WORKSHEETS
Students make a web of an animal and its basic needs. Pictures are provided.
LESSON PLANS
Students observe the effects of camouflage.
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.
Students walk the length of various animals to get a sense of their size.
Norman turns out to be one amazing fish! Color this scene after reading Not Norman: A Goldfish Story. Mark your calendar…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…
Encourage children's imagination with this printable take-home mask of Austin, a kangaroo. Backyardigans character masks…
Jump-start students' imagination with fun and creative activities for Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express. The…
ACTIVITIES
Use these printable flash cards to review Spanish vocabulary for animals.
Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…
Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Two Bad Ants, Chris Van Allsburg's exciting insect adventure, with the…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Encourage educational conversation about insects with this ladybug bulletin board.
Use this grammar activity to help build skills in understanding plurals.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on animal development.
Try a printable science activity that focuses on the role of animals in ecology.
Students learn about squid and develop their nonfiction reading skills in this reading warm-up. This printable includes…
Students learn about great-horned owls in this nonfiction reading passage. Use this printable reading warm-up about…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students improve writing skills, complete science worksheets, and have fun with arts & crafts activities. All of these…
REFERENCE
The natural world of mammals is introduced through full-color photography matched with clearly written text to build a…
Fly with amazing birds over deserts, seas, woodlands, and lush rainforests. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic…
Develop math and science skills through literature-based activities for House for Birdie by Stuart Murphy and Animals in…
Students practice sorting fish.
To lure ants for classroom study, students apply their knowledge of this insect to create ant bodies using candy.
Give students practice comparing and ordering objects in terms of their size through math and art activities for The…
