YFBTA Youth Program

Delivering educational programs to children and youth to increase awareness of our natural world

Saturday, June 11, 2011

May 2011


May was an exciting month with visits to Saltcoats School, PJ Gillen School in Esterhazy and Churchbridge Public School. Students had a chance to learn more about the following topics:
  • Great Horned Owls
  • Skulls & Bones
  • Pond Bugs & Pond Dipping
  • Identifying Birds in Saskatchewan
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  • World Migratory Bird Day on May 14, 2011
  • Reptiles vs. Amphibians

Monday, June 6, 2011

The Predaceous Diving Beetle Larvae


The Predaceous Diving Beetle


May Pond Dipping

Shevon Wilson the new YFBTA Summer Student is spending time in the classrooms in Saltcoats, Churchbridge and Esterhazy schools to share her enthusiasm for nature.
This is a photo of a tadpole found in a pond near Saltcoats.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Pictures From Saltcoats










Wood Frog






Crafts




Making Plaster Casts of Animal Tracks



Discovering the Inhabitants of Anderson Lake




Egg Carton Turtle Creations




Pin-the-tail-on-the-turtle Game






Pond Dipping







Investigating a Giant Water Boatman






Monday, June 7, 2010

May 2010

I have spent the month of may working with teachers and schools in Saltcoats, Churchbridge and Esterhazy where students from kindergarten to grade 8 have participated in nature-orientated activities such as pond-dipping, nature hikes, classroom presentations about local birds and plants and exploring nature through art. It has been a fun and interesting learning experience for both the students and I. They are very enthusiastic and curious and I was very surprised to find how knowledgeable several of the students are about the local flora and fauna.



Grades 5/6, Saltcoats School

Grade 2 Students, Saltcoats School