Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Meet Our Animals
This site from the National Zoological Park provides extensive information about many types of animals. Just click on the category you need. Includes pictures and live web cams.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Adaptations in the Animal World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about how animals adapt through evolution and how some plants and animals are becoming extinct.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animal Classification
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification. They will also demonstrate how animals are sorted into groups...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cell Mitosis
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart that goes through the stages of cell mitosis. The students will have the opportunity to view websites on cell mitosis. Students can also match the stages of mitosis with their...
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: El Perezoso
Brief cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the sloth, a well-known animal in Central and South America. An additional link provides more information on this interesting mammal. Great...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Names of Animals, Babies, and Groups
Do you know what a baby elephant is called? How about the name for a group of gerbils? This site from Enchanted Learning provides information about male, female, baby, and group names of many animals. Click on the animal name to find...
Other
Fantastic Fortune Teller Game One Stop English
Teach pre-school and early primary ELL students animal names and numbers with this fun activity. Instructions and a downloadable copy of the the 'fortune teller' tool (a variation of a cootie catcher) are included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animal Sorting
[Free Registration/Login Required] This K-2 flipchart is designed to make animal classification fun! Sort the animals into categories and think like a scientist!
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Life Cycles
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up to either teach or review the life cycles of humans, butterflies, frogs, and ducks.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Chemical Communication
This site deals with many animals' use of chemical communication or pheromones to communicate. Includes examples and pictures.
EL Education
El Education: Local Habitat Survey and Animal Research
Students observe animals in several habitats and then choose one animal to research. Students learn about physical adaptations that help each animal live successfully in its habitat and then draw a picture of their animal which is later...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Prairie Dog
A site about a tiny rodent who is a keystone species in the Great Plains, but is losing its habitat. Learn about this prairie dog.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Listed Species Believed to or Known to Occur in Each State
This page was created for quick access to pages that offer the most recent fact sheets, life history, and regulatory information for different animal species. Choose a state in the list to find a listing of animal species, and follow...
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Visual Communication
When animals exhibit behaviors or characteristics that can be seen by other animals, the process is called visual communication. This site explores this concept and gives examples.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Vertebrates
What is a vertebrate? Students learn about these animals that have backbones such as mammals, fish, birds, and reptiles.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Scorpions
All information about scorpions can be found on this website. These arachnids have eight legs, pincers, and a stinger on their tail that can poison.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Red Salamander
Students learn about the Red Salamander on this site. Study how these endangered predators of the savanna hunt larger animals and live in a pack.
Other
Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Bats Sample Lesson Plan (Grade 4)
This site provides a lesson plan on bats that contains links to a pre-test, notes on bats, and a post test.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tactile Communication
Good overview of how animals communicate through tactile communication. Includes examples of different animals.
Curated OER
Lizard on Rock
This five-part encyclopedia article explores a wealth of information regarding animals. Content includes a look at animal science, different ways of life, the interaction between animals and people, the dinosaurs, and sea life.
Curated OER
Gecko
Up-to-date science and technology news stories written just for kids, with audio. Learn about exploding stars, new dino discoveries, and whether lizards can help us learn how to scale walls like Spider-Man. Stories sometimes provide a...
Curated OER
Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...