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Burrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels
Why do ground squirrels build their homes in the ground? What's so unique about these burrows? Have individuals read about this burrowing animal, and then respond to five short answer questions that assess their comprehension of the...
Twisty Noodle
My Book of Rodents
Squeak squeak! A four-page mini book shows learners some examples of rodents. After a lesson about mice, rats, and squirrels, have your class color these pages and publish their own rodent books.
Curated OER
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Students discuss the differences between a storybook and an information book. Students use various materials found in nature to make a nature collage. Students make a nature dictionary using pictures and their own definitions from the...
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Nuts About Squirrels
Early childhood students will develop listening skills as they read "Nuts To You" by Lois Ehlert. In this lesson students will learn about Students will learn facts about different types of squirrels and their behaviors. There will be a...
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Acorns
Students experience hoarding food for winter. For this squirrel lesson, students simulate hoarding behavior as either a red or gray squirrel. Students play a game called Winter Survival and discover how squirrels survive through the...
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Mazes
For this mazes worksheet, learners determine the best way to help a tree squirrel find its nest through a detailed maze of fun.
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Acorn in the Tree
In this maze worksheet, students complete a maze where they help a squirrel get through the tree to find the acorn. Students complete 1 maze total.
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Weird Flying Creatures
Pupils write and create a creature that is unusual to fly. In this flying creatures lesson plan, students research flying fish, snakes, squirrels, and more, and list their traits and create one in groups.
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Letter S Coloring
In this letter s worksheet, students color the upper and lower case letter s and a picture of a squirrel. Students color 3 separate pictures.
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Fall Literacy Activity: Nuts to you
Learners actively listen to the book Nuts To You and learn facts about squirrels. In this squirrels lesson, students listen to the book, and discuss what they learned after.
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Creative Writing - Why Is a Squirrel Hiding in a Tree Stump?
In this creative writing worksheet, students write an essay telling why a squirrel is hiding in a hollow tree stump. They explain why the squirrel does not want anyone to know where he is.
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Connect the Dots
In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots to link the numbers together to reveal a nutty treat for a squirrel to eat.
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Squirrels Puzzle
In this squirrel puzzle, students identify names of items related to squirrels. Examples of words include bushy tails, chatter, tree and acorns. A word bank of 18 words is available to assist students in their search.
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Squirrel With Nuts Coloring Page
For this squirrel with nuts coloring page worksheet, learners view and discuss the picture with their classmates and color the picture with vibrant colors.
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Fall is All Around Us
Young scholars develop and create a production company and produce a fall event that demonstrates what they have learned in various subject areas. STudents create stories, complete a venn diagram comparing fall and summer, graph and...
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Hide the Acorns
Students search for acorns. In this art lesson students imagine they are squirrels finding and storing acorns. The students dig through a water table filled with sand or soil looking for acorns that have been buried.
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Squirrels Dot to Dot
In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots and draw a line using the numbers 1-17 to outline the picture of a squirrel. Students trace the word squirrel.
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Match the Squirrels
In this counting to 5 worksheet, students examine a picture of 5 squirrels in the forest with numbers by each animal. Students cut out the acorns and paste the correct number to match.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Squirrel Rehabilitation
This video segment from WILD TV features a family that rescues and releases squirrels to their natural habitat. [4:44]
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Red Squirrel
Comprehensive information about the red squirrel is presented, including the positive and negative impacts of these small animals on humans. This page also includes excellent photographs of red squirrels and detailed classification...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Why Are Some Animal Groups So Successful?
Using squirrels as an example, young scholars will understand that some animal groups' inherited traits enable them to adapt and spread into many environments. Included in this lesson are videos showing the lesson in action, discussion...
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Squirrels
This site gives an in-depth description of a squirrel, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus Palmarum)
Provides an overview of the Indian Palm Squirrel, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, breeding, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Squirrel (Sciuridae)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the sciuridae, more commonly known as the squirrel.