-4
Dates: June 16 - 20

Planet Earth Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 4-6
Dates: July 7 - 11

Eco Adventure Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 6-8
Dates: June 22 - 27

Echo Wings I
For Students Entering: Grades 5-9
Dates: July 5 - 10

Echo Wings II
Dates: July 12 - 17

Learn To Swim
For Students Ages 3 - 11
Dates: July 28 - August 8

Band Camp
Gala Concerts at 3:00 p.m. Friday
Old Mill High School
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
Band July 20 - 25

Chorus Camp
Gala Concerts at 3:00 p.m. Friday
Old Mill High School
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
Chorus August 3 - 8

Strings Camp
Gala Concerts at 3:00 p.m. Friday
Old Mill High School
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
Strings July 27 - August 1

Art Trek
For students entering: Grades 3-6
Dates: July 14 - 18
Time: 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.

The Natural Connection
The Study of Nature through Art
Art Enrichment Program
For Students Entering: Grades 7-9
Dates: July 14 - 18
Time: 9:00 A.M-3: 30 P.M.

Spanish Camp
"El Campo del Bosque"
For Students Entering: Grades 1-5
Dates: August 11 - 15
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.