Young Ikes
The Young Ikes program is designed to help children understand the natural world around them and what they can do to protect our precious natural resources.
AGES 5-8 (Grades
K-3)
Young Ikes
Activity Book: Available in vibrant
color on 100% recycled paper, this booklet is
filled with games and puzzles designed to
educate and encourage future conservation
leaders, including a matching
game, maze, coloring page, crossword puzzle, and connect
the dots. Order printed copies in
bulk or print out a color PDF (1.7
MG) for your use at home.
These additional
one-page fun sheets are designed to print out
easily from your home computer.
- Predator Connect-the-Dots (PDF): Every wild animal, either predator or prey, has its place in the food chain.
- Pond Life Crossword Puzzle (PDF): Ponds are home to a variety of fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, and more. Use drawings and word clues to solve the puzzle.
AGES 9-11 (Grades
4-6)
Young Ikes
Activity Book: Available in vibrant
color on 100% recycled paper, this booklet is
filled with games and puzzles designed to
educate and encourage future conservation
leaders, including a crossword puzzle, word
scrambles, and matching game. Order printed copies in
bulk or print out a color PDF (1.7
MG) for your use at home.
These additional one-page
fun sheets are designed to print out easily
from your home computer.
- Word Scramble (PDF): Unscramble the names of animals that rely on dead and dying trees for food and shelter.
- Matching Game (PDF): Match the animal names to signs commonly found in nature – and learn what to look for on your next walk in the woods.
AGES 5 and YOUNGER (one-page fun sheets designed to print out easily from your home computer):
- Animal Connect-the-Dots (PDF): Count your way to an animal that was almost extinct 100 years ago.
- Stream Coloring Page (PDF): It's a splash to learn about clean water!
- Wildlife Coloring Page (PDF): Find out what three things all wild animals need to survive.
- Stream Maze (PDF): A fun challenge for kids and parents. (We promise there IS a solution!)
For more activity ideas, visit the League's Youth Programs Web page.