GRADE 2
Growth and Change in Animals
This program engages students with thought-provoking questions designed to enhance critical thinking, expand knowledge, and develop inquiry, communication, and problem-solving skills.
All programs listed below can be delivered to a single class, an entire grade, or even the whole school. Please note that these sessions do not include animal ambassadors. If you would like to include ambassadors in your booking, be sure to indicate this on your booking form.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
🌿 Explore the WILD
Presentation without Animal Ambassadors
All presentations are fully interactive and designed to keep students engaged from start to finish! Through exciting sounds, hands-on learning, real animal artifacts, and our general activity book, students are encouraged to explore, discover, and connect with the WILD in a fun and memorable way.
- 1-Hour Interactive Presentation – Engaging, educational, and designed to get students involved!
- Animal Artifacts – Hands-on opportunities to explore and learn from real wildlife artifacts.
- Transportation Costs – Travel fees may apply based on your school’s location.
- $5 Million Liability Insurance – Soper Creek Wildlife carries $5 million in liability insurance for added peace of mind.
🐾 Meet the WILD
Presentation featuring Animal Ambassadors
All presentations are fully interactive and designed to bring learning to life! Students will enjoy engaging sounds, hands-on activities, animal artifacts, and our general activity book—PLUS the chance to meet 3–4 live Animal Ambassadors!
Depending on availability, ambassadors may include a skunk, opossum, owl, rabbit, turtle, snake, and more. It’s an unforgettable way for students to connect what they’re learning with the incredible animals who call Soper Creek home.
- 1-Hour Interactive Presentation – Engaging, educational, and designed to get students involved!
- 3–4 Live Animal Ambassadors – Meet some of our incredible ambassadors, which may include a skunk, opossum, owl, rabbit, turtle, snake, and more!
- Animal Artifacts – Hands-on opportunities to explore and learn from real wildlife artifacts.
- Transportation Costs – Travel fees may apply based on your school’s location.
- $5 Million Liability Insurance – Soper Creek Wildlife carries $5 million in liability insurance for added peace of mind.
CHOOSE YOUR WILD ADVENTURE
Wacky Wildlife Wonders
Nature isn’t always what it seems! Wacky Wildlife Wonders takes students on a fun-filled journey into the weird, wild, and wonderfully unexpected side of Ontario wildlife.
From rabbits with blue pee to birds that can mimic cell phone ringtones, students will uncover some of the strangest adaptations, surprising behaviours, and unbelievable-but-true facts found right here in Ontario.
Get ready to laugh, learn, ask questions, and discover just how WACKY the wild can be!
Welcome to the WILD
Discover what Soper Creek Wildlife is all about! Welcome to the WILD gives students an inside look at who we are, the animals we care for, and the important work happening behind the scenes.
Students will explore topics like wildlife rescue, animal care, conservation, education, and what it takes to give wildlife a second chance. It’s the perfect introduction to Soper Creek Wildlife for classes looking to learn a little bit about everything!
Busy Builders
No blueprints, no power tools—just amazing animal engineering! In Nature’s WILD Architects, students discover how some of Ontario’s most talented builders create incredible structures in the natural world.
From beavers building dams and birds crafting nests to insects creating complex homes, students will explore how animals choose materials, solve problems, and build spaces that help them survive.
WILD Through the Seasons
What do Ontario’s wild animals do when the seasons change? Wild Through the Seasons takes students on a year-round adventure to discover how wildlife survives and thrives through winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Through fun stories, games, and interactive activities, students will explore how animals find food, stay safe, raise their young, prepare for changing weather, and adapt to the world around them.
From winter snoozers to busy spring babies, discover how the WILD changes all year long!
WILD Myth Busters
Fact or fiction? Truth or tall tale? It’s time to uncover the real stories behind Ontario’s wildlife!
In WILD Myth Busters, students will put their wildlife knowledge to the test as we investigate some of the most common myths, misconceptions, and surprising truths about the animals living in our forests, fields, wetlands, and neighbourhoods.
WILD Helpers: Pollinators & Seed Spreaders
Did you know animals help plant the future? In WILD Helpers, students discover the amazing ways wildlife helps flowers bloom, plants grow, and new life spread!
From buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies to busy birds and seed-stashing squirrels, students will explore how animals move pollen and carry, drop, bury, and even eat seeds—helping plants find new places to grow.
Don't See a Perfect Fit?
Looking for something a little different? Let us know! We’re happy to customize a WILD learning experience to fit your class’s interests, curriculum goals, or current area of study. Tell us what you’re learning about, and we’ll help bring it to life!
