Welcome! Experience the wonders at Hidden Villa from your own home. With an experienced Outdoor Educator as your guide, get to know our farm animals and discover our garden through our new online curriculum.
Ready to explore by theme?!
Each page below includes a welcome video, an introduction to making observations and asking questions, and a selection of W.O.W. videos and guides aimed to help support the theme and the appropriate science standards. Educators are encouraged to pick and choose how many items in the student guide will best support their learner’s needs. There are also Teacher Guides at the end of each page.
What is NGSS?
The Next Generation Science Standards are national science standards that take a whole new approach, weaving science into all K-12 education with a focus on critical thinking, methods, and processes with factual content providing support, rather than serving as the only goal. The overall goal is to cultivate students who can readily apply their knowledge and skills to real world issues.
Learn more about Next Generation Science Standards.
World of Wonders Series
Who Needs What?
Learn about our Farm Animals’ needs and habitats!
Recommended for grades: K-2nd
Connected to NGSS LS1.C, LS4.D, ESS3.A, CCC – Patterns, Stability and Change
World of Wonders Series
Nature of the Beast
Learn about Farm Animals and their Adaptations.
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
Connected to NGSS LS1.A, LS4.B, LS4.C, CCC – Patterns, Structures and Function, Cause and Change
World of Wonders Series
How does our garden grow?
Learn about what our garden plants needs!
Recommended Grades: K – 2nd
Connected to NGSS LS1.A, LS1.C, CCC – Cause and Effect, Structure and Function
World of Wonders Series
The three R’s, Garden Style
Learn about how we reuse, renew, and recycle in the garden.
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
Connected to NGSS LS2.B, ESS3.A, ESS3.C, CCC – Cause and Effect, Patterns
World of Wonders Series
Get Out There with Care
Join us on this introduction to taking a low-impact hike, safely and observantly.
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
Connected to NGSS Science and Engineering Practices of Observation, Asking Questions, and Making Connections
World of Wonders Series
We’re All Connected
Learn about the Food Web!
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
Connected to NGSS LS1.A, LS2.A, LS2.B, LS4.B, LS4.C, LS4.D, CCC – Patterns, Structure and Function, Stability and Change
World of Wonders Series
Creatures’ Features
Learn about animal adaptations for survival.
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
Connected to NGSS LS1.A, LS3.A, LS4.C, CCC: Patterns, Structure and Function
World of Wonders Series
Lets Explore Hidden Villa
Explore Hidden Villa’s three main parts: the garden, farm animals, and natural habitats.
Recommended Grades: K – 2nd
World of Wonders Series
All About Everything
Explore Hidden Villa’s three main attractions: the garden, farm animals, and wilderness.
Recommended Grades: 2nd – 5th
World of Wonders Series
Animals and Their Needs
Learn about what different groups of animals need to survive!
Recommended Grades: K – 2nd
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