Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., PT

Format & Length: In person, 5.5 hours

Audience: PreK-5th grade educators, formal and nonformal, and geared towards nature preschool educators

Description: Step into the fascinating world of mushrooms and mycelium! This hands-on training will equip pre-K through 5th grade educators with creative, age-appropriate ways to introduce students to the world of fungi with confidence. Through interactive activities and cross-curricular lesson plans, you’ll learn how to spark curiosity, foster safe nature exploration, and help young learners see fungi as a vital (and magical)part of our ecosystems. Leave with ready-to-use activities, safety protocols, resources, and the confidence to turn your students into aspiring mycologists!

This workshop qualifies for Oregon Registry Online (ORO) professional learning credit.

Considerations: We will be spending time both indoors and outdoors in a forested area. Please dress for the weather and outdoor activities.

Brought to you by: Nature Connect, Benton and Linn County Forestry and Natural Resources Education (FNRE), and Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP)

Registration required. Offered at no cost to Oregon educators. PDUs available. Substitute reimbursement is available on teacher work days.