ACTIVITIES
Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a demanding mouse and the child who…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about mountain animals and improve their reading comprehension skills with the nonfiction reading passage…
LESSON PLANS
Use this slideshow to introduce students to some of the defining characteristics of mammals.
WORKSHEETS
Encourage children's imagination with this printable take-home mask of Austin, a kangaroo. Backyardigans character masks…
Improve students' reading skills with this printable warm-up about armadillos, with related reading comprehension…
Students compare two animals whose superficial characteristics are identical. Assesses students' ability to compare and…
REFERENCE
The natural world of mammals is introduced through full-color photography matched with clearly written text to build a…
Students will read a passage about horses and answer comprehension questions. Use this printable warm-up to develop…
This book features sweeping single-shots that encompass a multitude of animals, making for a seamless and striking…
Your students will enjoy coloring this raccoon from Eye Guess, an illustrated children's book about animals.
Use this marsupial matching activity to familiarize young children with different mammals, including a koala, a…
The koala faces many threats to its habitat and food supply. Get students thinking about what they can do to help save…
Students learn about flying squirrels in this printable warm-up. Use the nonfiction reading passage and reading…
Students will read a nonfiction passage about leopards and answer questions about the text. Use this printable warm-up…
Along with the illustrated Little Brainwaves characters, younger kids can explore the world of animals, climbing around…
Through visually arresting reference photos, experience the wonderful world of mammals with this unique combination of…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the freeing of two gray whales from ice.
Bring the Backyardigans to life with this printable character mask for Tasha, a hippo. Children will enjoy this…
Children will enjoy creating their own adventures with this printable character mask of Tyrone, a moose, from the…
This packet of printable resources for the Llama Llama children's book series by Anna Dewdney includes teaching…
ASSESSMENT
Bats are fascinating creatures: flying, nocturnal mammals that navigate by sonar. What else do your students know about…
Use these PowerPoint slides to illustrate the great diversity among the different orders of mammals.Visit our DK Instant…
Try a printable science activity that focuses on elephantine facts.
Students will learn about the African elephant and Asian elephant in this nonfiction reading warm-up. They will improve…