Recording: Healthy Teeth with Elephants from the Smithsonian National Zoo
What an amazing trip to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo! We hope you had fun learning about healthy teeth with our Zoo friends and the elephants! This program addresses ELOF standards: Goal IT-PMP 9; Goal P-PMP 4!
Resources: Check out fun and easy classroom activities to help teachers, families, and children further explore the topic of teeth with other Smithsonian museums!
🦣Animal Adaptations: African Elephant, Woolly Mammoth, & Mastodon Teeth
🦷Giant Teeth
🐻Brushing Your Teeth with a Sloth Bear
Program: NHSA and the Zoo in the Classroom:
NHSA is the classroom is a delightful lesson designed to support Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) standards! NHSA and Zoo in the Classroom is a high-energy, interactive experience that include music and movement. It is designed to keep children active, engaged, and thriving. Join the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) and NHSA for four LIVE learning opportunities about Zoo animals, created specifically for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the country!
NHSA and The National Zoo Presenters:
- Emily Porter – Manager of Early Childhood and Family Learning Experience, SNZCBI
- Bethany Wells – Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian Education and Program Coordinator, SNZCBI
- Rachel Hutchison – Senior Manager of Online Instructional Design, NHSA
- Nick Young – Preschool Musician, PlayMotion Music
- Smithsonian National Zoo Keepers
- Guest presenters from other Smithsonian institutions