Preschoolers in the Park Online

 

Episode 1 - Junior Ranger

 

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  Preschoolers in the Park - Junior Ranger

  Who wants to be a Junior Ranger? Follow along with this video to learn about the National Park Service arrowhead and then make your own! We wrap up with the Junior Ranger pledge!

  Duration:

  7 minutes, 32 seconds

 

Web Links from Episode 1

The following are website links referenced in the above video.

• Learn about giant sequoia redwoods in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
• Learn about Indigenous Heritage in the National Parks
• Download a blank park arrowhead here

 

Episode 2 - Birds

 

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  Preschoolers in the Park - Birds

  We're celebrating World Migratory Bird Day! Follow along with this video to learn about some Massachusetts birds, explore wetlands in different states, and make some artwork inspired by nature in your neighborhood!

  Duration:

  15 minutes, 14 seconds

 

Web Links from Episode 2

The following are website links referenced in the above video.

• Check out this live waterfowl cam from the Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. You can also look for ospreys (or possibly even bald eagles) on their osprey nest cam!
• Watch this video from the Smith Oakes Rookery in Texas, courtesy of Houston Audubon.
• Learn more about roseate spoonbills in Everglades National Park!
• Try out this more advanced Junior Ranger activity from Environment for the Americas (incorrectly identified as World Migratory Bird Day activity in video).
• Listen to bird calls, courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology!

 

Episode 3 - "Hello, National Parks!"

 

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  Preschoolers in the Park - Hello, National Parks!

  We're practicing our Junior Ranger motto: Explore, Learn Protect! Follow along with this video as we read, "Hello, National Parks!" by Martha Day Zschock. Then we'll make some binoculars and head outside for a nature scavenger hunt!

  Duration:

  15 minutes, 25 seconds

 

Web Links from Episode 3

The following are website links referenced in the above video.

• Learn more about Martha Day Zschock, author and illustrator of Hello, National Parks!
• Travel online to Everglades National Park!
• Virtually visit Golden Gate National Recreation Area, home to the Golden Gate Bridge!
• Learn more about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, part of the National Mall & Memorial Parks!

 

Episode 4 - Pride

 

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  Preschoolers in the Park - Pride

  We're celebrating Pride Month with storytime, artwork, and by learning about the colors in the rainbow flag. We're reading "This Day in June," by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten, with permission of the American Psychological Association.

  Duration:

  12 minutes, 37 seconds