Taking Action and Continued Learning

These action items are a great follow-up if you have participated in one of Texas Wildlife Association's educational programs (a sampling of programs and topics are below) and are looking for other ways to incorporate conservation education into your classroom.

As stewards of Texas’ wild things and wild places, we at TWA are excited to collaborate with you and your students. Please consider what conservation actions from the following list can be implemented:

Take Action as a Class (and Tweet Us @TWAEducation)

• Create a list of ways your school can be more wildlife friendly and ask for an audience for a presentation.
  • If a formal presentation is not an option, display it in an easy to read format in the hallway.
• Start or support an existing recycling program on campus.
• Plant a native shrub or tree on school grounds.
• Takea few minutes (on a repeating basis if possible) to gather trash in outdoor areas on campus.

Extending the Experience into Other Subject Areas

• Encourage artistic endeavors through the composition of a poem or song; or by creating a picture or drawing to share facts and newfound knowledge.
• Assign group or individual reports to further study the subject matter from your TWA lesson.
• Select an endangered animal to graph or chart their reported population changes.
• Play a verbal quiz game with the class using the information that was presented.

Encourage Kids to Continue Down the Stewardship Path on Their Own

• Encourage shoppers in your home to switch to reusable bags.
• Swap over to refillable water bottles.
• Pick up pet waste, both at home and when traveling.
• Compost wherever feasible.
• Reduce, reuse, or recycle whenever possible.
• Utilize rainwater catchment.
• Select and plant native varieties of plants and trees.
• Volunteer with a habitat restoration project.
• Building or installing a bird or bat house,
• Calling a wildlife rehabilitator in to help injured animals,
• Allowing animals to have a safe zone rather than invading their space.
• Provide water for wildlife
• Plant a garden to attract pollinators
• Catch insects that come into your house and release them outside

To reinforce the subject in another way, use more than one TWA program to continue learning

*Similar to Wildlife by Design program

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