New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

 

 

Prehistoric Preschool

Family Science Classes

Prehistoric Preschool is a Museum program for 3-5 year-olds and their adult companions to explore natural history topics in a supportive and fun atmosphere. All activities are child-centered, hands-on, and age appropriate. Classes include two hours of crafts, songs, games, puppet shows, investigating specimens from the Museum's collections, Museum visits, and a fun and healthy snack.
 
 
Participants choose to attend all Thursday or Friday or Saturday morning classes from 10 a.m. to noon or Saturday afternoon classes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Classes take place every other week.
 
 
Spring Session 1: New Mexico's Dynamic Dinos
Have a favorite dinosaur? Find out all about the ones whose fossils were found here in our state, as we celebrate each kind of dinosaur with its own special class. From plant-eaters to predators, from fast to slow-moving, from big to small, get to know more about New Mexico’s Dynamic Dinos!
 1.- Horned Heads
 2.- Long Necks
 3.- Sharp Tooth Dinos
 4.- Coelophysis Spectacular
 
Choose your session day:
 
Thursday, 10a.m.-Noon: January 26, February 9, February 23, & March 8
Friday, 10 a.m.-Noon: January 27, February 10, February 24, & March 9
Saturday, 10 a.m.-Noon: January 28, February 11, February 25, & March 1
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: January 28, February 11, February 25, & March 10

 
 
Spring Session 2: Family Nature-Mapping
New Mexico has wonderful territory where wild animals live. When we take hikes in nature, visiting wild animal homes, we may never see who lives there. Learn how to know the animals are there through what they leave behind: their tracks and sign! We will learn about these animal groups and the signs they leave. An opportunity to use Nature Mapping skills in the wild will be offered at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center’s First Sunday, May 6th, 2012.
  1.-  Bear Claws and Squirrel Chewings: Mammal Sign
  2.-  Tiny Dots and Squiggly Lines: Arthropod Markings
  3.-  Roadrunner Toes and Turkey Scat: Bird Track and Sign
  4.-  Herps Do the Tail-Drag: Marks Reptiles and Amphibians Make
 
Choose your session day:

Thursday, 10a.m.-Noon: March 29, April 12, April 26, & May 10
Friday, 10 a.m.-Noon: March 30, April 4, April 13, & May 11
Saturday, 10 a.m.-Noon: March 31, April 14, April 28, & May 12
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: March 31, April 14, April 28, & May 12
 

Purchase in advance and guarantee your space at:
www.brownpapertickets.com
For questions or more information, please contact:
Programs Registrar
(505) 841-2861
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All class participants must be accompanied by an adult. No more than two children may be registered per adult companion and no more than two adult companions may accompany any one child. Permission for attendance by siblings younger than 3 is made on a case-by-case basis with Early Childhood Educator. Maximum class size is 15 children and their adult companions. 
 
 
$90.00 for the first child, $81.00 for the second child in the same family.  Museum members recieve a 10% discound.
  
Preregistration is required. 
 
Scholarships are available for children who qualify and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. To apply, download the Preschool Scholarship application and instructions. For additional questions please do call 505 841-2861.
 
Preshool Scholarship (1.57 MB PDF)