Our new "Learn-a-Sport Tool Kit" is a resource for anyone who is introducing elementary-age children to snow sports that is comprised of many elements, including:

• Interactive learning tools, featuring the Snow Monsters characters, that show how to dress, gear up and physically prepare for snow sports.
• Follow-along lesson plans for alpine skiing and snowboarding to be used in conjunction with interactive tools.
• Extensive lesson plans for snowshoeing and XC skiing that you can use to start a program right at your facility.
• Informative flyers that can be sent home to parents.
• Videos that get children excited about snow sports.
• Posters to promote skiing or snowboarding field trips.
  

You can use all of these resources, or only the ones that apply to your teaching situation. Check below to download those items that you wish to use. We have categorized the contents by the four main sports—Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, and extra resources (i.e., interactive quizzes, movies, etc.).

Alpine Skiing

• How to Dress for Winter Sports
  Interactive tool.
  
• How to Dress for Skiing (ski_how_to_dress.pdf)
  Print out and use with interactive tool.
  
• Skiing Exercises
  Interactive tool.
  
• Getting Ready for Skiing (ski_exercises.pdf)
  Print out and use with interactive tool.
  
• K-5 Curriculum for Alpine Skiing (ski_lesson_plan.pdf)
  Print out and use as part of an expanded program.
  
• A Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding (ski_handout.pdf)
  Print out and send home with children.
  
• Field Trip Poster (ski_field_trip_poster.pdf)
  Print out, customize with your information and post in your facility.
• Alpine Skiing Quiz
  Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz.

Snowboarding

• How to Dress for Winter Sports
  Interactive tool.
• How to Dress for Snowboarding (snowboard_how_to_dress.pdf)
  Print out and use with interactive tool.
• Snowboarding Exercises
  Interactive tool.
• Snowboarding Exercises (snowboard_exercises.pdf )
  Print out and use with interactive tool.
  
• K-5 Curriculum for Snowboarding (snowboard_lesson_plan.pdf)
  Print out and use as part of an expanded program.
  
• A Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding (snowboard_handout.pdf)
  Print out and send home with children.
  
• Field Trip Poster (snowboard_field_trip_poster.pdf)
  Print out, customize with your information and post in your facility.
• Snowboarding Quiz
  Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz.

Cross Country Skiing

• How to Dress for Winter Sports
  Interactive tool.
  
• XC Skiing Exercises
  Interactive tool.
  
• K-5 Curriculum for XC Skiing (xc_ski_lesson_plan.pdf)
  Print out and use with interactive tools.
  
• A Guide to Snowshoeing & XC Skiing (xc_ski_handout.pdf)
  Print out and send home with children.
  
• Winter Trails Poster (winter_trails_poster.pdf)
  Print out, customize with your local information and post in your facility.
• Cross Country Skiing Quiz
  Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz.

Snowshoeing

• How to Dress for Winter Sports
  Interactive tool.
  Snowshoeing Exercises
  Interactive tool.
• K-5 Curriculum for Snowshoeing (snowshoeing_lesson_plan.pdf)
  Print out and use with interactive tools.
• A Guide to Snowshoeing & XC Skiing (snowshoe_handout.pdf )
  Print out and send home with children.
  
• Winter Trails Poster (winter_trails_poster.pdf)
  Print out, customize with your local information and post in your facility.
• Snowshoeing Quiz
  Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz.

• Winter Sports Quizzes
  Test Your knowledge with these interactive quizzes on alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.
  
• SmartStyle Safety
  Quicktime safety movie (two-minute) about skiing and snowboarding freestyle terrain.
  
• Gearing to Go Guide
  Quicktime movie (one-minute) promoting equipment guide.