(3 - 6 year olds)
Time:  1:00 - 2:15 pm
Fee per session:  $7 members/ $10 non-members
Pre-registration is required. Payment must accompany registration.

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Our time together will be content-rich and include items from our natural history collection. Designed to appeal to a child’s curiosity and playfulness, these lessons contain engaging listening games, original activities and some of the best in children’s literature. A simple craft completes the day!

Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:15 pm

 "Marvelous Mammals”                                     Thursday, December 15, 2011

Mammals have fur, nurse their young, have backbones and are warm-blooded.  Local animals, including North America's only marsupial are included as examples in this fact-filled lesson!                                         

"Dynamic Dinos"                                                 Thursday, January 19, 2012

Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, Diplococus...so many dinosaurs with such long names!  Dinosaur behavior and habitat take center stage as we examine lifelike models and a fossil footprint which was made 250 million years ago!

"Fish Tales"                                                          Thursday, January 26, 2012

Fish are fantastic creatures!  Always found in water, salt or fresh, their movement and adaptations fascinate everyone.  Join us in taking a playful journey into their underwater world!

"Ocean Animals"                                                    Thursday, March 1, 2012

Whales, sea turtles, starfish, clams, sharks, and jellyfish are only a few of the incredible creatures that call the ocean their home.  Become an "old salt" with us on our adventurous ocean voyage!

"Animal Babies"                                                        Thursday, March 8, 2012

There are quite a few differences between the young and adult of a species.  We'll make observations and predictions about young animals and their growth into adulthood.