Exploring Our Wild Senses
Kindergarten Overview
Learner Outcomes
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Be able to define migration in visual and verbal terms
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Be able to list sensory adjectives related to the four seasons.
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Be able to differentiate between Wild and Domestic animals
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Understand a wildlife refuge as a place set aside by humans just for wildlife.
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Be introduced to National Wildlife Refuges as a place to have fun and enjoy wildlife.
Connections to Colorado State
Standards
Science 1a,1b, 2.1a, 3.4a,
3.4b,
The Program
This program is divided into three parts that make a complete integrated unit for your class.
Discovery Centers- As a pre-trip lesson, five student discovery centers are provided for your classroom to introduce students to the National Wildlife Refuge and the concepts they will be learning.
Field Study- is a 3-4 hour field trip to Alamosa or Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge students explore the wildlife and weather through their five senses.
Post-Field Study Problem Solving- Back in the classroom through a simple teacher led activity students will explore National Wildlife Refuges as a place for animals in the winter.