Starting Out Wild Episodes
In 2020, 2021, and 2022 Master Naturalist Wendy Drezek recorded her Starting Out Wild lessons for children 18-months to 3-years-old.
Join Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek in her last pre-recorded lesson of Starting Out Wild. Starting in June, you can also find her in Phil Hardberger Park reading to children in the new Story Time series.
Join Mrs. Wendy to sing songs, learn about the different parts of a flower, the many different kinds of flowers, and why they're important! Then we'll make a flowery a craft, read a story, and make a snack!
Join Mrs. Wendy to sing songs, learn about different kinds of rocks and soil, and the ways that big rocks break down into tiny rocks!
Watch our virtual class for little explorers with Master Naturalist and educator Wendy Drezek about seeds!
Watch our virtual class for little explorers with Master Naturalist and educator Wendy Drezek about pokey and prickly plants!
Tune in to hear Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek's lesson about who lives in a tree!
Tune in to hear Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek's lesson about the weather!
Tune in to Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek's lesson about bees. Learn about bee anatomy, the bee life cycle, and how bees collect nectar and pollen to make honey.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek explores water and why it's so important.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek explores what's in a bear's lunch.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Master Naturalist, Wendy Drezek. She will explore what makes animals wild or tame.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Wendy Drezek will discuss camouflage and how animals use this in their environment.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Wendy Drezek will discuss birds and how to support birds in their environment. Enjoy Wendy's presentation to find some fun activities for young children to explore birds and enjoy some tasty snacks along the way!
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Wendy Drezek will show you all about worm composting, the different parts of worms, and will lead us in some fun and silly worm activities!
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Wendy Drezek explores the different types of rocks, the processes rocks go through, and demonstrates fun rock activities, snacks, and crafts for preschool children to enjoy.
In this episode of Starting Out Wild, Wendy Drezek presents about reducing, reusing, and recycling. She has fun examples of living green for the whole family.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: Talkin Turkey class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: Clever Spiders class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: SLeaves class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: Seeds class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: Grasses class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Wendy Drezek performs her Starting Out: Grasses class in a condensed form for children to learn about nature at home.
Until we are able to meet in person again, you can keep your little ones engaged with nature through our Virtual Starting Out Wild classes. Wendy Drezek has filmed the first virtual class “Deer, Oh, Deer.”