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A Walk in the Wild
Fifth graders identify characteristics of animals and their habitat. In this animal science lesson, 5th graders read Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking and and Animal Tracks. Students match animal tracks to the correct animal...
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Animal Sounds
Students listen to books about animals. In this animal sound and characteristics lesson, students listen to books and a tape of animal and then identify which animal makes that sound. Students discuss and act out how the animal acts.
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Animal Bingo
Students discuss facts about animal habitats. For this animal lesson, students recall animal facts about habitats in an animal Bingo game. Teacher pieces and cards are already created and ready to print out.
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Animals (3.1)
In this facts about animals worksheet, students choose multiple choice answers, true and false answers, and fill in the blanks with vocabulary words. Students write fifteen answers.
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Research an Animal Worksheet
Performing research on a specific animal is the focus of this worksheet. Students access a web address embedded in the worksheet, then answer 6 short answer questions about the animal they've chosen. Students the areas where the animal...
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Hattie and the Fox
Who is Hattie? Youngsters explore animal characteristics by reading poems and stories in class. They read the book Hattie and the Fox about a fictitious fox and his drama with the other farm animals. Then they reread the story over...
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Animal Features
Which animal has a blow-hole? How about a trunk? Help your young scholars explore different animal characteristics with this matching worksheet, which has them matching from a word bank of animal names to various features. There are 13...
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How Does Your Animal Move?---Class Bar Graph
Animals move in interesting ways! Get your young learners to examine various types of animal movement in this group graphing activity. Although directions are not explicit, it seems students are assigned an animal and categorize the...
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Animal Smarts Question Report
In this 10 question multiple choice worksheet, young scholars choose the correct answer based on reading Animal Smarts. They read the non-fiction piece before determine the correct answers to the questions.
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Seed Bugs; Stage 2
Learners examine nature by participating in an environmental art activity. In this imaginary creature lesson, students discuss the importance of a habitat when pertaining to wild animals or bugs. Learners utilize tree parts which they...
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Sunken Millions
This PowerPoint features a game based on the animal life. The interactive slides include 20 questions about animal needs, animal groups, and animal traits. The questions include multiple choice answers and 4 different levels of...
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Meerkat Quiz
In this habitats instructional activity, 4th graders answer 11 multiple choice questions about the lives, the habitat and the social skills of the meerkats, with answers included.
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Develop a Bird Feeder Watch List
Students explore biology by identifying animals on their school ground. In this bird species lesson, students create and utilize a simple bird feeder to attract birds near their classroom at which point they observe the color, size and...
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Animal Diversity
Students explore biology by completing science worksheets in class. For this animal anatomy lesson, students read the book The Adventures of Marco and Polo and identify the animals mentioned in it. Students examine a real life animal and...
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Ugly? Says Who?
Students explore biology by writing animal poetry in class. For this animal characteristics lesson, students research the Internet for facts about an "ugly" animal such as a bug or small critter. Students complete worksheets about animal...
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Habitat Hopscotch
Third graders explore animal characteristics by participating in a bat environment game. In this natural habitat lesson, 3rd graders identify the physical anatomy of a bat and discuss their eating and sleeping habits. Students conduct a...
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Attract a Fish
Students explore animal characteristics by participating in a fish attraction activity. In this fishing lesson, students identify the types of gear to use when capturing a fish from water and what it is that lures a fish to your pole....
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Birdfeeder
Students explore animal attraction by participating in a class construction project. In this bird feeder instructional activity, students discuss the different types of birds that inhabit their native area and identify the seeds they are...
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Classifying "Pastanimals"
Students explore biology by creating a poster presentation. For this animal classification lesson, students utilize a SMART board and practice organizing a group of animal shapes by placing them with similar animal families. Students...
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Classification of Animals
Students explore animal characteristics by participating in a SMART board activity. In this animal classification instructional activity, students utilize a sorting chart to divide different animal names by their observable...
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Animal Habitats
Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. For this animal habitat lesson, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...
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What's Wild? What's Not?
Students complete activities to differentiate between wild and domestic animals. In this animal types instructional activity, students bring stuffed animals to class and pictures from magazines or newspaper. Students put their stuffed...
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Fact or Opinion-Manatees
Students decipher factual information about manatees. In this biological science lesson, students research characteristics about manatees. They use that information to separate facts from common opinions about the...
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Form an Opinion-Cats
Students discuss which animal makes a better pet. In this statistics lesson plan, students examine the factors that cause people to choose one animal over the other (cat or dog). Students discuss their own opinions, and then...