Get wild with National Wildlife Week

Celebrate this wild week by learning about Iowa’s wildlife! Check out these cool Iowa wildlife facts, fun classroom activities and MORE.

Cool Things You Should Know about:

Bald Eagles
Bats in Iowa
Bobcats in Iowa
Coyotes
Crayfish
Foxes
Golden Eagles
Iowa's Turtles
Opossums
Otters
Raccoons
Snakes
Spiders

Crafts (from the KinderNature website)

Bat Finger Puppet
Bird Shapes
Buggy Antennas
Butterfly Puppet
Colorful Butterfly
Deer Ears
Pine Cone Owl
Snake Marionette
Spider Hats

Games (from the KinderNature website)

Bats Eat Bugs
Bee Games
Camo Frog
Catch a Butterfly
Owl I Spy
Sticky Spider Web Play

Lesson Plans

Ants on Parade
Fashion a Fish
First Impressions
Hiding in Plain Sight
Oh Deer
Spider Web Wonders
Tracks
What's Wild?
Wildlife is Everywhere
Wildlife as Symbols

Snacks (from the KinderNature website)
Ant Snacks
Bee Snacks
Butterfly Metamorphic Snack
Deer Snack
Fishing Snack
Insect Cookies
Nest Nibblers
Owl Snack
Peachy Spiders
Rabbit Pears
Snake Pretzels
Tasty Turtles
Yummy Caterpillars

Songs (from the KinderNature website)

A Little Turtle
Animals Underground
Bee Songs
Bird Songs
Bunny in the Woods
Froggie Grows Up
Grey Squirrel
Little Skunk Song
Monarch Metamorphosis
Snake Surprise
Turtle Songs
Woodpecker