Academy of American Poets
Teach This Poem: “The Everglades” by Campbell McGrath
Florida's Everglades come alive for young environmental scientists as they watch a video taken in the park and read a poem about the watery paradise. After a careful study of the two resources, class members consider the function of the...
National Wildlife Federation
Gator Hole Graphics
Climate changes are cyclic so how do these changes impact species that live in different habitats? Learners examine the rainfall levels in a specific swamp habitat. They also review graphical data and tell a story about how the levels...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surprise!: Challenge Activities (Theme 2)
Surprise! is the theme of this series of challenge activities. The surprise comes from the information your scholars will discover when researching topics such as alligators and crocodiles, living in other countries, becoming a...
Kids Can Have Fun
Cut and Paste Alligator
Who knew an alligator could have so many different looks? For this activity, youngsters choose a set of eyes out of eight choices and cut and paste them onto an alligator. They color their creatures after the eyes have been attached.
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My Mini Book About...
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.
Teacher Printables
My Mini Book About …
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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Alligator Alley
Students identify alligator body parts, feeding patterns, habitats, and conditions necessary for their survival in the wild. They identify ways that people influence the quality of life of all creatures on Earth, including themselves and...
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Alligators
Students investigate the characteristics of alligators. In this animal science lesson, students sing a song to identify the parts of an alligator. Students draw a picture of their own alligator.
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Reptile and Amphibian Word Search
In this reptile and amphibian worksheet, students complete a word search puzzle by finding 24 terms associated with the different types of reptiles and amphibians.
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Gators at the Gate!
For this endangered species worksheet, learners will read 10 statements about alligators and determine if the statement is a fact or an opinion. Then students answer 1 short answer question.
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Letter A Alligator Theme
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter A. They trace the letter A on a worksheet, paint the letter A, create an apple print painting, cut out and glue magazine pictures of things starting with the letter A, and...
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Amazing Alligators
Students uncover facts about the alligator: including but not limited to habitat, characteristics, food, traits, habits, offspring and interesting facts.
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Spring of Life
Students explore Florida's springs using video segments. In this video lesson, students examine Florida's springs ecosystem, the animals that live there and the red tide that threatens the environment. The lesson includes researching...
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Alligator: Print and Color
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "alligator," write the word independently, and color the picture of the alligator.
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Alligators and Crocodiles Word Search
In this alligators and crocodiles learning exercise, 3rd graders locate 17 words associated with alligators and crocodiles in a word search puzzle. They find the words that are listed under the puzzle on a page that has a photograph of...
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Preschool Coloring Page - Alligator
In this preschool coloring page activity, students use crayons or markers to color a blackline master sheet of an alligator.
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Reptiles Puzzle
In this reptiles word search puzzle, students identify the names of reptiles. A list of 18 names is provided to assist the students in their search.
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Alligator Drawing
In this coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of an alligator up on his hind legs. Students color the picture.
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Greater Gator Takes a Chomp
Second graders discuss alligators before making an alligator out of paper plates. They use the mouth of the paper plate alligator to show greater than, less than, or equal to while the teacher models different sets of hornets on the over...
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Croc or Gator?
Students study the similarities and differences between crocodiles and alligators using online information. They develop a Venn diagram based on their research.
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Animals: Alligators
Students study alligators, discover their habitats, species and how they care for their young.
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A for Alligator
For this alligator worksheet, 2nd graders read several informational texts that help them learn facts about alligators. Students also read a short poem about alligators.
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The Great American Alligator
In this alligator worksheet, students read a short essay describing the natural history of this reptile. Then students complete 3 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
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Alligators-Alligators Lesson plan
In the lesson, Alligators, students sing a song about alligators. Students explore characteristics about alligators through learning a song. Students follow the teacher's lead by repeating the teacher and then singing as a group. The...