+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Animal Lives Where?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Use this instructional activity in your classroom for a quick and easy way to review animal habitats. Young children use magazine clippings, pictures provided, or other resources to create a collage depicting an animal habitat. This is a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music: Sounds on the Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Singing is a great way to build memory, music, and verbal communication skills. Little ones sing the song, "Old Mac Donald had a Farm." They make the sounds of each animal on the farm paying attention to signaling cues, singing high, and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Planet Full of Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study animals and practice classifying them through observation activities. In this animal classification lesson, students complete a KWL chart about animals. Students then sort pictures of animals into chart categories based on...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Local River Life

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify rivers in their county, state, or province, and research various kinds of animals and plants living in or near the rivers. They write short summaries about the animals and plant life, draw pictures, and compile...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Layers of the Forest- Leaf Litter

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students conduct an experiment. In this temperate forest instructional activity, students discuss what kind of animal life can be found in the forest. They read The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Digging into the Past

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how fossils are found and how they help scientists reconstruct the past. They examine how they shed light on what kinds of animals and plants lived over the years, when they lived, and under what environmental conditions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All In a Day's Work

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore contributions made by working animals. In this service learning lesson, students research working animals and design posters or multimedia presentations regarding the animals, contributions to society.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Were Dinosaurs Like?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students compare and contrast dinosaurs to animals that are alive today through basic research.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals in the Wild

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the role of snakes in an ecosystem and discover how snakes warn us that they are dangerous. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video showcasing snakes in the wild then break into small groups to research a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dogfighting Hurts Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss dogfights and relate caring for a baby to caring for their animal.  In this dogfighting lesson, students view video about dogs forced to fight and relate to parenting skills.  Students become familiar with ways to help...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Visit to the Vet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners identify the differences and similarities between doctors for humans and veterinarians. Students draw a pet's visit to the veterinarian's office and a person's visit to a doctor's office. Learners describe exactly what they have...
+
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Animal Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
How would you describe someone who was acting like a dog or a chicken? Teach your class the adjectives that pair with 20 different animals. They'll be able to describe anything canine or crocodilian, and everything in between.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Myths, Fables, and Legends

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers identify elements of myths, fables, and legends as they read an example of each.  After reading an example of each type of story, they list elements from each.  They compare and contrast these features by completing a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Planet Full of Animals

For Teachers K
Students explore a variety of animals that live on our planet. The shapes, sizes, colors, movements, and coverings of the animals are observed. The similarities and differences in the animals are grouped according to common traits.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

City Animals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, conduct research, including interviews of people in various animal related occupations, to identify and describe how animal populations of cities have changed over time, to outline the benefits and problems...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Africa: Animals of the African Savannahs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore animals of the savannah. For this science lesson, students discuss the characteristics of animals that live on the savannah. Students create an animal that would be able to live on the savannah.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Different Ways to Divide

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this division worksheet, students use data about pet store animals found in a given chart to solve 6 division problems, telling which method of division was used.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Plants and Animals Live

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore and discuss facts about a woodland environment, the plants and animals that live there, and changing seasons in the woods. They conclude that plants in the woods provide food and shelter for animals living there.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Farm Pictures

For Teachers K
Students paint farm animals. In this farm animal lesson, students paint pictures of farm animals during one thirty minute session. They cut out and glue the pictures on a picture of a farm which they also painted in the second session.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Living Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a chart of animals and plants that live in either the desert, the ocean, or the tundra. In this environment lesson plan, 4th graders work in groups to discover characteristics needed for these animals to live in that...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Invasive Aquatic Plant Identification

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe aquatic plants and animals and identify their systems. In this plants and animals lesson plan, students compare systems of organisms and orally express how plants and animals rely on each other.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Students color in a coloring sheet of a cat.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Dog Breeds

For Teachers K - 5th
Students classify dog breeds. In this animal science lesson plan, students research various breeds of dogs on the Internet and classify breeds into small, medium, and large breeds. Students illustrate their classification notes with...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Who Lives Here: Otter, Grey Squirrel, Badger, Rabbit or Fox?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this animal habitat worksheet, students read five clues pertaining to the homes of the otter, grey squirrel, badger, rabbit and fox. Students tell what animal lives in each place. This appears to be an online interactive worksheet.