S1:  ANIMALS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

INSTRUCTOR(S): Melissa Davidson & Elizabeth Rich, Racine Zoo
GRADE LEVEL: K-5
 

The Racine Zoo's Curator of Conservation Education and Animal Care Supervisor will lead educators on a journey to explore the Racine Zoo.  This course will provide a unique understanding of zoos and how to use the Racine Zoo as a thirty-two acre classroom.  Emphasis will be placed on hands-on Zoo activities that span the various curriculum demands of elementary school.  The course is also designed to help teachers develop field trips to the Zoo that are more than just "looking at animals"  as well as helping teachers to learn strategies for teaching students about ecosystems and animals.  Teachers will experience some up close and personal encounters with various Racine Zoo animals and take a field trip to the Racine Zoo for a very special tour as well as visit another outdoor classroom!  Tuesday morning we may leave UWP at 7:00 a.m. for a field trip.  Class will be released an hour early that day if we leave at 7:00 a.m.  This class is appropriate for grade kindergarten through fifth.