3rd Grade Teachers
Mark Your Calendars

PARENT LETTER- download a letter to send home

September / October (before Holden trip)
Instructor Letter (mailed before trip)
Read letter from instructor and show pictures to students Post in room if possible
Thinking about Ohio Forest Animals
Complete pre-assessment activity and worksheet  
Amazing Trail Blazing
Complete activity and map
Audubon Adventures Mammals (can be completed after trip)
Read “Mammals Inside and Out” Newsletter
Complete “Mammals: Profiles in Diversity” Activity
Audubon Adventures Birds (can be completed after trip)
Read “Birds: Feathers, Feet and Other Survival Tools” Newsletter
Complete “A Bird I’ve Seen” Activity

 Bring group maps to Holden the day of your scheduled Fall field trip.

 September / October
Fall Holden Visits See Calendar

October / November / December (after fall Holden trip)
Audubon Adventures Mammals and Birds (If not completed)
See above
Wood Thrush Journey
Read Flute’s Journey by Lynne Cherry.
Click to hear Lynne Cherry Read Flute's Journey
Complete activity
Thinking Again about Ohio Forest Animals
Complete Post-Assessment worksheet
Sensual Soil
Complete activity
Soil Stuffing
Complete activity
The Nitty Gritty
Complete activity

January / February (before classroom visit)
Instructor Letter (mailed before trip)
Read letter from instructor and show pictures to students Post in room if possible
Audubon Adventures
Read Invertebrates newsletter
Complete activity

 Please collect 6 clear two liter bottles per classroom before February visit

February
Winter Holden Visits See Calendar

March (after classroom visit)
Terrarium Observation
Complete worksheets
Terrarium Conclusion
Complete worksheet

March / April / May (before visit to Holden)
Instructor Letter (mailed before trip)
Read letter from instructor and show pictures to studentsPost in room if possible
Interdependence Unit (See Unit Binder)
1.1  The Gift of the Tree
2.1  Thinking about Interdependence
3.1  Begin a Forest Mural
3.2  Plant Munchers
3.4  Wildflowers & Pollinators
3.5  Seed Spreaders           

 April / May / June
Spring Holden Visits See Calendar  

April / May / June (after spring Holden trip)
 Interdependence Unit (See Unit Binder)
5.1  Return to the Forest Mural
5.2  WOODS Report Live: (OPTIONAL) Rubric included