Recording: Zoo Field Trip with Orangutans and Beavers

What an amazing trip to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo! We hope you had fun learning about the Zoo’s favorite animal home builders: orangutans 🐵 and beavers 🦫 !

Recording: 

Resources:

Build on this incredible learning experience with easy classroom activities from the Smithsonian:

❤️ At Home With My Family by the National Museum of Natural History

  • Discover what basic needs all humans and animals require to be happy and healthy in this lesson plan.

🌍 Home and Habitats by the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History

  • Learn about what is a home and what is a habitat. Then, meet a specific bird and the place it calls home in this interactive E-learning course.

🌕 Flights of Fancy Story Time: Spaceport on the Moon by the National Air and Space Museum

  • Watch a virtual story time about three friends who make plans to build a home on the moon and also end up building a home for their new pet hamster. Afterwards, create your own spaceport.

💫 Flights of Fancy Story Time: Building Our Home Among the Stars by the National Air and Space Museum

  • Watch a virtual story time about three friends who learn about the International Space Stationa home for people who visit space. Afterwards, create your own space station.

👪 To share these amazing resources with your families, share these letters:

  • Caregiver letter in English
  • Caregiver letter in Spanish

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 Smithsoninan institutions

NHSA and The National Zoo NHSA and The National Zoo