Makemie Woods Camp and Conference Center: Virginia : Summer Camp: Retreat Facilities

Kinder Kritters-- a program specially designed to meet the needs of Kindergarten classes. A day our property will get your young students out and about and engaged in the environment arround them. Students will rotate between classes each lasting about 50 minutes. Examples of stations are listed below. The entire program is designed to last about three hours.
Tree Talk: The class will begin with a hike outside to observe one of the bigger trees on our 300 acre property. With the help of an instructor, students will examine the cross-section of a tree trunk (a tree cookie) from a tree of similar size. Students will learn how a tree cookie can be used to trace environmental and historical changes. Next, students will receive their own smaller tree cookie that they can decorate and make into a necklace. [Sci. K.1, K.4, K.6 K.9]
Snake Senses: This class is team-taught by our pet snakes and trained instructors. Snakes, while they see, smell and hear, they do so a little differently than humans. By learning about snake senses, students will review how their own senses work. Students will also get the chance to use their own senses to describe how our snakes look, smell and feel. The class ends with an optional hands-on period. [Sci. K.1, K.2, K.4, K.6]
Birds and Worms: (adapted from Project Learning Tree) This class emphasizes the importance of camouflage for survival in the animal kingdom. Students will learn to predict which colors are best for protection in a given environment and then test their predictions by actiong as bird predators for worms hidden outside. [K.1, K.4, K.6]
Classes for 3rd-6th graders Adventure Programs Program Schedule	Want more information? Contact Mike Burcher by email or call the office at 800. 566.1496

updated 9/12/06