Get Outside!

Canoeing

Class Description:

Students will use Wolf or Raven Lake as a classroom as they learn canoeing history and equipment and practice techniques on the lake. A short discussion at the canoe landing includes orientation to equipment and its proper use. Skills practice and safety orientation is also done on land. Students then spend 2 hours practicing skills on the lake. They will experience the value of canoeing as a physical activity and how it affects their relationship with the environment. A visiting adult in addition to the instructor is required for this class.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Canoeing class students will be able to:

  • Describe the evolution of the canoe as a watercraft.
  • Choose the appropriate equipment for canoeing and demonstrate its use.
  • List the appropriate safety equipment and practices needed for flatwater canoeing.
  • Work cooperatively with a partner to maneuver a canoe to specific destinations on a lake.
  • Summarize ways that canoeing can help to attain a relationship with the environment.
  • Describe ways canoeing can guide your ethics for future environmental decisions.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

  • Science
  • Math
  • History and Social Science
  • Language Arts
  • Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

  • We all have potential for physical activity and can improve our skills with patience and practice.
  • Using physical skills allows us to reach remote natural areas, and gain a sense of place.
  • Lifelong participation in outdoor physical activities promotes a healthy relationship between people and the environment.
  • Outdoor experiences and behaviors help develop an environmental ethic.
  • Safety is an important consideration in any activity.
  • See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework.

 


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Time
3 hours total
all outdoors
(also available as
evening activity)

Audience
4th grade - adult

Activity level
moderate

Travel
1/2 mile

Total uphill travel
250 feet

150 px wide please