Staff-Guided Outdoor Programs
The staff at Tanglewood can conduct two staff-guided programs per day. Each program
is limited to 28 students for grade school, or 20 students for kindergarten. Programs
are designed to last approximately 90 minutes and are conducted outdoors at the
park unless inclement weather occurs.
If your school has two programs scheduled for the same day, the first group will
participate in a staff-guided program while the second group visits other recreational
areas of Tanglewood Park, including picnic areas, playgrounds, restroom facilities
and more. A full list of activity options will be mailed when your program is scheduled.
The two groups will later switch off.
Grade school programs are correlated with the N.C. Standard Course of Study for
Science or Social Studies. Listings below show specific correlations in parenthesis.
For additional information on staff-guided programs, call (336) 703-6439 or
email smithpb@forsyth.cc.
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Title
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Grade Level
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Description
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Sensory
Safari
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Kindergarten
(3.01,3.05)
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Students explore the natural world using their five senses. Shapes, sounds, textures,
odors, tastes and colors are emphasized.
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Animal Signs
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Grade One
(1.02,1.05)
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Emphasizes the biodiversity of Tanglewood and the habitats that support the park's
wide range of animals. Students use observation skills to look for signs of animals
and identify their needs.
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Insect
Extravaganza
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Grade Two
(1.01,1.05)
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Students learn to distinguish insects from other arthropods. Life-cycles are explored,
along with how some insects produce sound. Weather permitting, students see insects
in their natural habitats.
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TreeMendous
Trees
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Grade Three
(1.01, 1.05)
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This program emphasizes the growing requirements and life cycle of Piedmont trees.
Students learn to identify common Tanglewood species while learning natural and
commercial uses for trees.
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Piedmont Native
Americans
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Grade Four
(1.04 - 1.05) (1.1 - 2.1)*
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Introduces students to the culture of the "Woodland" Native Americans that lived
in the Piedmont prior to European settlement. Emphasizes ways that nature played
a role in their survival.
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Now and Then
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Grade Five
(1.05, 2.05) (1.06, 4.01, 4.02)*
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This program explores the impacts that humans have on nature by delving into the
history of the land surrounding our facility. Ecological changes as a result of
human impacts are explored.
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* From N.C. Standard Course of Study for Social Studies