Library Lesson: May 4 - May 8

Explore our National Parks

PreK - Grade 1

Listen to the story, Hello, National Parks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E2dn4oqoXc

Learn more about park rangers and how they use their senses to explore national parks with the help of Sesame Street friends: https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/nationalparks

“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”

-John Muir

Grades 2-4

Listen the story, You Are Home, by Evan Turk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWRQj3b3NcM

View the Grand Canyon while hearing a few facts from Kate Siber’s book, National Parks of the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqduKIf93s&t=1s

Check out Yellowstone National Park’s web site: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm Scroll down a bit and you will see 5 big circles that are exploration themes to learn about Yellowstone National Park. They include: Geology, Hydrothermal, Wildlife,

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History, and Preservation. Click on and explore each of the themes. Write down 1 thing you learn from each section.