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My Mini Book About...
Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names.
Teacher Printables
My Mini Book About …
This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....
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All You Need to Know about Horses
Whether you're teaching a group of equestrians, a 4-H club, or an agricultural science class, you'll need to cover basic horse terminology. Horse care, breeds, anatomy, and markings are defined and exemplified through full color...
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It's a horse!
Color in the playful horse! Our youngest Spanish speakers will love developing basic animal vocabulary with this fun sheet. Consider having them write some Spanish adjectives down to describe their horse.
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Horse Science ~ Digestive Physiology of the Horse
Everything you ever wanted to know about the digestive system of a horse is presented in this set of slides. Basic anatomy, factors that affect digestion, and the rate of the passage of food are all included. This may be useful to your...
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Creating the "Perfect" Horse
Students examine the relationship between a horse and its rider. In this behavior and interactions activity students research the Internet to learn about horse behavior and biology then write a paper and present it to the class.
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H is for Horse
In this handwriting worksheet, students trace and practice writing the letter 'H' in upper and lower case forms. They also trace and write the word "horse" on the lines provided and describe its meaning as shown in the picture.
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The Gingerbread Man
First graders read a story from sentence strips and charts. Student pairs are called on to read their answer and move that strip to the top of the chart. One line of students moves down, giving each student a new partner. The activity...
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Heavenly Horse
In this Chinese horse activity, students answer multiple choice questions and short answer questions about the horse in Chinese art. Students answer 26 questions and make their own horse.
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Chinese Zodiac Animals
In this Chinese zodiac animals worksheet, students search 12 different animals in a word search. First, they identify the various types of Chinese zodiac animals. Then, students locate and circle each word in the word search puzzle.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Jaws and Teeth of Mammals
This image from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine illustrates the relationship between structure and function by comparing the jaws and teeth of two animals with very different ways of life: the wolf and the horse.
Other
Arabian Horse Association
Extensive information about Arabian horses, including their history, their health, bloodlines, and genetics.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Animales De La Granja
This interactive vocabulary site on farm animals includes not only the correct Spanish pronunciation of nouns, but some verbs, as well as sounds that the animals make. Pop-ups of the correct spelling are included.
University of Florida
U. Florida Museum: Fossil Horse Cyber Museum
An interesting site about prehistoric horses. Has a large gallery of fossilized horse pictures as well as an area explaining how a horse becomes fossilized.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Clydesdales
Outlines the characteristics of horses and the Clydesdale breed, including classification, history, behaviors, and diet. Information at a level of upper intermediate elementary but easily adaptable for all teachers.
Other
Crc Health Group: Heroin
Learn street names for heroin, how the drug is used, what its short-term and long-term effects are, and how addiction is treated.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Horse (Equus Caballus)
This website identifies the defining characteristics of the Equus Caballus, better known as the horse.
Read Works
Read Works: Barn Sour
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Jenny who learns something new about her horse Jake. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Columbian Exchange
A page on the elements of the Exchange that made the most significant impact. Clicking on the item brings up a page of explanation.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Thoroughbred
Detailed description of the thoroughbred, a racing horse originally from England.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds
There are many breeds of horses around the world. Eighteen breeds are featured in this reference resource. Understand how horses are measured, their coat colors, and body types.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Miniature Horse
American horse breed, miniture horses, are illustrated and facts about these mammals are provided. Choose Miniature Horse from the list on the right.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Morgan
A domestic horse breed from New England, the Morgan, is identified. Get the facts on this beautiful breed. Choose Morgan from the list on the right.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Hanoverian
Get facts and images of a German breed of horse, the Hanoverian. Choose Hanoverian from the list on the right.