At Nature Classrooms, we run collaborative projects using multiple ways of engagement. These include the Suttha Muttha project with schools and teachers in Silvepura Village, Bangalore to enhance stories of local ecology among school communities. We also engage with schools and organisations to develop contextual resources based on the EVS curriculum. Additionally, we have been involved in a collaborative research project that explores how nature features in the social life of urban children. Modules Our learning modules are designed to help you go beyond the textbook and explore the rich, often-overlooked layers of the natural world. Each module is an invitation to discover, develop, and nurture a deep sense of wonder through hands-on activities and engaging resources. Water Module - Explore Life in Water Water, as an ecosystem, goes so much beyond our use and interactions with it. Even a little puddle of water after a rain that collects on your potholed road or in the crevice of a tree trunk will attract birds, frogs, and dragonflies! This learning module is an invitation to discover, develop, and nurture a wonderment and curiosity for water as an ecosystem that is teeming with amazing life forms that use it in various ways! EXPLORE Nature Moves Something we overlook in nature is how it moves, from Peepal leaves on a windy day to the shuffle of antennae in an army of weaver ants. An exploration of the integration of movement and nature education, Nature Moves is a resource bank of movement-based activities that educators can choose from in their nature education and environmental studies classes. EXPLORE Nature Strokes The Nature Strokes module is an Art and Nature handbook filled with activities, resources, and ideas that use art as a vibrant medium for learning about nature and, in turn, learning about art through nature. Look out for updates from us as we release more units of this module in various themes! EXPLORE Projects Search Search

At Nature Classrooms, we run collaborative projects using multiple ways of engagement. These include the Suttha Muttha project with schools and teachers in Silvepura Village, Bangalore to enhance stories of local ecology among school communities. We also engage with schools and organisations to develop contextual resources based on the EVS curriculum. Additionally, we have been involved in a collaborative research project that explores how nature features in the social life of urban children. There Is Nothing There KANNADA HINDI THE GAME Nature Classrooms’ nature learning book ‘There’s Nothing There!’ follows Arali and her Amma’s journey from her school to their home, and everything that they see (or maybe don’t) in between - and you will get a chance to join them in these delightful journeys! This visually stunning bilingual book was inspired by the younglings and teachers of Tarabanahalli Govt. School, in peri urban Bangalore who embarked on adventures to explore nature in and around their school grounds and local neighbourhoods. ‘There’s Nothing There!’ finds its roots in the conversations and interactions during our two year collaborative Suttha Muttha project with the Fig Tree Learning Center supported by The Bangalore Sustainability Forum. The Nature Classrooms team and Fig Tree's dedicated educators (Jane, Sarojini, and Gousia), illustrator and designer Karunya Bhaskar joined hands, weaving together the little and not-so-little interactions and shared experiences of nature that they came across along with the students and teachers from government schools in Silvepura Village, Bengaluru's vibrant and rapidly changing peri-urban landscape. Based on our trials with the schools we work with, we are in the process of compiling various nature activity ideas that can compliment the story book and also be used by teachers in and around their classroom and school spaces. Look out for these on our website! If you use this book with your students and would like to share your nature activity ideas with us please get in touch - we would love to trial them out as well! Authors: Roshni Ravi, Jane Sahi Design and Illustrations: Karunya Bhaskar Supported by: The Bangalore Sustainability Forum In collaboration with: The Fig Tree Learning Center Languages: English and Kannada, English and Hindi Translation support (Kannada): Anu Mothi, Maadhyama Aneka Pvt. Ltd Design support (Hindi): Janhavi Translation support (Hindi): Nidhi Pal Additional support (Hindi): Mihir Pathak Projects Search Search

