Parents greet each other and describe visits with their children during which they have practiced techniques taught in Part One of the class.

Parents focus attention on preschool learning.

• Parents discuss how to know when preschoolers are ready to learn by doing.
  • child is curious (e.g. about reading)
  • child expresses desire to learn (e.g. to read)
  • child tries to imitate (e.g. reading)
• Parents discuss how three and four-year olds learn.
  • watching parents
  • pretending and trying
  • playing games
  • following simple instructions

Parents learn how to prepare simple lesson plans based on zoo visits.

• Class instructor lists parts of a lesson plan.
  • Objective (what parent wants child to learn).
  • Preparatory activities that will occur before the zoo visit.
  • Activities that will take place during the zoo visit.
  • Activities that will be done after the visit.
  • Methods of determining the success of the lesson.
• Class instructor shows class a sample lesson plan and parents are asked to expand the lesson plan with their own ideas for preliminary and/or follow-up activities.

Parents practice teaching techniques.

• Parents choose an objective for a lesson plan based on a zoo trip.
• Parents write a simple lesson plan that includes activities that will occur before, during, and after the zoo visit.
• Parents read their lesson plans to the class.
• Parents offer suggestions to each other to make their lesson plans more effective.

  Class instructor encourages parents to purchase family memberships and bring their children to the zoo often.