Slithering Snakes
Slither yourself into the world of reptiles. Learn, through hands on exploration, how reptiles get what they need from their environment. Students will get to have an up close encounter with a snake and explore various biofacts that allow snakes to survive.
PROGRAM LENGTH:
3 hours, 9:30am-12:30pm
PLEASE PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS
We have chosen one lesson for you to do with your students before you come, titled MOVE LIKE A SNAKE with the attached BOOKLET, so they will have the optimal experience when they are here. Please use it to prepare your students. Please teach the second lesson, titled SNAKE JAWS, within a week of completing your Coastal Education Program to expand on the material learned during the Slithering Snakes Program. There are many more resources for you and your students listed below as well!
PLAN OF DAY: (If only one class, just see 9:30am-11:00am Group A)
Your students will be able to participate in the Slithering Snakes Lesson, a Docent-led Tour around the Living Coast to see birds, turtles and touch stingrays, complete a scavenger hunt and go for a hike or listen to a Read Aloud. Half of the day you will be with a Teacher or Docent and the other half of the day you will be leading your class through provided activities.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE - Detailed Schedule Link (Actual schedule may vary)
Additional Resources:
Below are other optional activities and resources related to the Slithering Snakes Program.
Student Information:
Teacher Background:
Teacher Information About Snakes
Activities and Lessons:
Games, Songs and Crafts:
Standards:
NGSS
ESS3.A: Natural Resources Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow
Common Core
ELA-Literacy.
SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.K.1.A Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
L.K.5C Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).
L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.