Magnificent Mammals | Schedule and Sample Itinerary

Grades 1-3* | 5 Day Camp | Monday-Friday | 8:30-2:30PM

*based on participant’s grade in Fall 2024

Location

Monday-Friday | Pick-up/Drop-off: Lake Padden Park (East entrance)

WTA Route 533 stop 3305.

Tuesday | Groups will take Wild Whatcom Bus to spend day at Larrabee State Park (Amphitheater)

Sample Itinerary

Activities may vary depending on participant interests and variable safety considerations (i.e. weather, preparedness, support needs)

8:30-8:45: Flexible Drop Off

  • Play game while waiting for participants to arrive

8:45-9:30: Opening Circle

  • Introductions: Share names and pronouns

  • Cover physical and heart safety

  • Share plan for the day

9:30-9:45: Game Break: Fire in the Forest

9:45-10:00: Snack Break

10:00-11:30: Mammal Movement

  • Do all mammals move the same way? Does a rabbit move like a squirrel or like a coyote?

  • Play gaits charades

  • Create gaits prints

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:15: Game Break: Alpha Wolf

12:15-1:15: Mammal Communication

  • How do mammals communicate with each other? What does a dog sound like? How about a cat? What about a Douglas squirrel? 

  • Can you tell what different sounds mean? What other ways do mammals communicate? When do they communicate? 

  • Mammal communication skits

  • Mammal call tag

1:15-1:45: Storytime

1:45-2:15: Peaceful Place

  • Make a sound map of everything you hear around you

2:15-2:30: Closing Circle

  • Preview of next day

  • Attitude of gratitude - What are you thankful for from our time together?