At Nature Classrooms, we run collaborative projects using multiple ways of engagement. These include the Suttha Muttha project with schools and teachers in Silvepura Village, Bangalore to enhance stories of local ecology among school communities. We also engage with schools and organisations to develop contextual resources based on the EVS curriculum. Additionally, we have been involved in a collaborative research project that explores how nature features in the social life of urban children. Capacity Building and Training Workshops Our capacity-building workshops have been designed with the intention of evoking wonder, fascination, inquiry, and a deep connection with immediate nature in teachers and educators. We carefully plan each workshop to align with the unique goals and local contexts of our participants. Our training workshops are contextually curated and range from a half-day session to an immersive four-day engagement. Through interactive discussions we explore different educational theories, practical tools, and pedagogical approaches with the teachers and educators. The goal is for the learners to adopt and adapt these within their own teaching-learning spaces and communities and to deepen their nature learning while weaving in the local-social-cultural contexts to which they belong. The workshops are also interspersed with immersive group activities and outdoor sessions to enable the participants to receive a hands-on experience of facilitating and engaging in planning and delivering sessions in nature learning. “I really liked the entire workshop. I teach literature and sometimes I used stories that were related to nature...like a man living in a forest. But I have found that students were unable to make a connection with nature through those stories. Earlier I felt unable to bring that connection. But after attending the workshop, I think I can instead use local stories and students will be able to easily relate to these stories.” -an educator's experience of a Nature Learning Workshop Who Do We Engage With: Teachers and Educators We design and curate immersive nature learning workshops for teachers and educator groups from diverse teaching-learning spaces. We take them through the process of integrating concepts, phenomena, and patterns from the natural world into their existing EVS or school subject curricula using our Nature Learning Framework and Pedagogy. We actively guide them through lesson planning activities, giving them the firsthand experience to see how easily and meaningfully they could integrate nature learning into their sessions using new and existing resources even with the constraints of time and outdoor space. Education Organisations and Fellowship Programmes We collaborate with education organizations and fellowships to integrate nature learning into their existing programmes. We guide their educators and trainers on how to effectively blend educational theory and practice with ecological and nature-based concepts by providing them with the understanding, tools and resources to ensure their teaching-learning engagements are age-appropriate, contextual and meaningful. Conservation Science Organisations and Students We design and facilitate sessions for conservation science organisations and students introducing them to diverse and appropriate theories and practices from the field of education. We deep dive and engage in co-learning discussions and dilemmas about how educational approaches and tools can be used contextually to plan and deliver their conservation/nature education interventions. If you want to be a part of our nature learning workshops for educators or want us to conduct a workshop for your institution, or just want to know more, write to us at info@natureclassrooms.in Organisations we have collaborated with since 2018: Fig Tree Learning Center Wipro Foundation Agastya International Foundation Azim Premji Foundation Center for Wildlife Studies Let’s Be The Change Bhoomi - Teach for Nature Fellowship EarlyBird Programme SeasonWatch Programme Aripana Foundation Punarchith Parikrma Humanity Foundation High Altitude Programme - Nature Conservation Foundation SCCS-Bengaluru YouCAN Fellowship Aga Khan Foundation The Serenity Trust Care Earth Trust The Habitats Trust Shiv Nadar Schools Lal Family Foundation / Nico Eco Project Projects Search Search

At Nature Classrooms, we work towards integrating elements of Nature Learning with the existing Environmental Studies curriculum of primary schools in India. We engage in capacity building for educators, develop age appropriate and contextual nature learning resources, and research that contributes towards making nature education meaningful for teachers and learners. Nature Classrooms is an initiative under the Education and Public Engagement Programme at the Nature Conservation Foundation. What We Do We see nature as the ideal learning space, or classroom, and hope to blur the distinctions between the two - which inspired the name “Nature Classrooms" . We symbolise this in our logo by depicting an ant that is curious and excited about exploring the natural world beyond classroom boundaries. This ubiquitous ant is also a reminder of how interspersed nature and nature learning is in our lives. Nature Classrooms programme works in collaboration with Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN) to effectively advance our individual and collective goals for nature education and conservation. Resource Creation Browse through our growing collection of nature learning resources aimed at integrating age-appropriate and locally-contextually-culturally relevant nature learning in teaching-learning spaces. Read More Capacity Building and Training Workshops We conduct immersive, context-driven workshops empowering teachers and educators to integrate nature learning into diverse teaching-learning spaces. Read More Research Through our research projects, we address questions that arise from engaging with Nature Learning and contribute towards meaningful education practices in the Global South. Read More Outreach and Public Engagement Through our outreach initiatives, we foster dialogue, collaboration, and co-learning. Read More ....................... Partners ....................... Mr. Balasubramanian Isvaran The Serenity Trust ....................... Collaborators ....................... To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Search

