• New River flowing through the gorge

    New River Gorge

    National River West Virginia

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  • Rend Trail closure

    Repairs to the stone retention wall will cause closures from June through September, 2013. More »

  • Glade Creek Closures in Effect

    Sections of the Glade Creek area will be periodically closed in June and July as the NPS prepares for projects to increase accessibility in popular sites in the Middle Gorge. More »

Introduction to National Park

Program Description
Students engage in hands-on activities to see, hear, smell, and feel things that live in or are found in a park like New River Gorge National River. Students have a variety of experiences associated with using their senses that may include coloring pictures, singing about animals, or listening to a story about parks. Students learn to recognize the National Park Service arrowhead and to understand the park ranger to be a person who cares about parks and who cares about them.

Available to schools in: Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers counties

Grade Level: K

Program Length: 1 hour


Theme
New River Gorge National River is a park that belongs to everyone.

Instructional Objectives:

1. Recognize New River Gorge National River as a park that belongs to everyone

2. Recognize the National Park Service arrowhead and park rangers

3. Name three things that are protected in parks, in particular in New River Gorge National River

Pre-visit activities are:

Post-visit activities are:

Subject:
Science/Technology

WV Content Standards met:
History/Social Sciences - SS.K.3.6
English/Language Arts - RLA.K.3.1, RLA.K.3.2
Science/Technology - SC.K.2.1, SC.K.2.2, SC.K.3.1, SC.K.4.1, SC.K.4.3


Did You Know?

View of New River at McCreery, WV

The New River was designated an American Heritage River on July 30, 1998. There are currently fourteen American Heritage Rivers in the country.