Early Elementary Programs

Reading with a Ranger

For Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grades

To schedule a program, please contact us and include the following information:

• Name of school
• Contact at school
• Type of Program (Reading with a Ranger)
• Name of Program (see list below)
• Date of Program (please include at least 3 choices)
• Grade level/number of students

All of these programs can be presented in the classroom in 30-45 minutes.

Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft & Richard G Van Gelder
Find out how animals cope with winter's worst weather.
Activity: Hibernate, Migrate or Adapt matching game and a related Word Search.

The Beak Book by Robin Page
Birds around the world have so many amazing kinds of beaks with some strange jobs.
Activity: Bird Beak Relay.

The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw & Gabriel Frey
A modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making.
Activity: Paper weaving (suitable for 1st/2nd grade)

I Met a Moose in Maine One Day by Ed Shankman
A boy and a moose become fast friends as they take a tour of Maine.
Activity: Moose Math (choose addition and subtraction facts for 1-5, 5-9 or 15-19).

If You Can See Dark by Timothy Mudie & Jenny Ward
Learn about the importance of dark skies for animals, plants and ourselves.
Activity: Star sticker constellations and pipe cleaner constellations

Save the Bees by Bethany Stahl
Part of the Pollinators to Pioneers program.
Three friends work together to make Clover's pollination route easier.
Activity: students gather "pollen" from different colored flowers and return it to their hive.

Swimming Home by Susan Hand Shetterly
Follow the journey of a school of alewives as they return to their natal lake to spawn.
Activity: Help Pesca swim home to Lily Lake by navigating a simple maze.

Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin
When little Zoo Sap tumbles off the end of the sled, the animals have to protect and shelter the baby until his father returns for him.
Activity: Thankful writing/drawing prompt

The Very Best Bed by Rebekah Raye
A bushy gray squirrel is ready for bed, but where will he sleep tonight?
Activity: Crossword puzzle (suitable for 1st/2nd grade)