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Travel through the
forest and around Indian Lake on our tractor-drawn hay wagon to explore the
changing seasons. While on the safari you can learn about the fall colors,
animal hibernation and migration, and other seasonal responses of plants and
animals. The maximum number of groups scheduled at the same time for the
Pre-School Sensory Safari is two. |
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The group will first be oriented with the
rules of the hayride. Students will then board our tractor-drawn hayride in
order to proceed on the Pre-School Sensory Safari. Students travel
throughout the preserve on this 1.5 mile trip as they learn to look for the
different signs of fall using their senses of touch, smell, sight, and
hearing. During the ride, the tractor will stop so students may learn about
all of the different colors of leaves. Students will be shown how the
pigments in leaves can be used as nature’s own “crayons” to color a
picture. Throughout the ride students will be able to use their sense of
smell to smell Sassafras, Black Birch, and Spicebush. Students will have
the opportunity to see where a raccoon lives and see a picture of a
raccoon. Students will then learn the behaviors of the raccoon during the
winter months. The wagon will stop and allow students to get off, so the
group may visit a coniferous forest stand, where the students will learn how
conifers survive winter and provide shelter to animals. Students will have
the opportunity to collect seeds found in this area of the forest and look
for animal life. At another stop, students will climb off of the wagon in
order to compare how a deciduous forest prepares for winter. Students will
be able to observe differences in the trees, foods, and shelter they
provide. Students will collect several leaves, which will be placed in a
bag and given to the teacher to take back to school for a future project.
Students will also be introduced to animals, including mammals and birds,
that live in the forest. At several stops, students will be able to see
pictures and observed signs of the animals that inhabit the forest and learn
how these animals survive the winter.
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