Turtle Teacher Resources

Site contains information on the Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.

The Archelon was the largest sea turtle ever to exist. The best specimen found, on display in Vienna, would have been fifteen feet, or four and a half meters, long when alive, and likely weighed two and a quarter tons, or 2,200...

Sydney Harbour has a large variety of reptile species roaming through its sandstone gullies and ridges. Learn about the turtles, lizards and snakes of Australia.

This lesson plan explores how human activity has an impact on turtles, sea otters, and dolphins in different parts of the world. Your students will read field reports from the sites and evaluate data that is offered.

Not only is Shakespeare famous for his plays, but for his sonnets and songs, as well. View his poems here, including "The Phoenix and the Turtle", "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day", and other sonnets.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about animals that are on the brink of extinction, including the following: bald eagle, grizzly bears, Hawaiian sea turtles, and Southern sea turtles. This...

Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?

This is a collection of the full text of four poems by William Shakespeare: A Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, The Phoenix, and the Turtle Venus and Adonis.

Take a look back on the life of the Galapagos turtle Lonesome George, the last living member of a subspecies of giant tortoise.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the animals found in the ocean including: sea turtles, sea urchins, starfish, sea horses, and clownfish. A question sheet is available to help students build skills...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on drawing conclusions through which students learn how to use pictures and context clues to discover a missing word and to draw conclusions about a story. Students also use...

Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...

Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...

Learn all about migration and the need for certain animals to move in order to survive. Links to a matching memory game with migratory animals. Animals include wood stork, Demoiselle crane, Siberian crane, Barrows goldeneye ducks, King...

In order to completely access this site users will need QuickTime or Real Player. Site provides users with multiple videos about sharks and other sea creatures. Provides users with videos on Reef Sharks, Manta Rays, Moray Eels, Sea...

For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...

Provides biographical information on Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle. Includes information about the Sand Creek Massacre.

This is a video lesson about subordinating conjunctions including a definition, examples, a list of common subordinating conjunctions, and how to use them to combine sentences.

This is a video about synonyms including a definition, examples, and how to use them in your writing.

Take this quiz to test your understanding of determiners.

This award-winning educational website offers 1000+ learning activities that are both interactive and educational. TurtleDiary activities are compatible with grade levels K-5 and provide opportunities to enhance material retention and...

Site provides users with information regarding the different aspects of reptiles inhabiting Canada. Offers links to references, snakes and lizards, turtles and reptile families.

Get ready to track Adelite, a sea turtle, as she migrates across the Pacific Ocean. This tracking was done by satellites and students can use the tools on the website to learn about their journey.

Create word searches three different ways. Make puzzles from your own word lists, find puzzles based on popular books, or select FunBrain-created puzzles at different levels of difficulty.