Education

Las Vegas Zoo Field Trip Preparation

Field Trip Planner

The Field Trip Planner provides the logistics for planning the field trip, theme ideas and education activities.

Chaperone Guide

Pointers to enhance the groups visit to the Zoo, some questions to stimulate observation, and pointers for the safety of students and animals

Pre-visit Ticket

Plan your day!

Children Addmission Coupon

Discounted Child's Admission with Paying Adult

Animal Clues worksheet

Choose an animal for your report. A worksheet for visitors.

Scavenger Hunt

Search for animals and plants that have different features!
This may be done as a group activity, with one person writing down the answers to each question. If so, provide students with paper to draw the different animal and plants they find.
A worksheet for visitors.

Listening Walk

As you walk around the Zoo, what do your hear? A worksheet for visitors.

Poetry Puzzle

Find a favorite animal or special spot, then describe it. A worksheet for visitors.

Off To The Zoo

What can you find? A worksheet for visitors.

Lesson Plan Units

Wildlife Adventures (K-1)
Wildlife Adventures (2-3)
Wildlife Adventures (3-5)
Wildlife Adventures (4 and Up)

 

These programs provide general background information and guidelines for teachers of grades K-5 to use in the classroom in order to reinforce wildlife education.

The lesson plan units follow Nevada Content Standards for Elementary Education.
These links provide lesson plans for:

English/Language Arts/Reading
Geography
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Visual Arts

Post Trip Activities

Opportunities to expand on learning.

 

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