Bring learning to life with animals!
Who we are
Animals have a unique power to engage and inspire learners of all types and ages.
Creature Connect was started with the mission to harness this power and bring in-person and virtual animal encounters to as many students as possible. The programs are designed and run by a licensed educator with a lifetime of different animal career and caretaker experiences.
We combine state standards, evidence-based instructional strategies, and live animals into a variety of programs for individuals and classes in preschool through grade 12. We also partner with libraries, after-school programs, daycares, camps, churches, and special events to bring to life engaging and innovative animal-based education solutions.
Book a program or party!
Bring learning to life with a one hour visit from some of our animals to your facility or location of choice!
Our 60 minute programs are designed to be developmentally appropriate exploration and learning opportunities based on the Mississippi Early Learning Standards (and easily adaptable to any state’s requirements). We will leave educational materials with you to continue learning with your young scholars after the session.
Discounts are available for multiple sessions in the same day, and multiple visits in a series!
Topics to choose from:
Book Buddies: Read a story together that features characters similar to the live animals we bring, and participate in developmentally appropriate follow-up activities on rhyming and letter recognition.
Monster Missions: Complete a fun math-minded mission relating to the animals we bring that incorporates skills with counting, comparing amounts, identifying shapes, and sorting by patterns.
Living Labs: Participate in a scientific investigation on animal body parts and how they help them survive in their habitats.
Notes:
Additional mileage cost of $1/mile added for locations over 30 miles from Pascagoula, MS 39567.
Only the Pet & Exotic programs are available during spring semester - please get in touch for future bookings for Farm Animal Programs!
Invite some pet and exotic animals to your party to liven things up! Suitable for all ages (please include expected ages and counts in the booking form). Additional mileage cost of $1/mile added for locations over 30 miles from Pascagoula, MS 39567.
Packages:
Pet & Exotic Meet & Greet ($250): Have 5 unique animal guests at your party for hands-on encounters and a Q&A session
Pet & Exotic Activity Package ($300): Have 7 unique animal guests at your party with animal themed games and activities, and a free book prize pack to keep!
New Pet Package (Basic: $350): Get a new basic level pet of your choice (frog, jumping spider, hamster, fish school, isopod colony, or similar), and spend your party building out its new enclosure and learning all about its needs and care!
New Pet Package (Deluxe: $450): Get a new deluxe level pet of your choice (common morphs of leopard gecko, crested gecko, bearded dragon, ball python, kingsnake, guinea pig, rabbit, exotic beetle, tarantula, turtle, or similar), and spend your party building out its new enclosure and learning all about its needs and care!
New Pet Package (Premium: $550): Get a new premium level pet of your choice (rare morphs of any of the above animals, or other exotic pet with price to vary as needed), and spend your party building out its new enclosure and learning all about its needs and care!
Farm Animal Petting Zoo ($650): Invite a mobile farm to your party with a petting zoo and free book prize package!
Students learn phonics, vocabulary, reading, and writing skills through animal interactions. This high-engagement program is geared towards emergent, struggling, and proficient readers of all ages, and are great for schools, libraries, homeschool groups, afterschool programs, and more!
Our animals will visit your location twice: once for the program launch and once for the celebration. For the duration of the 12 week session, learners will work their way through a variety of online language arts activities based on the animals they met, with regular virtual animal encounters built in. Start and end any time! Additional mileage cost of $1/mile added for locations over 30 miles from Pascagoula, MS 39567.
Level 1: Foundations is our early skills program, geared towards early readers learning to identify letters, sounds, print concepts, and story elements.
Level 2: Exploration targets readers that are beginning to engage with literature and informational text, and focuses on building decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
Level 3: Fluency is created for readers that have basic skills under their belt, but need to fill in gaps, increase fluency, and build self-efficacy and motivation.
Level 4: Mastery is a program for proficient readers who are ready to be pushed to higher level thinking through research and analysis.
Contact Us
Do you have questions about what we offer, or want to schedule a custom program? Get in touch!