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Autumn Nature Adventure (October)
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Combine classic autumn fun with hands-on learning:
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Participate in a traditional hayride through various habitats
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Observe how native plants and wildlife are adapting to seasonal changes on a guided hike
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Listen to a seasonal story
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Finish with the always fun selection of the perfect "take home" pumpkin
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Cost: $9/person, $100.00 minimum/class.
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Limit: 3 classes or 75 students per visit.
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Due to the up-front expenses, this program must be paid in full in advance; no refunds.
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.2, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1 (English GLE 0001): 8.1 (Social Studies) 1.02 |
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Animals in Winter (January, February, March)
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Combine science and math skills while looking for winter homes and cold weather adaptations of native plants and animals:
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Discover how different animals prepare for the cold
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Compare cold weather strategies like hibernation and migration
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Find out why Groundhogs are considered weather prognosticators.
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Learn to check and compare weather predictions
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End with an age appropriate Smithsonian Backyard story in the Owl's Hill "people burrow."
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Cost: $5/person, $50 minimum/class. Limit 3 classes
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 8.2, 10.1 (Math GLE 0006): 1.5, 1.7. 1.8 (English GLE 0001): 8.1 (Social Studies) 1.01, 1.03 (Visual Art) 3.2, 3.3 |
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Meet a Queen! (September, March, April, May)
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A great program focusing on the importance of plant and animal interdependence in the food chain:
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Learn about honeybees through our observation beehive
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Find out what a bee sees when it looks at a flower
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Discuss pollination
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Take guided hike, looking for pollinators and signs of their work
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Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class
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Limit 3 classes per visit
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.2, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1 (English GLE 0001): 8.1 (Social Studies): 1.03 (Music): 1.1, 6.0 |
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Fall Adventures with Squirrel Nutkin (September, October, November)
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Use this classic Beatrix Potter tale as a multi-disciplinary introduction to food chain concepts and winter adaptations of native animals:
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Enjoy an introduction to Beatrix Potter and a reading of this charming story
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Explore the autumn orchard
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Hunting for food appropriate for Squirrel Nutkin and other animals
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Meet Mr. Brown's relatives in our non-releasable live owl exhibit.
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Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class.
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1, 8.2, 10.1 (English GLE 0001): 8.1 (Social Studies): 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 (Visual Art): 3.1, 3.3, 5.1 |
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Feather Your Nest (March, April, May)
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An introduction to birds for young children:
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Find out what makes a bird a bird
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Identify common local birds and their various nesting habits
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Examine the Owl’s Hill nest and feather collection
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Meet our resident non-releasable Owls
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Take a guided hike, looking and listening for wild birds and their nests
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Peep into a nestbox to check for eggs or babies
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Cost: $5/person, $50 minimum/class.
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Limit two classes per visit
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 8.2,9.1,10.1 |
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Habitat Hike (All Year)
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Designed to encourage observation, stimulate curiosity and increase sensory awareness in the natural world:
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Focus on evidence of the season
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Autumn hikes abound with fruit, seeds, spiders and insects
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Winter provides burrows, fossils and tracks
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Spring offers nesting birds, mating amphibians, and paths of wildflowers
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Visit varied habitats, including old orchard and pond
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Consider the adaptations needed to survive in each habitat.
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Look for signs of herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers
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Listen for bird and amphibian sounds
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Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1
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Meet an Owl (All Year)
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Meet the non-releasable live owls in the Sanctuary's exhibits:
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Learn about the differing habits and habitats of the different local species
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Discover the place of local species in the ecosystem
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Take a guided hike through owl territory
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Listen for owl calls
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Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class.
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Limit two classes per visit.
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 4.1, 4.2, 9.1, 10.1 (Music): 1.1, 6.0 |
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Spring Happenings with Mr. Jeremy Fisher (April and May)
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A perfect opportunity to introduce aquatic habitats and food chains in a non-threatening environment:
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Enjoy an introduction to Beatrix Potter and a reading of this charming story of Mr. Jeremy Fisher and his misadventures
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Let British terms for everyday items expand young vocabularies
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Make a "feet dry" exploration of the Owl's Hill ponds
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Meet some of Jeremy's relatives and friends in the wild
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Listen for amphibian calls
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Don't forget to look for Mr. Jeremy and his fishing pole!
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Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class.
Tennessee Standards (Science GLE 0007): 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2 8.2, 10.1, (English GLE 0001): 8.1 (Social Studies): 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 (Music): 1.1, 6.0 (Visual Art): 3.1, 3.3, 5.1 |
Tennessee State Curriculum Standards for Kindergarten
In addition to the Tennessee Standards listed with each program, all Owl's Hill kindergarten programs address the following standards:
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English GLE 0001: 2.1, 2.2, 8.2
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Social Studies: 3.02b, 3.02c
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Physical Education: 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 5.1, 5.5
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