K Thru 2nd Grade

Resources-Curriculum-Programs

BTNEP has developed many resource materials including videos, posters and CDs that are available free of charge. The Educator's Guide to the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary is now available online. Please check back frequently for workshop details, photo gallery and video clip library, coming soon!  All materials are available by contacting sandra@btnep.org.  Highlighted and underlined items are available for immediate download right from this page. 

If your school district is interested in scheduling free educator workshops please contact Susan Bergeron by email: susan@btnep.org.

 Resources

A Schoolhouse View of the Estuary "A Schoolhouse View of the Estuary" is designed to be used by classroom teachers in grades K-12.  Divided by grade levels with lessons, activities, maps and more for teachers to share with students, this CD is easy to navigate.  You can visit an elementary classroom, a middle school classroom, or a high school science lab to learn more about Louisiana wetlands.
Claude & Clawdette's Estuary Adventure This activity book was created by the late Michael St. Pierre,  a respected teacher in Lafourche Parish, and Louisiana artist Marian Brister Martinez, of Pleiades Illustrations Co.  This fun activity book will teach children all about the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary.

• Thibodeaux's Treasure
  This interactive educational and entertaining CD invites elementary school children to learn about our wetlands as they join Jeanne Thibodeaux and Tee Boudreaux on a treasure hunt journey.  This CD will teach students basic skills and inspire coastal stewardship through a cartoon learning environment.  Ideal for students K-4.

• Salt Marsh Habitat of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary  
  A wonderful activity book written from Clawdette the Crab's perspective.  Follow Clawdette through the Estuary.  Ideal for students K-4.

• Trees Make A Difference
  Planting Native Trees in Terrebonne Parish-a great guide for the How? Where? What? and Why? of planting native Louisiana trees.  Perfect for primary school students and their teachers!
  Trees Make A Difference for Students
  Trees Make a Difference for the Teacher
  

 Curriculum

• The Educator's Guide to the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary

  A comprehensive educator's guide.  Educators will find activities and a multitude of resources for their students.  The Guide is divided into 5 sections.  Each lesson is a separate PDF file which you can download. 

• Wild Plants of the Wetlands 
  This is a K-4 science curriculum designed to introduce teachers and students to wetland environments with experiments and activities that can be coordinated with field trips to the National Park: Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve http://www.nps.gov/jela/. All material is aligned with Louisiana GLEs.

Programs

•  Wetland Teacher Training Workshops!

          Free 1 day workshops for teachers K through 4th Grades

 Field Guides
The field guides below are one page fact sheets and can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the creature.