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Animals: Gila Monsters
Students research sites about Gila monsters. They explore the physical characteristics and defense mechanisms that help Gila monsters survive in the desert. Includes photographs and a diagram.
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Gila Monster Word Challenge
In this word challenge game worksheet, students list as many words as they can from the letters in the words Gila and monster. The worksheet includes 13 hints for words the students may use. An informational paragraph about Gila monsters...
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Gila Monsters: Matching
Learners match the vocabulary terms that are found in the left column with the definitions on the right side of the page. Pupils must solve 15 matching problems. The solution to the activity is viewable online. This could be a good...
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Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
Second graders listen to "Gila Monsters Meet You At the Airport" and complete venn diagrams of geographical areas.
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Make Words
In this making words worksheet, learners make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the words Gila monster only.
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Color Me- Color Pictures of Animals
In this animal coloring activity, students color black-lined pictures of a Vermilion Flycatcher, Western Spotted skunk, Gila Monster, and a Collared Lizard. The see colored pictures of the animals in a circle in the upper right hand...
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Conservation Cartoons
Learners read and create cartoons that are based on endangered and threatened species. The lesson is packed with terrific student handouts, including some very good cartoons that are based on conservation and animal issues. The...
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Conservation Cartoons
Third graders read and create cartoons about endangered and threatened species of plants. Pupils are split up into groups. They each consider a conservation cartoon and attempt to decipher its meaning. They must decide if they agree or...
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Places We Live
With a wonderful bibliography to support this lesson on Illinois, President Lincoln, and rural vs. urban settings, this activity is a motivating experience. The lesson begins with pupils exploring books, such as The Little House by...
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Reptiles Vocabulary Multiple Choice Activity
In this reptiles vocabulary learning exercise, students complete a ten question multiple choice activity pertaining to reptiles. Students read the questions and choose the correct answer from four choices.
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Reptiles Vocabulary
In this reptiles worksheet, students read 11 definitions and match them to the correct vocabulary words in a word box. Students write the reptile vocabulary words in front of each definition.
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Alphabetize Reptile Words
In this alphabetize reptile words worksheet, students use the word bank on the page to put eleven words about reptiles into alphabetical order.
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Amazing Animals of Mexico
Students research the different animals of Mexico. They read an informational handout, discuss the various animals and habitats, and match animals with their habitats on a worksheet.
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Comparing and Contrasting a Desert Reptile and a Rainforest Mammal
First graders compare and contrast two different type of animals while also making predictions, observations, and asking provocative questioning. In this compare and contrast instructional activity, 1st graders acquire knowledge about...
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Dealing With Diabetes
Students read a story about a teen with diabetes. They research diabetes and glucose. They compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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Positively Periods
In this punctuation worksheet, 3rd graders master the usage of periods. Students rewrite 8 sentences using the correct punctuation marks.
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Animals of the Desert: Research
In this desert animals research worksheet, students prepare to write a report on a desert animal. Students read the list of animals, choose one and do the research to answer 8 questions about this animal.
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Sonoran Desert
In this Sonoran Desert worksheet, learners read and analyze a letter that Jeremy wrote to his grandmother and then complete the picture that follows using information about the desert they learned from the letter.
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Desert Animals
Students survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment.
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Places We Live
Young scholars compare/contrast rural and urban communities, and view and discuss the images on the Illinois quarter. They discuss Abraham Lincoln's life, complete a chart and a Venn diagram comparing urban and rural settings, and create...
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I Want To Know More...
In this animal research instructional activity, students choose an animal they want to learn more about and then research the answers to twelve questions about the animal of their choice.
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Creatures of the Grand Canyon
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students find and circle all of the wildlife hidden in a word search puzzle. Students also classify the animals into groups of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.
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Quiz: Animal Dangers
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on animal dangers. Students will respond to nine true/false questions all pertaining to various animals.
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Desert Word Unscramble
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 scrambled words that pertain to the desert. Students unscramble the words, then pick four words and write a sentence for each.