Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our planet is not only home to colorful animals and plants, but it’s also home to (and creates) beautiful minerals! Minerals come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors! Explore different minerals using your five senses with Pinky Jackalope and Smithsonian educator Katie!
Would you like to learn more about colors? Check out our Colorful Creature program: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/get-head-start-smithsonian/classroom-resources/colorful-creatures
This video was created for the Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian (GHSS) program. This National Zoo-based project brings the entire Smithsonian Institution into your preschool or Head Start classroom! GHSS explores popular Pre-K themes with live 30-minute virtual field trips that feature music, movement, and amazing animals. Caregivers can continue the fun by accessing playful, easy-to-use activities created by Smithsonian museums that meet early learning standards.
To learn more, please visit: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/get-head-start-smithsonian
Our planet is not only home to colorful animals and plants, but it’s also home to (and creates) beautiful minerals! Minerals come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors! Explore different minerals using your five senses with Pinky Jackalope and Smithsonian educator Katie!
Would you like to learn more about colors? Check out our Colorful Creature program: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/get-head-start-smithsonian/classroom-resources/colorful-creatures
This video was created for the Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian (GHSS) program. This National Zoo-based project brings the entire Smithsonian Institution into your preschool or Head Start classroom! GHSS explores popular Pre-K themes with live 30-minute virtual field trips that feature music, movement, and amazing animals. Caregivers can continue the fun by accessing playful, easy-to-use activities created by Smithsonian museums that meet early learning standards.
To learn more, please visit: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/get-head-start-smithsonian
