Squirrel Friends
During this interactive hands-on program students will learn all about the life and special abilities of squirrels. Search the grounds of Ruthven Park to conduct a squirrel census, decorate your own squirrel and make a habitat for it and learn how squirrels survive through a large group tag game.
Curriculum Connections
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1.2 listen and respond to others, both verbally and non-verbally for a variety of purposes and in a variety of contexts
29.3 identify ways in which they can care for and show respect for the environment
29.4 participate in environmentally friendly experiences in the classroom and the schoolyard
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B2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the natural environment as a place where living and non-living things are interconnected
B2.2 identify the basic needs of living things, including the need for air, water, food, heat, shelter, and space
B2.3 identify the physical characteristics of various plants and animals, including humans, and explain how these characteristics help the plants and animals meet their basic needs
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B1.1 examine impacts that animals can have on society and the environment, and describe some ways in which any negative impacts can be minimized
B2.1 compare physical characteristics of various animals, including characteristics that are constant and those that change
B2.5 describe adaptations, including physical and/or behavioural characteristics, that allow various animals to survive in their natural environment