Program Theme and Objectives

Mr. Roosevelt's Neighborhood:
A Changing Island Community

 

Table of Contents

About This Program

  • To the Teacher
  • Program Description
  • Sample Itinerary
  • Program Theme and Objectives
  • Teacher Responsibilities
  • Background Information

    Pre-visit Activities

  • Who Was Teddy Roosevelt?
  • Ego Board
  • Roosevelt Vocabulary
  • Posing Poetry for Teddy
  • Musical Chair Survival

    Post-visit Activities

  • Student Park Rangers
  • Teddy Postcards
  • Take a Look at the Island!
  • A Model of Teddy's Island

     

  • Theme

    Theodore Roosevelt Island supports a diverse community that is in a constant state of change.

    Objectives

    Afer visiting Roosevelt Island and using the activities in this guide, students should be able to:

      Identify three animals found in the Roosevelt Island community.

      Identify three plants (or plant-like organisms) found in the Roosevelt Island community.

      Name one natural and one human-made cause of change to the island and its community.

      Describe two relationships that occur between members of the island community.

      Name one producer, once consumer and one decomposer found in the Roosevelt Island community.