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HABITAT LEARNING LAB:

Teacher’s Toolbox

The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s Habitat Learning Lab program (formerly known as the Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program) provides a wide variety of educational resources and online support to assist teachers with the development, use and maintenance of their Habitat Labs.  Learn more about these resources below:  

Activities & Lesson Plans

These free educational activities and resources provide engaging learning opportunities for your students in your Habitat Lab.

Activity Kits

Activity kit materials and children’s books can help enhance your hands-on lessons for your students in the Habitat Lab.

Student Investigations

Use the AWF’s Student Investigation webpages with your students to learn more about AL’s wildlife, native plants, agriculture and more.

Funding & Support

Check out these resources and tips to help you secure funding, donations, and support for your Habitat Lab.

Workshops & Webinars

Look for upcoming workshops & webinars that can help you with the development, use, and maintenance of your   Habitat Lab.

Habitat Lab Expo

Join us at this 2-day conference held at AWF’s Nature Plex each summer to connect with other schools and attend a wide variety of educational sessions.

Additional Teacher Resources

Journey North

Teachers can use these free charts, diagrams & videos to teach about the monarch butterfly’s life cycle, biology, and migration.

Outdoor AL Watchable Wildlife

Students can use the AL Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Watchable Wildlife webpages to research Alabama’s native wildlife.

NWF’s Trees for Wildlife

The National Wildlife Federation Trees for Wildlife program provides funding to subsidize the cost of locally sourced native tree seedlings.

Discovering Alabama

Teachers can use Discovering AL video clips as “Virtual Field Trips” to teach about specific topics.