Zoo Classes for Kids!
Treat your kids to a wild learning experience! During zoo classes, children explore wildlife as they participate in hands-on activities, crafts and animal encounters. We often go outside during classes so please dress for the weather. Pre-registration is required (except for Zoo Tots). Please contact the Zoo Education Office if you have any questions: 218-730-4500 ext. 205 or edu@lszoo.org.
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| NEW! Breakfast with the Animals: ages 3-6 & caregiver |
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Bird Banquet: Enjoy your breakfast alongside zoo resident cockatoos and macaws! Learn about flight and feathers through imaginative play and educational activities geared toward ages 3-6. Join us before the zoo opens for a light continental breakfast and a behind-the-scenes peak at animal enrichment. Child-focused and caregiver-directed free play activities and crafts will stir your child's imagination and inspire learning. Explore the zoo on your own after the program! PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED & SPACE IS LIMITED
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Members:
$9 adults
$4 children
Non-members:
$19 adults
$9 children |
Friday, Feb 3, 2012
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Saturday, Feb 4, 2012
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Hungry Like A Wolf: Educational crafts and activities geared toward ages 3-6 will focus on wolf behavior and adaptations. After enjoying a "people breakfast" with the zoo's early risers, we'll visit the wolves and watch them devour their carnivore meal. Explore the zoo on your own after the program! PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED & SPACE IS LIMITED. Registration closes at 4:00 pm the day before the program.
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Members:
$9 adults
$4 children
Non-members:
$19 adults
$9 children |
Friday, March 9, 2012
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
9:00 - 10:00 AM
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| Zoo Tots: ages 2-3 & caregiver (no older siblings please) |
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| Enjoy story time and an animal encounter with your toddler. This winter/spring we are partnering with a UMD early childhood class to offer new and creative classes for your tots! No pre-registration necessary. |
Free for zoo members
$2 plus admission for non-members |
Jan 16 - April 16, 2012
1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from 10:00 - 10:30 am
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| Cub Club: ages 4-6 |
During this drop-off program, children will participate in games, interactive activities, role play and crafts.
Children will also explore the zoo, read stories and meet many animal friends! |
$13 - members
$15 - non-members |
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Winter World Wednesday, January 25 1-3 pm -OR- Thursday, January 26 10 am-12 pm
Through imaginative activities and games, discover how zoo animals keep warm when the temperatures drop!
Make Tracks! Thursday, February 16 10 am-12 pm -OR- Wednesday, February 22 1-3 pm
Become an animal detective and learn to track wild animals through activities and outside exploration!
Zoo Keeper Wednesday, March 21 1-3 pm -OR- Thursday, March 22 10 am-12 pm
Through this unique hands-on experience, learn how to help care for some of our small zoo animals!
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| Homeschool Classes: ages 7-12 |
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Our focus for 2011-2012 is “Solar Matters.”
We will be taking a Voyage from the Sun, an interactive series of classes that teaches students about the adaptations that allow plants and animals to use and conserve energy. Students will examine how they use energy, where it comes from and how human impact on natural habitats affects the natural energy flow. Voyage from the Sun is a Wildlife Conservation Society curriculum designed to build bridges between biology, the physical sciences, math, and language arts.
Rates: $13 members / $15 non-members
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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All classes are from 1-3 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, September through March.
Join one class or all.
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The Sun - Where it all begins
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September 14, 2011
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Solar Matters!
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October 12, 2011
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Photosynthesis & Plant Growth
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November 9, 2011
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Tundra & Rainforest
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December 14, 2011
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Food Chains & Webs
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January 11, 2012
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The Energy Pyramid
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February 8, 2012
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| How to Make a Difference! |
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March 14, 2012
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