LESSON PLANS
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the animals and plant life that live in various…
ASSESSMENT
Review facts about vertebrates and invertebrates with this word-fill activity. Students will use the terms in the word…
WORKSHEETS
Learn all about the life cycle of a butterfly.
In this science lesson plan, elementary students will learn about dinosaurs that were meat eaters versus plant eaters,…
Children will match each wild animal with its natural habitat in this worksheet.
GAMES AND APPS
A crossword puzzle on animal habitats.
Students learn about a sunflower and other plants through observation, estimation, and counting.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about polar bears and improve their reading comprehension skills with a nonfiction reading passage and…
Students learn about Emperor Penguins in this nonfiction reading passage. Use this printable reading warm-up to provide…
Introduce facts about penguins with this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…
Which animal is flying, roaring, splashing and jumping? In this early learning printable, kids match each animal with…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Protecting themselves against predators is a full-time job for reptiles and amphibians. This article describes several…
Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 1-2 that encourages children to explore the world of animals.
In this lesson, students learn about amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. This is a…
Develop students' reading skills with a passage about killer whales and reading comprehension questions, in this…
REFERENCE
Eyewitness: Jungle explores the world of rain forests and related ecosystems, bringing viewers face to face with…
Students will use these charts to measure the length of a turtle and to estimate a turtle's age.
Students learn about mountain animals and improve their reading comprehension skills with the nonfiction reading passage…
Explore an activity that is appropriate for more advanced students who are learning about research and ways to analyze…
Students observe the effects of camouflage.
Peruse an article that is full of background information on the different roles creatures play in our ecosystem.
Background information on the evolution of some reptiles and amphibians, as well as the extinction of others.
Use this slideshow to introduce students to some of the defining characteristics of mammals.
This butterfly facts and questions worksheet aligns with the Life Cycle of Butterflies lesson.
