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This new programme for 3-4 year olds looks
at the daily life of an albatross chick and how the young birds
are looked after during the first year of their life. Find out
how albatross chicks are fed, learn to fly and play. Dress up
as an albatross and imagine what it would be like to soar over
the ocean waves.
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1 hour |
| Age Focus: |
3-4 yr olds |
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Mornings during May to October |
| Cost: |
$5/person (under 2 years free) |
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Albatross Pre-School
Programme Plan |
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Arrive, meet guide at reception
- please arrive 10 minutes early
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| 0 min |
Education Room (30 min)
- What is a bird?
- Albatross dress-up (simplified)
- Taiaroa Head is where Albatross have babies
- How Albatross look after their chicks
Activity Stations
- Dress-ups and make an Albatross mask
- Make binoculars to view birds and sights from the
observatory
- Albatross and lighthouse puzzles
- Compare weight of chick at different ages
- Albatross stories
- Puppets
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| 30 min |
Observatory (20 min)
- Look for birds, nests, traps
- Points of interest
- Albatross Chicks – how do they spend their
day in the colony?
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Education Room (10 min)
- Albatross song (to the tune of wheels on the bus)
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| 1 hr |
Depart
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