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Although these motions are not entirely accurate as to the foot patterns animal make, they can help children pretend to be animals in a fun way

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Phil the Woodpecker talks with us about Animal Homes 

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Phil the Woodpecker talks with us about Animal Homes 

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Phil the Woodpecker comes and talks to Hallie about animal homes.

After watching this video:
Discuss where you would look to find animal homes outside.
Take a walk outside with an adult and show them animals homes.

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Phil the Woodpecker talks with us about Animal Homes

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This would be a fun activity to do on a blackboard or sidewalk or even a large piece of cardboard.

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DIY Crafts: Animal Track Stamps

Make this very fun and educational project for your animal-loving kids!

Supplies: cardboard pieces, sponges, scissors, hot glue gun, ink, and card stock

Step one: We spent time finding animal tracks in books and online. Then we picked three different types of tracks we wanted to make!

Step two: Cut pieces of cardboard into 4 x 4 squares or larger.

Step three: With supervision, cut the shapes of the tracks from the sponges. It may help to trace it onto the sponges first. The tracks may or may not look exactly like the animal portrayed 😉

Step four: Glue onto the cardboard and begin letting your child dip them in ink. We used bingo daubers, which worked fabulously!

Step five: Make tracks all over the card stock. Then we wrote down what type of animal corresponded to the tracks.

So if you enjoyed this DIY Animal Track Stamps, be sure to give us a tag @greenkidcrafts on Instagram! We also have fantastic animal-themed boxes available, including endangered animals, down on the farm, feathered friends, nocturnal animals, and safari themes.
If you're not already a Green Kid Crafts subscriber, don't wait another day to join!

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The DIY animal track stamps are a fun and educational project for your animal-loving kids!

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Can you find the Spotted and Streamside Salamander in this guide?

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Can you find JJ, CJ, Myrtle, Terri and Frankie in this field guide?

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Can you find Nakamu, Ruby and River in this field guide?

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Welcome to Germantown MetroPark! We are about to embark on a adventure, learning about our animal ambassadors. We have a lot of animals that live here in our parks, but they don't have to stay here. They may end up in your very own backyard! We will learn how we can help them have homes.

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Our ambassadors include a Spotted, Streamside, and Unisexual Salamander. Many Red-backed and Northern Two-lined Salamanders are commonly found in our park woodlands and small streams.

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Welcome to Germantown  MetroParks! We are excited to explore with you today! It is so nice to meet you! We can't wait to learn all about animals and how we can help them have a home.

After watching this video, record a short video of your own and...

In your video, share:
🤩 say Hello
🔮 And tell the last time you saw a bird outside?

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Welcome to our Animals Need a Home Program

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Thank you so much for joining us! We hope to see you on the trails. Until then explore this padlet for more activities and ideas on what to do outside and how to help our animals have a home!

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Did you like meeting our friends? Hallie will tell you some ways you can help them.
We can help keep our homes clean and keep their homes clean too!  And for children, the most important thing you can do is to go outside and PLAY in nature.  Playing outdoors helps us fall in love with the world and helps us want to care for it.

After watching this video

Discuss

Where does trash go?
How would you plant a garden or a tree!
What is Compost.
What is your favorite way to play outdoors?

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Have you ever danced to the song, Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes ? In this video you can try moving with us! Then you can see a toy turtle and a snake and compare their bodies with ours. Some animals have body parts just like we do. They have heads with eyes and mouths, some of them have arms and legs! Others get around on their bellies.

After watching this video,

Try singing and moving to Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes like we did.
Discuss what kind of animals have eyes; have mouths and have feet.
Discuss the question, Can some animals move without having feet?

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Meet two live animals: a Box Turtle and a Gray Rat Snake

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Meet two live animals: a Box Turtle and a Gray Rat Snake

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Watch as we show you a live Box Turtle and a Gray Rat Snake. What do you like about them?  What do you see them doing?

After watching this video.

Discuss what animal you have liked watching.
See if you can move like an animal! Pretend to crawl and dig like a turtle, flap and fly like a bird, slither like a snake!

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Meet two live animals: a Box Turtle and a Gray Rat Snake

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We explore what we need in our homes and use hand/body motions to act them out.  We look for animal home examples outside.

After watching this video;
Discuss what kinds of things do we need to help us live in our homes?
Try making the motions with us on the video as we talk about our needs?
Discuss if  animals need the similar needs to live compared to humans?
Go outside and see if you can find animal homes.

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Maps can help us explore. We can make them by taking what we see outside and putting it down as a picture on paper.

After watching this video.

Can you go outside into your own yard and look around, make a simple map with help from a big person!

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Conservation area

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Road running through Twin Creek Metropark
Picture from: Fiverivermetropark Flickr

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Twin Creek running through Germantown Metropark

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FRMP Bike Trail
Picture from: Fiverivermetropark Flickr

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Sugar Creek Metropark Nature Play area
Picture from: Fiverivermetropark Flickr

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Farm House at Possum Creek
Picture from: Fiverivermetropark Flickr

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For questions regarding this program or to schedule your own class Q&A with MetroPark staff, contact Doug at dhorvath@metroparks.org

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This document will provide everything you need for the virtual fieldtrip.

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"Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. "

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp

Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. In collaboration with WTTW's Nature Cat and Five River MetroParks, Ava and friends will connect kids to the great outdoors through six nature camp themes: Getting Ready for Camp, Exploring Creeks, Exploring the Forest, Art in Nature, Nature in the City, and Animal Ambassadors.

Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is made possible by, the producers of Nature Cat,

Produced in cooperation with:

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp - ThinkTV

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. In collaboration with WTTW's Nature Cat and Five River MetroParks, Ava and friends will connect kids to the great outdoors through six nature camp themes: Getting Ready for Camp, Exploring Creeks,Exploring the Forest, Art in Nature, Nature in the City, [...]

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PreK: Self – Show awareness of themselves belonging to one or more groups

PreK: Empathy – Show regard for the feelings of other living things

PreK: Initiative – Asks questions to seek explanations about phenomena of interest

PreK: Number Sense – Count to 20 with increasing accuracy

PreK: Geometry – Demonstrates the understanding of the relative position of objects

PreK: Science – inquiry

PreK: Science – Earth and Space: With modeling and support, develop understanding of the relationship between humans and nature; recognizing the difference between helpful and harmful actions toward the natural environment.

PreK: Science – Life

PreK: Motor Development – Large muscles

PreK: Physical Wellbeing – Body Awareness

K.LS.1: living things have specific characteristics and traits

K.LS.2: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival

SL.K.5: Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail

SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly

K.CC.5: Count to answer “how many

K.PE.LS.1: Demonstrate walk, run and slide locomotor skills using critical elements.

K.PE.LS.2: Explore locomotor skills of jump, gallop, skip, hop and leap in a stable environment.

K.FA.1PR: Drama – Imitate movements, voices and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play

K.FA.2PR: Art – Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.

K.FA.1RE: Art – Describe their artworks and efforts and share their artmaking processes.

K.SS.5: Terms related to direction and distance, as well as symbols and landmarks, can be used to talk about the relative location of familiar places.

K.SS.6: Models and maps represent real places

K.SS.7: Humans depend on and impact the physical environment in order to supply food, clothing and shelter.

K.SS.8: Individuals are unique but share common characteristics of multiple groups.

K.SS.9: Individuals share responsibilities and take action toward the achievement of common goals in homes, schools and communities.

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Background information on our Animal Amassadors

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Background information on our Animal Amassadors