The Erie Traveling Zoo visited Rainbow Corner Preschool on Thursday.

The program, led by Amy Heisler, the zoo’s off-grounds coordinator, was called “Smitten for Mittens” and revolved around the book The Mitten by Jan Brett.

Rainbow Corner preschoolers listened to the story, learned facts about each animal, and visited with a hamster, rabbit, collared dove, and skunk, some of the animals that were featured in the story.  

The Erie Traveling Zoo enables students to go beyond the limits of a book and allows them to see, hear, and touch animals and artifacts while learning at the same time. The zoo visit is incorporated into the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curriculum at Rainbow Corner with zoo-themed activities, stories, and games.

Rainbow Corner Preschool is operated by CARE for Children and provides early childhood education for children ages 3-5.  It is located at the Ashley Booth Griffin CARE for Children Center in Bradford.