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An abstract artwork made up of small rectangles forming columns that are repeated over and over again. Each column uses a new bright color.
Do Sea Lions Wear Sunglasses?

Nature Stamp Painting ›
Look outside your window and get inspired by the colors and patterns of nature! Use this lesson by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to explore seasonal changes, such as flowers blooming in springtime or autumn leaves falling.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Nature
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Elephants Spike (left) and Maharani (right).
Me, You, and Elephants, Too!

Celebrating Differences with Elephants ›
Elephants live together in communities called herds. Each individual elephant in the herd has her own personality and things that make her special, just like we do! Join the National Zoo to learn more about elephants and how to celebrate the differences that make us all special!
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
Animal:
Mammals
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Social Emotional Development
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A series of photo collages made by children and the Hirshhorn Museum
Me, You, and Elephants, Too!

Pictures of Me ›
What makes you who you are? It’s important for young learners to feel good about themselves and their futures. Grab some paper, small objects and scissors and get ready to explore identity and create a collage self-portrait with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Social Emotional Development
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Sesame Street Sign from National Museum of American History
Me, You, and Elephants, Too! Community Helpers

What Makes My Neighborhood Special? ›
Who are the people in YOUR neighborhood? The National Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery use Sesame Street to inspire young children to explore and celebrate their own neighborhoods with these fun activities!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of American History National Portrait Gallery
Topic:
Communities and Neighborhoods
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Write Soon Stamp from National Postal Museum
Me, You, and Elephants, Too! Community Helpers

Mail Connects Communities ›
Mail is an important way to stay connected with our family and friends -- our communities -- both near and far. Help your young learners explore, create, and send mail with this engaging activity from the National Postal Museum!
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Social and Emotional Development Language and Literacy
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Postal Museum
Topic:
Communities and Neighborhoods
View
A full body picture of a mastodon, woolly mammoth, and African elephant standing next to each other.
Healthy Teeth

African Elephant, Woolly Mammoth, & Mastodon Teeth ›
In this lesson, learn about two extinct relatives of the modern elephant - woolly mammoths and mastodons. With the help of pictures and puppets, discover what mastodon, woolly mammoth, and African elephant teeth look like and how they use them to eat food!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Teeth
Download
An African elephant facing a mastodon.
Healthy Teeth

Animal Adaptations: Tusks ›
Did you know that tusks are actually teeth? In this lesson, discover why mastodons and elephants look similar and different and what they used their tusks for!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Teeth
Download
A woman stands next to a pink puppet with green foliage in the background.
Healthy Teeth

How to Brush Sloth Bear Teeth ›
In this video, learn why and how National Zoo keepers brush the teeth of their sloth bears. Afterward, watch Pinky learn how to brush her own teeth!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Teeth Healthy Bodies
Watch
A man holds a large Megalodon shark tooth in front of his face. Behind him is a replica Megalodon shark that is hanging from the ceiling with its mouth wide open revealing rows of teeth.
Healthy Teeth

Carnivore Teeth ›
Teeth come in different shapes and sizes. The shape of a tooth helps scientists know what food the animal eats or ate when it was alive. In this lesson, students will join learn about different shapes and sizes of teeth from prehistoric carnivores. Students will also make and share observations of different teeth, go on a fossil hunt in their classroom, and make their own fossil teeth necklace.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of Natural History
Topic:
Teeth Healthy Bodies
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Displaying 19 - 27 of 78 Education Resources

An abstract artwork made up of small rectangles forming columns that are repeated over and over again. Each column uses a new bright color.
Do Sea Lions Wear Sunglasses?

Nature Stamp Painting

Look outside your window and get inspired by the colors and patterns of nature! Use this lesson by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to explore seasonal changes, such as flowers blooming in springtime or autumn leaves falling.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Nature
View
Elephants Spike (left) and Maharani (right).
Me, You, and Elephants, Too!

Celebrating Differences with Elephants

Elephants live together in communities called herds. Each individual elephant in the herd has her own personality and things that make her special, just like we do! Join the National Zoo to learn more about elephants and how to celebrate the differences that make us all special!
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
Animal:
Mammals
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Social Emotional Development
View
A series of photo collages made by children and the Hirshhorn Museum
Me, You, and Elephants, Too!

Pictures of Me

What makes you who you are? It’s important for young learners to feel good about themselves and their futures. Grab some paper, small objects and scissors and get ready to explore identity and create a collage self-portrait with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Social Emotional Development
View
Sesame Street Sign from National Museum of American History
Me, You, and Elephants, Too! Community Helpers

What Makes My Neighborhood Special?

Who are the people in YOUR neighborhood? The National Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery use Sesame Street to inspire young children to explore and celebrate their own neighborhoods with these fun activities!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of American History National Portrait Gallery
Topic:
Communities and Neighborhoods
View
Write Soon Stamp from National Postal Museum
Me, You, and Elephants, Too! Community Helpers

Mail Connects Communities

Mail is an important way to stay connected with our family and friends -- our communities -- both near and far. Help your young learners explore, create, and send mail with this engaging activity from the National Postal Museum!
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Social and Emotional Development Language and Literacy
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Postal Museum
Topic:
Communities and Neighborhoods
View
A full body picture of a mastodon, woolly mammoth, and African elephant standing next to each other.
Healthy Teeth

African Elephant, Woolly Mammoth, & Mastodon Teeth

In this lesson, learn about two extinct relatives of the modern elephant - woolly mammoths and mastodons. With the help of pictures and puppets, discover what mastodon, woolly mammoth, and African elephant teeth look like and how they use them to eat food!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Teeth
Download
An African elephant facing a mastodon.
Healthy Teeth

Animal Adaptations: Tusks

Did you know that tusks are actually teeth? In this lesson, discover why mastodons and elephants look similar and different and what they used their tusks for!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Teeth
Download
A woman stands next to a pink puppet with green foliage in the background.
Healthy Teeth

How to Brush Sloth Bear Teeth

In this video, learn why and how National Zoo keepers brush the teeth of their sloth bears. Afterward, watch Pinky learn how to brush her own teeth!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Mammals
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Teeth Healthy Bodies
Watch
A man holds a large Megalodon shark tooth in front of his face. Behind him is a replica Megalodon shark that is hanging from the ceiling with its mouth wide open revealing rows of teeth.
Healthy Teeth

Carnivore Teeth

Teeth come in different shapes and sizes. The shape of a tooth helps scientists know what food the animal eats or ate when it was alive. In this lesson, students will join learn about different shapes and sizes of teeth from prehistoric carnivores. Students will also make and share observations of different teeth, go on a fossil hunt in their classroom, and make their own fossil teeth necklace.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain:
Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of Natural History
Topic:
Teeth Healthy Bodies
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