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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.
Teacherfiles
Decorated Primary Writing Paper
Spark inspiration with some special stationery. The featured page here comes with a clip art image of a candy cane and colorful wide lines made for young writers. See the materials tab for additional designs. Most of the pages in this...
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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Home Sweet Home
Students explore marine turtle habitats. Students research one species of marine turtle found in the Gulf of Mexico. They identify plants and animals in the habitat. They create a model or replica using information gathered through their...
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Migration Mania
Students explore the migratory patterns of four different animals. Reasons for the migration and migratory distances are investigated in this activity.
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Quick Color Wonder Turtle
Students examine the parts of a turtle with an emphasis on its various textures. They duplicate the textured surfaces using markers and paintbrushes to draw a realistic turtle. Students are asked how can one type of animal have so many...
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T Is For Turtle
In this printing letter T, students trace examples of upper and lower case letter T. Students color the word turtle and follow the directions to color upper and lower case examples of letter Tt.
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My Name Is Albert
In this Albert instructional activity, students read a short four-paragraph story about a turtle named Albert. Afterward, they answer four questions about the story.
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Alphabet 4
In this literacy worksheet, students color all the pictures that end with the letter t. There are several illustrations to identify in the activity.
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Turtle Coloring Page
In this turtle coloring page, 2nd graders color a detailed black line picture of a turtle. They color the turtle according to directions given by the teacher.
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Turtle Coloring Page
For this turtle coloring page, 2nd graders color a detailed black line picture of a turtle with its neck stretched out. They follow teacher given directions to color the turtle.
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Comparing Two Turtles
Students compare and contrast the various observable features of two different turtles. in groups, they complete a visual analysis of the sea turtle and tortoise. Using their observations, they complete Venn Diagram of the observable...
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What Animals Live in the Rice Paddy?
Students listen to a story about turtles leaving a rice field to go to sea. In this literacy and social science lesson, students discuss the story, write a sentence describing each turtle, and draw a picture of the turtle's home in the...
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The Reptiles
In this reptiles worksheet, students match 9 terms from a word list to the statement that it completes. Then students write 1 short paragraph about how they feel about reptiles.
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Picture Scramble: Mink Frog, Softshell Turtle, Greater Siren
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a mink frog, softshell turtle and greater siren. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place...
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Parachute-Turtle Game
Students gain an understanding of why a turtle goes inside its shell. The activity also allows students to practice responding to a command.Teacher says "the turtle is in the woods and sees a bear." students say "hide in the shell," t
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Norval Morrisseau and Medicine Painting
Norval Morrisseau, a Canadian Ojibwa, is the founder of Woodland school of Native American medicine painting.
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Zoo Lab a Website for Animal Biology: The Reptiles
Some general facts about reptiles are presented with links to pages on different types of reptiles (turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and tuataras). The individual pages on the particular reptiles present characteristics and facts...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Recovery Center
This website presents fact sheets about numerous reptiles. Choose from a pull-down list between snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. The fact sheets contain information such as taxonomy, distribution and habitat, eating habits,...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Reptiles
What is a reptile? Use this resource to understand the basic facts of all reptiles and click to detailed information on many specific types.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Turtle and Tortoise
This resource provides detailed information about turtles and tortoises, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.
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Tortuga Gazette: Diamondback Terrapin
Site contains information on the Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: An Elephant's Excellent Trunk
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an informational text about elephants and answers questions about reading comprehension, supporting details, main idea, and more. Links to a paired text and paired text questions are...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.