Bringing Live Animals to the Classroom

Our live animal shows are great for assemblies, school fairs, and your classroom! For classroom specific programs, choose from our selection of program topics below or contact us for a show personalized to fit your lesson plans. These programs are good for homeschool co-ops too!

 

Classroom Critters

For single classes of 30 or less.

We will bring 6 live animals straight to your classroom for a 45 minute presentation and tailor the program to fit your lesson needs! 

See our program topics below or let us know what learning objective you are working towards.

The classroom critters program includes opportunities to touch some of the animals & possibly hold one of the ambassadors if students can follow directions for animal safety (holding is not guaranteed)

$175 for the first program; $125 additional same day, same programs

If you are with a Title IX school ask about our discounted rate.

Assemblies

 

Get the whole school involved! We'll bring 5-6 of our animals to your school for 45-60 minute assembly styled educational show! Bring all the students together, or book multiple shows and divide the shows by grades!

Students will get to touch 1-2 of the animal ambassadors as they leave.

$350 per show
$200 for each additional show
Maximum 3 shows

Nature Station Booth

Great for school fairs and other fun school events!

We'll set up tables at your event with live animals and biofacts to explore. Students and families can come explore the table at their leisure.

 Nature Station booths include some display animals, some touching animals, activities, and biofacts to interact with.

Click here to head to our booth info page!

 

Programs to choose from

  • Curriculum Specific: We can do programs on the food chain, adaptations, classification, ecosystems, life cycles, conservation, endangered species, caring for exotics, or native vs. invasive species. If you don’t see your topic listed, just ask. I’ve been doing this for a while and probably have a lesson plan for what you are looking for!

  • Casual Critters: This program doesn't have a set topic - we'll just be meeting an assortment of our ambassadors and talking about all the cool facts that come with them! 

  • Animal Mythbusters: Can hedgehogs shoot their spines? Will cockroaches survive a nuclear bomb? Learn the truth about some well-known animal myths. Students will learn about how to discern information and be introduced to the scientific method. After this, you’ll be seeing wildlife in a whole new way!

  • For Goodness Snakes: Some people fear snakes, but we often fear what we do not understand. Snakes look and move very differently from many other animals, but anything that is different can be amazing too. Learn how snakes act as important predators and help people in many ways we may not realize. What should you do if you see a snake? Come find out and meet some very sssssspecial ambassadors.

  • Wetland Detectives: Learn the importance of the wetlands to wildlife and all about what the wetlands provide for us. Students will be exploring biofacts, meeting a few native reptiles, and make a necklace that represents what wetlands are! (4th - 12th grade) *not available for assemblies

  • Dig Into the Past - Learners will view fossils that represents fossils from all over the world & meet a few animals with prehistoric traits. They will learn about the geological time scale, the different methods of fossilization, the major fossil types, how the environment and other elements help fossils to form, and “dig” in my fossil sandbox for one fossil to keep. (Grades 3-12) *not available for assemblies

Helpful things for Visits:

  • A secured, easy access loading area (ie. no learners in the area).

  • A 6ft long table.

  • If presentation is to be outside, please provide shade and inform us ahead of time. If it is under 65 degrees or over 95 degrees, we would need to be inside.

  • A 10ft buffer zone between animals and learners.

Travel Fees:

No Travel Fee: St. Tammany, Orleans, Upper Jefferson, Tangipahoa, St. Bernard; and MS counties: Harrison, Pearl River, Hancock.

$30 travel fee for the following parishes/counties: Upper Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Livingston, Washington, Stone, Lamar, & Jackson County

$45 travel fee for: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Lafourche, East Feliciana parishes

Travel fees are paid in addition to program fees and are to offset additional vehicle costs. If you are in an area not listed please email me for a quote.

Questions or ready to book? Contact Tanee at natureonthegeaux@gmail.com