Shades of Grey

Description: Repeated images of contradiction Objectives:Students practice shading without the risk of being unable to draw Author:Kristin, edit by Blair Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary to middle school Sample, Historical Art Examples, and References: Rene Magritte, France Vocabulary:  Stencils, Shading, Repetition Materials:Pencils, scissors, and paper Anticipatory Set: Show students an example …

Learning about Wildlife

Whether it’s in a face-to-beak encounter or just reading about wildlife, the natural world has something great to tell us. The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge features a handful of creatures in their educational program: the red fox,white tailed deer, osprey(aka sea hawk or fish hawk), channel catfish, and eastern garter …

Amazin’ Art

Description: Maze in construction paper animal, a great way to introduce trust and trust worthiness. Life is like a maze. So we need to work together and trust each other when we face major obstacles. Project Ideas: Being trustworthy, trusting others, interpersonal, recycling, reusing materials Objectives: 1. Students appreciate a …

Plants in Mirrors Lesson Plan

Description: Paper turtle shell or paper butterfly folded into sections for students’ reference drawings of plants at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Objectives: 1. Familiarization and ability to identify some plants at JHNWR. 2. Knowledge of symmetry in organisms. 3. Both creative and scientific depiction of different plants and animals. Author: Blair …

Let’s Talk Nature

Have you been feeling the need to become “one with the environment,” but the idea of vast acres intimidates you? If so, John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum may be the perfect place for you to begin your nature journey. John Heinz’s safe and user friendly trail is ideal for …