WORKSHEETS
Students learn about puffins and work on their reading comprehension skills in this warm-up. This printable includes a…
Students learn about crows as they practice reading nonfiction text. This printable reading warm-up about birds features…
LESSON PLANS
After reading a poem and a non-fiction book, students will identify whether a series of statements are true or false.
Pretend you are a butterfly talking to a butterfly larva. Tell the larva how it will change as it grows up. Make…
In this activity, students will learn how to identify seeds.
Demonstrate how plants receive water from their roots with this colorful activity.
Students can learn about bees and other insects by observing them on school grounds and around the neighborhood.
REFERENCE
A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.
An article about various sports in which animals participate.
Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.
A brief article listing common household pets around the world.
A brief list of some ways animals express themselves.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Motivate students to read with these bear-focused ideas and bulletin board example.
Incorporate a farm theme or a farm-inspired bulletin board into your lessons with this printable.
Find answers to your dino questions, for example, are all fossils dinosaurs, what was the biggest dinosaur, what was the…
Present details of the functions of body systems as well as interesting facts.
A fabulous list of facts about the human body, for example, most people shed 40 pounds of skin in a lifetime!
VIDEOS
This video demonstrates how water changes physical state from a solid to a liquid to a gas.
Watch this video to learn about light and heat, two forms of energy. Energy makes things move or change.
Many plants grow from seeds. Watch this video to learn about the life cycle of a tree and a flower.
This science video explains why plants need light, water, and space to live and grow.
Watch this video to learn what all living things need: space, air, food, and water.
Read about how various animals father their young.
Assign a project that involves elementary students building a reptile exhibit.