An exploration of the integration of movement and nature education, Nature Moves is an attempt to diversify nature education resources by creating and documenting movement-based nature learning resources inspired by fascinating movements in nature, and the performing arts. We have created a resource bank of movement-based activities that educators can choose from in their nature education and environmental studies classes. Nature Moves ............................................ An exploration of the integration of movement and nature education, Nature Moves is an attempt to diversify nature education resources by creating and documenting movement-based nature learning resources inspired by fascinating movements in nature, and the performing arts. With a little deep observation of our natural surroundings, we'll realise that nature is so much more than colours, sights, and words. Nature Moves is a resource bank of movement-based activities that educators can choose from in their nature education and environmental studies classes. Take these ideas and activities to your classroom to explore how nature moves, and watch your space transform! Nature Moves Resource Bank DOWNLOAD Download the Nature Movements Bingo DOWNLOAD

An exploration of the integration of movement and nature education, Nature Moves is an attempt to diversify nature education resources by creating and documenting movement-based nature learning resources inspired by fascinating movements in nature, and the performing arts. We have created a resource bank of movement-based activities that educators can choose from in their nature education and environmental studies classes. Nature Strokes ............................................ Nature has always been our greatest muse. From the earliest forms of communication, we've looked to the natural world for inspiration- a world rich in color, pattern, texture, design, movement, and more. The Nature Strokes module is an Art and Nature handbook designed to help you explore this timeless connection through hands-on, fun, and exploratory activities! This working module is filled with activities, resources, and ideas that use art as a vibrant medium for learning about nature and, in turn, learning about art through nature. It serves as a guide for educators to help learners of all ages see the artistic value in everything around them, adding a new dimension to how we perceive and appreciate the world. Look out for updates from us as we release more units of this module in various themes!

Tamil Alphabet Charts Walk into any bookstore and you’ll find alphabet charts filled with giraffes, penguins, and macaws. But what about the creatures that are around us? This chart brings together the plants and animals of Tamil Nadu, from dugongs to Indrella snails, fungi, odonates, wasps, wildflowers all through the Tamil alphabet. As the name suggests, this chart will have all flora and fauna seen in Tamil Nadu with their Tamil names. This chart is produced mainly to introduce the biodiversity of Tamil Nadu through the Tamil alphabets for the kids, teachers and nature educators. The flora and fauna presented here are carefully chosen so that (i) It covers organisms from all the landscapes of Tamil Nadu. For instance, Dugong, Seashell, Sardine are from marine ecosystems, Indrella snail, Strobilanthus are from the forests, and wasps, spiders, and skink are from plains and urban settings. (ii) Organisms are not the so-called iconic or charismatic but lesser-known organisms such as stingray, butterflies and odonates, (iii) And not just from one or two groups of organisms but cover most of the taxa such as fungi, plants, invertebrates, reptiles, birds and mammals. This resource is created in collaboration with Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and illustrated and designed by Karunya Baskar . Read more about the journey of this resource here . Download Tamil Alphabet Chart Download Explainer Document - Tamil Alphabet Chart Download Vowels - Tamil Alphabet Chart Download Vowel-Consonents Tamil Alphabet Chart Download Consonents - Tamil Alphabet Chart The alphabet chart is now available in video format as well. It's available in our YouTube channel .

