K-3rd Grade Programs

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K - 3rd Grade

Learn more about nature at an early age

For more information, please call 407-323-4450 ext. 123 or email education@centralfloridazoo.org

Kindergarten

KINDERZOO!

Kindergarteners can experience a Zoo adventure designed just for them!

Live animals will help students understand how books and other media portray animals with characteristics and behaviors they don’t have in real life. Observe how their adaptations make them different from one another. Journey into the Zoo to discover how plants and animals are alike and different while making observations using the five senses.

First Grade

First Class Zoo

First graders can experience a Zoo adventure designed just for them!

Meet live animals up close and make observations about animal parents and their babies. Explore animal diversity and learn how we use our five senses while meeting animals that depend on their senses for survival. Experience the Zoo up close as students go on tour to learn how animals and plants use their amazing adaptations!

Florida State Standards
Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living
SC.1.L.14.1, SC.1.L.14.2, SC.1.L.14.3
Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction
SC.1.L.16.1
Big Idea 17: Interdependence
SC.1.L.17.1
Strand: Geography Standard 1: The World in Spatial Term
SS.1.F.1.4, SS.1.G.1.5, SS.1.G.1.6

Second Grade

ZOO KEEPER 101

Your second graders have just been hired as Zoo Keepers. What will their new job entail?

Students will learn the ropes of being an animal keeper as they rotate through different learning stations throughout the Zoo. They will compare and contrast the basic needs as they meet live animals up close in our classroom. While on tour they will see animals from around the world to discover how Zoo Keepers plan animal habitats to meet the needs of each animal. Then explore wild Florida as we travel to the bear habitat to learn how Keepers care for Florida’s wildlife!

Florida State Standards
Big Idea 14: Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living
SC.2.L.14
Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction
SC.2.L.16.1
Big Idea 17: Interdependence
SC.2.L.17.1, SC.2.L.17.2
Strand: Geography; Standard 1: The World in Spatial Terms
SS.2.G.1.2., SS.2.G.1.3, SS.2.G.1.4
Strand: Writing Applications Standard 2: Informative
LA.2.4.2.2
Strand: Communications Standard 1: Penmanship
LA.2.5.1.1

Third Grade

ZOO Explorers

Third graders will explore interactive learning stations as they take a walk on the wild side!

Inside our classroom, students will meet live animals as they discover the differences and similarities between the vertebrate classes. They will travel the globe as they tour the Zoo to identify continents, animals that live there, and learn about their statuses in the wild. A trip into bear habitat helps students learn about umbrella species, and discovery stations will show how math, science and problem-solving skills help us care for the animals. Experience the wonders of wildlife!

Florida State Standards
Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living
SC.3.L.14.1; SC.3.L.14.2
Big Idea 15: Diversity of Living Organisms
SC.3.L.15.1; SC.3.L.15.2
Big Idea 17: Interdependence
SC.3.L.17.1; SC.3.L.17.2
Strand: Geography Standard 1: The World in Spatial Terms
SS.3.G.1.2; SS.3.G.1.3
Strand: Geography Standard 2: Places and Regions
SS.3.G.3.1
Strand: Geography Standard 3: Physical Systems
SS.3.G.3.1
Strand: Writing Applications Standard 2: Informative
LA.3.4.2.2
Strand: Communication Standard 1: Penmanship
LA.3.5.1.1