for grades: Prek & kindergarten
Introduction to Animals
This program explores basic life processes of living creatures. Students will meet three to four live animals! Students will be encouraged to compare these animals to learn about their similarities and differences. This presentation includes a number of manipulatives, such as shells and pelts, providing students with a tactile dimension to their learning. The program also emphasizes a conservation theme as students learn that wild animals are not pets and must be protected in their habitats.
Concepts covered in this program include:
Different ways animals move from place to place
How animals change throughout their life cycle
How animals use their senses for survival
What each animal eats and where they might be found in nature
Animals typically used for this program may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Box Turtle
Frog
Toad
Mouse
Rabbit
Please Note: The Hudson Highlands Nature Center and its professional staff are fully licensed by state and federal agencies to maintain a collection of live native animal species for the purpose of education. For the health and well-being of our animals, our permits require that we have a NO TOUCH policy. Children will not be permitted to touch or pet any of our living collection.
Choice of animals is at the discretion of the staff, based on availability.
as a field trip
Program Length: 90 minutes
45 minute presentation
30 minute guided trail walk
15 minutes in Hall of Animals
Gift shop available upon request
Picnic area available upon request
Program Cost:
$200 for up to 25 students
Staff is free
Location: Wildlife Education Campus
(25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson NY, 12520)
In the classroom
Program Length: 45 minutes
Program Cost:
$225, plus travel fee, for the first program.
$200 for each additional program on the same day
Please Note: The Hudson Highlands Nature Center and its professional staff are fully licensed by state and federal agencies to maintain a collection of live native animal species for the purpose of education. For the health and well-being of our animals, our permits require that we have a NO TOUCH policy. Children will not be permitted to touch or pet any of our living collection.
Choice of animals is at the discretion of the staff, based on availability.