Lesson Plans and Activities - Kindergarten | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
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Lesson Plans and Activities - Kindergarten
Gem and Mineral Hall
Describing and Deciding Practice using new adjectives in a Gem and Mineral Hall scavenger hunt!
Exploring Size Use our natural world to reinforce the concept of 'big' and 'small'.
Guided Discovery Consider the components of land. What do we know? What would we like to know?
Teachable Moments Quick activities to guide student exploration in the Gem and Mineral Hall.
Age of Mammals
What is a Mammal? Identify mammal characteristics and sort them from other mammals!
Bird Hall
Teachable Moments Quick activities to guide student exploration in the Bird Hall.
Mammal Halls
Mammal Halls - Click to download activity guide
California History
California History Hall - Click to download activity guide