Programs and Classes

• Family Programs
• Members-Only
• Meet the Animals
• Summer Programs

 

• Teen Programs
• Youth Group Programs
• Community Programs
• Aquarium Lecture Series

For Teachers

• Field Trips
• Classroom Resources
• School Programs
• Teacher Discounts and Benefits

 

• Teacher Resource Center
• Professional Development
• Connect with Other Teachers

Fun and Games

• Blogs, Webcams, Videos and More
• Fun Activity Ideas
• For Kids and Parents
• Online Games

PreK-Grade 2 School Programs

These programs are especially appropriate for pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2:

Classroom Programs

• Penguins (for grades 1 to 5)
• Go Fish! (for grades 2-5)
• Tidepools for Tots (ages 18 months to 3 years)
• Tidepools Alive (for PreK-grade 1)
• Tidepool Adaptations (for grade 2)
• Turtle Trek (ages 3-5)
• Water Properties (grade 2)

Exhibit programs

• Whale Day (grades 1-8)

Assembly programs

• Simons IMAX Theatre (at the Aquarium)
• The Rockhopper Hop (grades K-5)
• The Tidepool Revue (grades K-5)
• Whale Game Show (grades K-5)

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

These charts indicate how New England Aquarium PreK-2 school programs support Life Science skills, Mathematics skills, Technology and Engineering skills and Social Science and History skills in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.

Click on each program's name for curriculum information specific to that class. Download and print out a PDF of this information.

Life Science Skills
Penguins	x	x			x		x
Tidepools Alive!	x	x				x	x
Go Fish!	x			x			x		x	x
Tidepool Adaptations	x	x			x	x	x			x
Tidepools for Tots	x	x					x
Turtle Trek	x	x			x		x
Water Properties	x						x
Whale Day	x	x			x	x	x
The Rockhopper Hop	x	x					x
The Tidepool Revue	x	x				x	x
Whale Game Show	x

 

Mathematics Skills
Penguins	x	x	x
Tidepools Alive!
Go Fish!
Tidepool Adaptations
Tidepools for Tots
Turtle Trek	x
Water Properties
Whale Day	x
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Revue
Whale Game Show	x	x

 

Technology and Engineering Skills
Penguins	x
Tidepools Alive!
Go Fish!	x	x			x
Tidepool Adaptations
Tidepools for Tots
Turtle Trek	x
Water Properties	x	x
Whale Day	x	x
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Revue	x
Whale Game Show

 

Social Science and History Skills
Penguins
Tidepools Alive!
Go Fish!			x
Tidepool Adaptations
Tidepools for Tots
Turtle Trek
Water Properties
Whale Day
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Revue
Whale Game Show