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Printables
Curated OER

My Mini Book About...

For Teachers 1st - 4th
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. 
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Printables
Teacherfiles

Decorated Primary Writing Paper

For Teachers K - 5th
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...
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Printables
Teacher Printables

My Mini Book About …

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Home Sweet Home

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Migration Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quick Color Wonder Turtle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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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Worksheet
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T Is For Turtle

For Students K - 1st
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

My Name Is Albert

For Students 3rd - 5th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Alphabet 4

For Students Pre-K - K
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Turtle Coloring Page

For Students 2nd
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Turtle Coloring Page

For Students 2nd
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Two Turtles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Animals Live in the Rice Paddy?

For Teachers K
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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Worksheet
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The Reptiles

For Students 5th - 8th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Scramble: Mink Frog, Softshell Turtle, Greater Siren

For Teachers 4th - 5th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parachute-Turtle Game

For Teachers K
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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Website
Other

Norval Morrisseau and Medicine Painting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Norval Morrisseau, a Canadian Ojibwa, is the founder of Woodland school of Native American medicine painting.
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Handout
Other

Zoo Lab a Website for Animal Biology: The Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Recovery Center

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a reptile? Use this resource to understand the basic facts of all reptiles and click to detailed information on many specific types.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Turtle and Tortoise

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about turtles and tortoises, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.
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Handout
Other

Tortuga Gazette: Diamondback Terrapin

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on the Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: An Elephant's Excellent Trunk

For Teachers 1st Standards
[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...
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.