Classroom Presentations

Students won't forget holding live butterflies and frogs during our K-12 classroom presentations. We've given live animal programs in schools for almost fifteen years. Our presentations feature live frogs and butterflies in all life cycle stages. We prefer giving multiple sessions with fewer students (50 students per session) rather than an assembly program. Each session lasts an hour and we give up to four sessions per day. We also use slides and other audio-visual aids.

We sometimes combine indoor instruction with Spring trips to local wetlands to listen to frogs or to nearby fields in autumn to collect and tag migrating monarchs.

National Science Content Standards
We provide grade appropriate K-12 presentations. Our presentations meet all federal Life Science content standards at levels K-4, 5-8, and 3 of the 6 for levels 9-12.

Contact Randy Korb at rkorbbio@aol.com. Or call 920.884.0466 for current fees and to schedule a presentation.


You may also e-mail monarchmagic@hotmail.com for more information about our classroom lifecycle kits.
Teacher Workshops

The Madison Metropolitan School District (Madison, WI) has worked with Randy Korb for several years. We have hosted numerous district workshops on Monarch Butterfly and Prairie Plants. Teachers of all grade levels find his workshops and teaching materials well-designed, practical, and fun to use with students. Randy has created workshops to meet the needs of various teacher groups, and always leaves them wanting more. We are excited to learn of his new ventures with frogs of Wisconsin! I recommend Randy's workshops for the quality of the science experiences as well as the enthusiasm he inspires with teachers!
Lisa A. Wachtel
Ph.D. Science Coordinator
Madison Metropolitan School District

Monarch Butterfly and Native Frog Teacher Workshops
Our workshops are hands on and fun! During our 3-hour after-school workshops we provide the best available information on butterflies and frogs to teachers in order to enhance classroom instruction on these subjects. We use live frogs and butterflies and audio-visual aids in order for participants to learn the following:

Monarch Butterfly Workshop
Scientific classification and distribution, butterfly structure, behavior, and relationship to plants, butterfly garden plants, reproductive life cycle, classroom management of eggs, larvae, pupae, adults, keeping and raising healthy larvae, rescuing fallen pupae, how to feed adults with artifial nectar diets, and tagging migrating monarchs. Participants will review the newest curricula, videos, books, posters and other activities on the monarch, other butterflies, and butterfly gardening. Each attendee receives a redeemable coupon for a free Monarch Magic classroom life cycle kit (milkweed plant and monarch larva) plus numerous handouts.

Frog Workshop
Live amphibians keep the frog workshops hopping! Scientific classification and distribution, wetland habitats, native frogs and their calls, reproductive life cycle, raising tadpoles in the classroom, keeping adult frogs, and population declines and deformities. Particiapants review the best available curricula, activity sheets, videos, books, CDs and other materials. We may hike or ride to some local wetlands to listen to calling frogs following the indoor instruction at spring workshops. Each participant receives a free copy of the presenters book, Wisconsin Frogs and Their Urban Wetland Habitats and CD of frog calls.

We prefer groups of less than 50 students.
Our presentations feature mixed medias including slides, posters, audiotapes, videos, and hands-on activities.
We sometimes combine indoor and outdoor activities.
Sessions last about an hour (30 minutes for K and pre-K).

Get on the schedule soon!
Contact Randy Korb, rkorbbio@aol.com. 920.884.0466 for current fees and to schedule a presentation.
Contact Randy Korb or e-mail monarchmagic@hotmail.com for more information about our classroom lifecycle kits.
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