Outreaches at Your School
Animals make the perfect school assembly!
Interacting with animals is a fun and unique way for students to learn about the world around them. Here at Helen Woodward Animal Center, we offer a variety of programs that meet your classroom’s needs while complimenting your grade level’s Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Outreaches are a great way to bring the field trip into your classroom! Call us at 858-756-4117 ext. 318 to book a program!
Outreaches include hands-on animal encounters with four animals and an interactive activity. Lessons are 90 minutes in length, and we can accommodate multiple classes in a day. Available to children Preschool-8th Grade.
Outreach Fee: $224 per class. The chaperone to child ratio is 1:5. Extra adults are $5 each.
**NOTE: This outreach program is FREE for Program Improvement schools and local educational agencies as identified under NCLB.**
Lessons for All Ages
Preschool-Kinder Lessons“I Will Survive!” – Discover and compare what different living things need to survive and how we are all connected.
“We’re All in this Together” – Explore how all living things work together in an ecosystem and why it is so important to take care of our environment.
1st Grade Lessons“Animals Have Superpowers!” – Investigate the many adaptations that make animals unique and special. Construct ideas on how adaptations help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
“Are you my Mother?” – Determine patterns between parent animals and their young by observing animal behaviors and their communication styles.
2nd Grade Lesson“Home is Where the Heart Is” – Explore different habitats and the different types of animals that live in each one.
3rd Grade Lessons“Learning about Life Cycles” – Investigate the many unique life cycles of animals and why it is appropriate for their environment.
“We are all the same on the Inside” – Classify animals into different groups based on their external characteristics.
“There’s no I in TEAM” – Analyze the reasons why animals live in groups and the reasons why they survive in their particular habitats.
4th Grade Lesson“System Overload” – Unearth the many systems and structures that work together to support life.
5th Grade Lesson“You Are What You Eat” – Explore the food web and how everything in our ecological community is connected.
6th-8th Grade Lesson“Careers With Animals” – Discover all the unique careers that allow you to work with animals!
Looking for Animal Teaching Opportunities outside of the classroom?
Contact us today to book an outreach for your class or school! Email education@animalcenter.org or call 858-756-4117 ext. 318.
