Classroom Resources
Traveling Nature Trunks
These themed, environmental resource kits can be borrowed for use in the classroom to enhance any curriculum. Cost for a two week rental is $15; a $50 refundable deposit is also required.
Trunk materials and activities can be used to satisfy Indiana Academic Standards. Each Trunk is designed to encompass multiple age levels, so activities can be picked to fit the needs of individual students. They also make great pre- or post- studies for field trips taken at any of the WNS properties.
A typical Trunk might include: field guides, informational books, storybooks, posters, videos, specimens, models, puppets, craft ideas, nets, magnifying glasses, bug boxes, teacher’s resource guides, reproducible worksheets, lesson plans, picture files, puzzles, games, coloring pages and MORE…
To reserve one of the following Traveling Nature Trunks for your classroom please refer to the Traveling Nature Trunks flyer, then call (812) 479-0771, ext. 103
Choose from the following Nature Trunks:
- All About Birds
- Eggs & Nests
- Butterflies and Moths
- Insects
- Geology Rocks!
- Nature Detectives
- Raptors Rule!
- Arachnids and their Kin
- Water Quality
- Wetlands
Teacher Tools
Teacher Guides are currently being developed to give teachers the tools they need to easily and effectively enhance their student’s learning experience at WNS properties and programs. These Teacher Guides will contain more detailed information about the content of each WNS program, including program objectives, IAS Standards addressed, agenda of activities, and media resources that can be used in the classroom before and/or after visit. These will be available soon, so please check back prior to your next visit.
We are also offering extension lesson plans for teachers to use in the classroom pre-and post-visit to WNS properties. These plans were developed by pre-service teachers at USI under the guidance of Dr. Julie Green, Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education. Not all programs have extension lesson plans finished at this time, but more are on their way. The goal is to continually add lesson plans as they are developed.
