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Animals Thematic Unit
Animals Thematic Unit
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Browse a multi-page, printable resource of ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities about animals.

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Animal Poems and Animal Shapes for Language Arts Class

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Animal Poems & Animal Shapes

Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity i...

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

These spring activities for elementary students, all about spring plants and flowers, will help your students review and...

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Earth Day Activity Packet

Incorporate Earth Day into many of your classes, such as Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies with this exclusive ...

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Rain Forest Animal Favorites

Students pick three animals to draw and ask others to pick their favorite.

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Sea Animal Patterns

Use these patterns to create stick animal puppets or an underwater-themed bulletin board.

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Animal Communication

Most animals (including people) use “body language” as well as sound and smell in order to communicate with one anot...

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ACTIVITIES

Circus Lion

Foster artistic abilities with an activity that builds understanding of directions and spatial relationships.

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Circus Animals: Guess Who?

Students connect the dots to reveal a hidden animal shape.

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Complete the Animals

Try a printable science activity that focuses on animal body parts.

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