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Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Birds, Birds, Birds!
(gr: 2, 4, and 6 - fall, winter, spring)
We'll provide a fun puppet-slide show for primary grades and a
slide show for junior-intermediate grades. With hands-on activities
and the chance to use binoculars and field guides, students will
come away with an understanding of the lives, adaptations, behaviours,
and interesting features of birds. They will also learn how to
help protect our feathered friends.
Featuring Fall
(gr: 1 to 3 - fall)
Students will go on a fall adventure where they have the opportunity
to discover the fall changes taking place as animals and plants
prepare for winter. They will learn about all of the adaptations
and changes through a variety of sensory and hands-on activities
as we hike through fields and forests.
Home Sweet Home
(gr: 3, 4 - fall, winter, spring)
Through role-playing
either a plant or an animal, each student explores marsh, field,
and forest habitats in this program developed by the Institute
for Earth Education. Students are introduced to the basic needs
of the plant or animal they become, why they are important, and
some interesting facts about their adaptations. This habitat exploration
wraps up with an exciting dramatized twist where students apply
information learned.
Insects Alive
(gr: K, 1, 2, 4, and 6 - fall, spring)
Through live capture and release, students identify and classify
common insects and various adaptations, life cycles, and food
chains. Students will have the opportunity to come to appreciate
the valuable role insects play in the environment.
Kinderscience - Fall Magic, Winter
Magic
(gr: J/S Kindergarten - fall, winter, spring)
Students will be introduced to the concepts of living and non-living
things, life cycles, habitats, and the basic needs of plants and
animals through an interactive puppet show and hands-on exploration
activities and games that promote befriending nature in various
natural habitats.
Maple Madness
(gr: K to 3 - March)
The visit begins with an introduction to the sugar bush by our
famous puppet friends. Students ride back in time to the bush
in tractor-drawn wagons, where they are guided through an age
appropriate discovery of historic and modern methods of making
maple syrup with interactive activities to make the tour exciting.
The trip is completed with a taste of liquid gold!
Mapping it Out
(gr: 1 to 3 - fall,winter,spring)
Students will learn all about map reading through an indoor map
building activity, and two outdoor map reading activities. Each
activity allows students to use their new skills to discover some
of the Conservation Area’s secrets.
Marsh Mysteries (formerly Pussywillows
and Pollywogs)
(gr: K to 3 - fall, spring)
Puppets introduce students to the members of the wetland community
and the basic roles they play. As gentle giants, students are
introduced to aquatic food chains and the wide range of wetland
plants and animals through a visit to the pond and a hands-on
pond-dipping excursion.
Migrating Monarchs
(gr:1 to 3 - fall, spring)
The story of the Monarch Butterfly is an incredible journey that
links to several aspects of the curriculum. Through grade appropriate
games, stories, drama, and exploration, students will come to
understand the life cycle, migration and the importance of habitat
to the Monarch Butterfly.
Nature in Winter
(gr: 1 to 3 - winter)
Students go on a winter hike where they explore the winter world
using their senses and imaginations. Students will also learn
about animal adaptations and activities by looking for signs of
tracks, scat, and nibbled twigs which all tell the stories of
how plants and animals survive the winter.
Secrets of Spring
(gr: 1, 2, 3 - spring)
Students go on a spring hike where they explore reawakenings of
both plants and animals such as wildflowers and frogs, and the
return of birds. They will learn about all of the adaptations
and changes through a variety of sensory and hands-on activities
as we hike through fields and forests
Water Cycle Journey
(gr: 2 - fall, spring)
Puppets introduce your class to the main components of the water
cycle: the sun, clouds, wind, and rain. Disguised as water droplets,
your class will go on a water cycle hike through field and forest.
Through a game, drama, weather stories, and exploration, your
students will come to understand the importance of the water cycle
and the seasonal effects of weather on plants and animals.
Wild About Mammals!
(gr: 1, 2, 4, and 6 - fall, winter,
spring)
Come out and learn all about the mammals found in Ontario and
right here at Little Cataraqui Creek! Primary and junior students,
in age appropriate programs will discover the characteristics,
classification, food chains, adaptations, and needs of mammals
through games, exploration, and hands-on activities. All grades
will leave with a greater awareness of human impacts and our role
as mammals to take care of all living things.
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