Gujarati Alphabet Chart Walk into any classroom and you'll often find charts featuring exotic animals. But what about the unique life thriving in our own landscapes? Our Gujarati Alphabet Chart celebrates the rich biodiversity of the Surendranagar district in Saurashtra, Gujarat. Featuring names in the Kathiawadi dialect, this resource brings the vast savanna grasslands and thorn forests right into the learning space. It highlights unique local life—like wolves and indigenous breeds of livestock—that are essential to the region's ecology and pastoral culture. Developed collaboratively with pastoralists, botanists, and artists, this chart helps children and teachers discover the beauty, diversity, and cultural value embedded in Gujarat's grasslands. Download Gujarati Alphabet Chart Activity Sheet 1 Download Activity Sheet 2 Download Activity Sheet 3 Download

Kashmiri Alphabet Chart Walk into any bookstore and you’ll find alphabet charts filled with giraffes, penguins, and macaws. But what about all of nature that is right around us? Use this alphabet chart to explore Kashmir’s landscape and language through this fun twist on the regular A to Z chart! It can also be used as an anchor chart to base various other activities on. To find other small fun activities, such as puzzles, flip the chart! Download Kashmiri Alphabet Chart Colouring Sheets Download Alphabet Chart Cut-Outs Download Activity Ideas Download

Plant Poster Plants are always bustling with life - they entertain bees, provide resting places for various insects and birds, food for caterpillars, and whatnot! It takes just a few extra seconds of observing to find them! Print and use them as Anchor Charts in your classrooms and homes to start conversations about them! English Kannada Giant Milkweed Hindi TAMIL Fishtail Palm English Kannada Singapore Cherry English Kannada TAMIL English Lotus Poster English Kannada Neem Hindi TAMIL Lotus Kashmiri English Note for Educators Here is a sample activity to use this poster with students: Choose a plant near you and dedicate 5-10 minutes to quiet observation. Look closely at its overall form and its individual components- leaves, flowers, bark, and any fruits. Try to find other organisms using, living on, or visiting the plant. What interactions do you notice? Are there tiny insects, larger creatures, or even signs of homes on its branches? Use the relevant poster as a guide to discuss the diverse life forms you observed and their unique relationships with the plant. What unexpected discoveries did you make that aren't on the poster? Could the students collectively make a poster like this for another plant, based on their local observations and research?

Seasonal Bingo Seasons bring about remarkable transformations in the natural world, influencing how plants and animals adapt and thrive. The Seasons Bingos are a delightful and engaging way to explore these ever-dynamic changes right in your surroundings. Each bingo sheet guides you to discover the unique ecological responses that define every season. English Rain Bingo KANNADA Spring Bingo English Kannada Winter Bingo English Kannada English Spring Bingo - For Kashmir English Kannada Summer Bingo Note for Educators This activity is a fun way to encourage repeated observation of the same environment throughout the year, helping students notice how plants, animals, and their associations respond to seasonal shifts. Use the below observation sheet to take your observations a step further, and log and monitor seasonal changes in the plants and trees around you. Visit www.seasonwatch.in to explore resources, activities and data on some of the most common and widespread trees around you! Questions to Explore What new things did they notice about the season? Why do you think these changes occur in relation to the season? Why do mushrooms pop up after rain? What causes the 'petrichor' smell? Why is there a large blooming of flowers and new leaves during spring? Why do birds like Black Kites circle overhead during hot days? Why does the sun set early during winter?

There's Nothing There: Game Join Arali and her Amma on their journey from school to their home and help them spot hidden and not-so-hidden plants, animals, insects, birds and everything that you can through this game! This game is based on 'There's Nothing There' , our bilingual children's storybook. We found our inspiration for this book through conversations and interactions during our collaborative Suttha Muttha project with the Fig Tree Learning Center and the younglings and teachers of Tarabanahalli Govt. School, situated in the rapidly changing landscapes of the peri-urban outskirts of Bangalore city. Authors: Roshni Ravi, Jane Sahi, Karunya Bhaskar Design and Illustration : Karunya Bhaskar Game Design : Kruthi Raj Supported by : The Bangalore Sustainability Forum In Collaboration with : The Fig Tree Learning Center Translation Support (Kannada) : Anu Mothi, Maadhyama Aneka Pvt. Ltd Translation Support (Hindi) : Nidhi Pal Here are the steps to download and play: 1. Download the folder in your computer by clicking on the button below: 2. Once downloaded, unzip the folder , open the folder: click on the file named Book_Game_Prototype.exe 3. This file will open the game. DOWNLOAD