For pre-school children
The program for the preschool comprehensive educational establishments
Senior group (11 hours)
Acquaintance with the Zoo (1 hour)
- First acquaintance with the inhabitants of the zoo.
- Guidelines: excursions in the halls of the exposition using the elements of the game.
Animals – the Characters of Fairy Tales
- Exotic animals in the fairy tales of different nations.
- The diversity of literary images of animals.
- Guidelines: outdoor lecture with animals, the integrated lesson.
Family and Zoo
- Seeing the New Year in together with your favourite animals and familiar fairy tale characters.
- Let’s vanquish the fear (the box of fear).
- Feeding, stroke of tame animals. The cleanout of cells (Summer)
- Guidelines: theatrical performance, zoo quiz, visit to a contact zoo.
There Are More of Them Than Stars in the Sky
- The diversity of invertebrates. The common features of insects. The peculiar features of their organization (3-4 species).
- Guidelines: the examination of live ostraceans, spiders and insects (exhibition), the display of entomological collections.
Our Favourite Animals in the Zoo
- All the animals are so different. The diversity of habits, shapes and colours.
- Guidelines: the acquaintance with the world fauna, excursions in the halls of exposition, mind games.
Wake Up the Earth
- Ecological relay.
- Guidelines: participation in the contest and exhibition of children and young people creative work (see the regulation).
They Live Next to Us
- First acquaintance with the animals of the native region.
- My native region and me.
- Guidelines: acquaintance with the representatives of the animal world of Tula region (exhibition).
Preparatory group (11 hours)
Introduction (1 hour)
- Acquaintance with the new species of exotic animals in the exotarium.
- Guidelines: excursions in the halls of the exposition using the elements of the game.
Pets
- Acquaintance with fluffy pets.
- Peculiarities of attendance, interevent, observation.
- Guidelines: outdoor lecture with animals, the integrated lesson (exhibition).
Family and Zoo
- New Year in the zoo together with fairy tale characters.
- Surprise box.
- Feeding, stroke of tame animals (summer).
- Guidelines: mind games, theatrical performance, contact zoo.
The Beauties and the Beasts
- The diversity of insects. The peculiar features of external structure. Habitat. Migration.
- Guidelines: excursion in the halls of the exhibition of invertebrates, the display of collections, integrated lesson.
"Cattle" or not?
- The diversity of amphibia and reptiles. The peculiar features of their appearance and behaviour (3-4 species). Animals live on the Earth regardless of our sympathy or antipathy.
- Guidelines: outdoors talk with the elements of the game.
Animals and Birds of the Zoo
- The diversity of birds and animals species. To specify the ideas about the familiar species (3-4 species of birds and mammals). Making of the description of an animal.
- Guidelines: excursion in the halls of the exposition, zoo quiz.
Wake Up the Earth
- Ecological relay.
- Guidelines: participation in the contest and exhibition of children and young people creative work (see the regulation).
Wonders are All Around
- Amphibia, reptiles and invertebrates of Tula region. Attitude of people towards them.
- Guidelines: excursion in the halls of the exhibition "Animals of Tula region", with the elements of the game.

Aim: to provide an insight into the life of some inhabitants of the exotarium.
Tasks: to teach to distinguish the animals according to their appearance and peculiarities of movements; to develop a a quick eye, interest to the life of animals and understanding of them.
The form of excursion: telling a story with the elements of the game.
The list of animals:
- Giant copepoda frog.
- Pig-tailed toque.
- Green monkey.
- Big white-nosed monkey.
- Reticulated python.
- Dwarf rabbit.
- Guinea pig.
- Spur-nosed turtle.
- African Macrurus crocodile.
Interactive lesson "A Visit to Tortila or Princess Frog"
Aim: to provide an insight into the life of some inhabitants of the exotarium.
Tasks: to excite the interest to getting knowledge about the animal world; to develop the inquisitiveness, quick eye, creative imagination, connected speech, logical reasoning; to nail down the skills and abilities to differentiate the animals according to the external features.
Form of the lesson: integrated lesson
The list of animals:
- Giant copepoda frog.
- Pig-tailed toque.
- Green monkey.
- Big white-nosed monkey.
- Reticulated python.
- Dwarf rabbit.
- Guinea pig.
- Spur-nosed turtle.
- African Macrurus crocodile.
