Endless Mountains Nature Center - Preschool and Day Care Programs
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Preschool Programs
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Engage your students' curiosity about the world around them with lessons about animals, which can be found near their homes. Programs can be scheduled for 45- or 60-minutes per class.
Birds, Our Feathered Friends*
Birds are everywhere...in the city, at the shore, in the parking lot at the grocery store, in the forest, on the pond…must I go on? One or two can even be brought to the classroom. Students can learn about the common birds in their lives by pretending to fly like a crow, a hummingbird, and an owl; singing like chickadees, robins, and jays; and discuss what makes a bird a bird. A LIVE raptor will bring the whole lesson to life. Indoors or outdoors.
Going Batty!
Myths are dispelled, adaptations explained, and the role of PA’s bats in the ecosystem are demonstrated through games, discussion, and by turning a participant into a "bat." Participants learn how the only flying mammal eliminates millions of insects. The focus of this program can be adapted to lifecycles, adaptations, habitats, or ecosystems.
Butterflies and Moths: Pretty Insects
Our native butterflies and moths fascinate many children and adults. Your students will learn about butterfly and moth life cycles through dramatizations. By interacting with puppets they learn how insects protect themselves. Live specimens may be included in the July though mid-September programs. In the 60-minute program butterfly and moth defenses are included, such as camouflage, mimicry, coloration, and bad taste. Information about starting a schoolyard butterfly garden is available. Indoors or outdoors.
Rabbits and Their Young*
Did you know...baby rabbits are called kits? And...they are only visited by their mother for a few minutes, twice each day. Students learn about the rabbit life cycle, the differences between wild and pet rabbits, parental and human care of young, adaptations, and diet through songs, games, and discussion with a live, pet rabbit that was rescued from a parking lot. Indoor program.
Sense of Wonder
Students have a nose tea party, find the colors of the rainbow, catch shadows, and use all of their senses to explore the fields and forest. All your students need are their "tools", the ones they use everyday to explore and enjoy the world. Spring, summer & autumn; outdoors only.
What is A Tree?
Dancing like trees, finding all their parts, making a bark or leaf rubbing, and finding different leaf shapes focuses students' attention on the giants of the plant world. Your students can visit some truly giant trees, one may be the largest in the state. Students will play a matching game with the leaves of some common species found here in PA. This program can be adapted for indoor or outdoor programs.
Animal Homes and Signs
Who lives in the fields and forest? How do you know? Students share discoveries and search for signs of animals such as nests, holes, chewed wood, and feathers. What will be discovered under a log, in a tree, or flying over the river? Outdoors at EMNC's sites only.
Scheduling: Programs are scheduled all year. Please use the contact information at the bottom of the page for scheduling and questions.
Fees:
- $75 per program (up to 20 preschool students per program)
- $65 for additional, consecutive programs (up to 20 preschool students per program)
- $100 for LIVE Animal Programs (up to 50 people)
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