What is
Curious KIDSS?

Curious KIDSS is integrated K-2 instruction in science, social studies, mathematics, reading and writing. The lesson supplements are built around Growing Up WILD activities, support environmental education and are aligned to Ohio's Learning Standards.

Why is Curious
KIDSS needed?

Research shows that instructional time for science and social studies in early elementary grades is often reduced, and sometimes eliminated, to allow more time for reading and math. Curious KIDSS integrates all subject areas in a cohesive format.

How can I get
Curious KIDSS?

Lesson supplements are available for download from this website. If you would like additional information or to request face-to-face professional development please use the form or email address on the Contact Us page.
K-2 teachers are under increased pressures to spend more and more time on reading and math content, often at the expense of time spent in science and social studies instruction.  Curious KIDSS (Kindling Inquiry and Discovery in Science and Social Studies), generously funded by a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Ohio Environmental Education Fund, aims to increase science and social studies content in grades K-2.

By introducing an interdisciplinary approach building on Growing Up WILD activities, teachers will be able to further integrate science, mathematics, social studies, and literacy (vocabulary, writing, text selection) content. Growing Up WILD provides a unique platform to help teachers use hands-on, interactive lessons that allow students access to the outdoors to experience these integrated lessons in a real life setting.



Curious KIDSS is a collaboration between the Ohio Resource Center, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Project WILD with funding provided by a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF). 

​Note: All supplemental materials are protected by copyright and are owned by Ohio Environmental Education Fund and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. They may be used, with attribution, for educational purposes but are not to be used commercially. Please include Curious KIDSS  www.curiouskidss.org when citing the supplemental materials. Any references to the Growing Up WILD activities need to include acknowledgement of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, which holds the copyright for Growing Up WILD.  To obtain a Growing Up WILD guide, you can attend a workshop from the ODNR-Division of Wildlife.