F.L. Schlagle Library

4051 West Drive
   Wyandotte County Lake Park
     Kansas City, Kansas 66109
Phone: (913) 299-2384
Education Specialist: Jessica Lawrenz


Turkeys are plenty on the Shore  G. Dwyer informs me that he Saw PueCanns (pecan) trees on S. S. yesterday.
great quantities of raspburies an Grapes... Clark's Journal, July 1st
    Meriwether Lewis was a naturalist, and one of the tasks of his mission was to record and collect plants and animal life that had been previously unknown to the population back East.

    One of the best places to help your students understand exactly what that task entailed is at the Schlagle Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park. It is just over the hill from the Missouri River that the Corps of Discovery traveled, and is an official site on the Lewis and Clark trail.   Located just a few miles from the Wyandotte County Park Museum, it makes the perfect companion piece on a field trip.  The park has plenty of room for youngsters to relax and eat a picnic lunch along the lake or nearby ball fields.  Boat rentals for the very adventurous teacher and students are available.

    Reservations are a must, and the best slots  fill up fast.  Contact Education Specialist  Jessica Lawrenz to set up your trip.


 

     The library  is a modern facility with technology and resources for many different activities.  The nature trail that winds through the woods and along the lake provides the perfect setting for students - and teachers -to imagine themselves members of the Corps of Discovery as it traveled through unknown lands.
 

     The nature trail provides an opportunity for a unique journal experience.  Lewis sketched the animals and plants he saw within the written description.  Asking your students to do the same in their journals as they tour the trail will give them an opportunity practice this marriage of art and writing.

    The library staff has developed dozens of nature programs K-12 that are aligned to the USD 500 Standards, Benchmarks, and Indicators as well as  Kansas Curricular Standards for Science Education.

    These lessons are detailed at the LibraryWeb Site along with information on how to make reservations and prepare your students for this experience.