The Erie Traveling Zoo visited Rainbow Corner Preschool on Thursday.

The program, led by Grace Lewis, Erie Zoo outreach specialist, revolved around the rhyming alphabet book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault.

Rainbow Corner preschoolers listened to the story, and watched the alphabet come to life with three animal visitors including a bunny, turtle, and ferret. The students practiced letter identification and sounds while learning about each animal.

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.