NEW Print-and-Go Resources!
These Mindfulness Resources are great for kids and parents alike. We need all the tools for managing stress we can get.
Home Learning Resources
Got curious kids? Use Next Step Adventure’s Home Learning Resources to discover & connect. Quick links to our Print-and-Go resources! PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY CATEGORY, AVAILABLE IN A FLASH. Next Step activities and lessons rely on our special brand of quirkiness and creativity to …
Sprouts
Stretch your parenting skills for your stay-at-home kiddos with the Next Step kids' Garden Curriculum! Easy-to-use activities, experiments, and gardening tips for first-time AND experienced gardeners as well.
A Modern Ark
A photographer that inspires people to save endangered animals and their habitat. Watching him is fascinating. Look up species near you! Learn what you can do to help the earth!
We Need Pollinators–Lessons & More!
Who doesn't love spotting butterflies?! But we NEED butterflies and other pollinators, and their habitat is decreasing. But we can help! Find out how by downloading the Pollinator Lesson Pack for FREE!
Summer Days
School has started now, and I’m reflecting on our summer together--trying to decipher what made it so special. Although our calendar looked wide open, never once did I hear the words, “I’m bored.”
Lessons for Harvest Time
Gardening gets kids excited about how things grow. Use time in the garden to apply math concepts, and experience wonder. To wonder so much you want to read, ask questions and read some more.
Lessons for Fall
For many of us, buying new pencils, pumpkin spiced everything, football, and warm socks mark the beginning of fall! But for teachers autumn ushers in a wellspring of environmental education themes. Three topics are especially interesting this time of year–resilience, migration, and …
Our Sunflower Fort
My children love forts. But a sunflower fort? It exceeded every expectation. Inspired by Eve Bunting’s Sunflower House, we planted sunflower seeds in a circle last spring. My nine-year-old couldn’t decide on just one variety of sunflowers at the garden …
Martha McCormick
Founder & Convener of Next Step Adventure For Martha McCormick, every step is an adventure. An exhilarating ride through food service, education and corrections led to her niche in youth development, starting in ISU Extension in the 1970s, where she took the 4-H philosophy of …