Hudson River Estuary

To prepare for a big field trip with Clearwater we did a review of what we've learned so far about HR the estuary.


One activity that really went over well was jeopardy. We had two teams with a spokesperson for each team. We went back and forth so each team had a fair amount of turns, however if a team guessed incorrectly, the other team could guess for half the points, and after that additional guesses could be made for no points. I was pleasantly surprised at how much particular kids knew or remembered.


We continued doing other things like the eel life cycles sheets, food web activities, learning the names of fish, and looking at maps of the Hudson River.

In addition to the the Project Wet Hudson River activity books, the NYS Dept of Health also has a good HR Coloring Book.

Sometimes I pull visuals or ideas from the following two places which have tons of specific place-based lessons for the Hudson River:

1. NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
2. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Changing the Hudson Project