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Animal With Hooves
In this animal coloring activity, students study and color an outline picture of an unidentified mammal with hooves. There are no directions.
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Sneaky Snakes
For this snake word search, students locate the specific names of 54 varieties of snakes. A word bank is provided, but does not indicate if the words might be found on the diagonal.
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Life Cycles in the Rain Forest Research
In this life cycles in the rain forest research activity, students use reference materials and the Internet to collect information about the life cycles of animals that live in the rain forest. They fill in the name of the animal and...
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Farm Animal Sound Book
In this farm animal sound book worksheet, learners fill in the blanks with the sound that the animal makes. They use words that are provided in word banks, and cut the pictures out to make a book.
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Horses
Students explore caring for animals. They explore some of the key features of animal care and discuss the various events that horses can compete in. Students discuss the skills and preparation that is required when preparing horses for...
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Fun On The Farm
Learners experiment with a variety of resources to study about sounds and their sources (weather, animal, and transportation). They compare size, structure, and basic needs of living things. Each student studies about farm animals,...
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Farm Animals
First graders use this Web Quest to find out about 6 different farm animals. They explore what each animal eats and what food humans get from each animal. They study about are pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, and chickens.
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Barnyard Bingo
Students explore farm animal sounds. They sing a song that introduces them to the sounds of farm animals. Students create animal bingo cards to help them recognize the correct sounds for each of the farm animals. They discuss the types...
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A Habitat Is Home
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled...
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Desert Animals
First graders investigate and identify a variety of animals that live in the desert. They complete a class KWL chart, then listen to the book Way Out in the Desert. Next, 1st graders observe a presentation of live desert animals, and...
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Animal Classifications
Third graders work in small groups to investigate how to sort a variety of items into groups and subgroups. They work on a class chart based on the activity which show how the items are classified based on commonalities. Upon completion...
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Life Cycle
Third graders examine and compare the life cycles of a variety of different animals. They analyze photos of animals and discuss any unique body parts and why those parts function they way they do. Next, they observe mealworms and...
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Life Cycles
Third graders investigate the stages of animal life cycles. They examine an egg and compare it to an inanimate object, read a booklet about the life cycle and define key vocabulary terms, and observe a mealworm. Students then design a...
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Tracks
Fifth graders watch as the teacher projects a series of pictures on the wall showing bird tracks heading toward each other but not meeting, two tracks converging into one, and two tracks converging and then being scuffed up. They write...
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Getting through the day duck style
Students are introduced to how animals (and ourselves) cope with daily life. They discover that living things need certain conditions to survive. Students investigate how living things (including ourselves and a duck) have special...
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Animal Forms
Learners demonstrate similarities and differences in animal forms, including humans.They investigate geometric relationships within those forms by building an animal using Zome System elements.
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ANIMALS OF ANTARCTICA
Students are introduced to the animals of Antarctica and how they adapt to their environment and the changes of the seasons after being read the story,"Counting Penguins" . They pick an animal and predict how he/she thinks this animal...
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What Kind Of Mammal Is It?
Students describe the characteristics of a mammal. They also differentiate between a companion and a wild animal. The lesson has an assessment included in it. They have a discussion to tap prior knowledge about what a mammal is.
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Creating and Restoring Health Forests
Students explore how to create and restore healthy forests. Given a scenario, teams of students create a management plan to assist the forest in becoming healthy, safe, and appealing. Students consider the ecosystem, adaptations of the...
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Adjectives
First graders participate in group activity in which they examine how to use words, adjectives, to better describe people, animals, places, and things. They listen to a read aloud of "The Napping House" while describing items on each...
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Cultural Murals
Seventh graders research the cultural time period of early Wisconsin people. They create a mural depicting the diet, shelter, activities, climate, clothing, tools, and other materials used.
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Biomes and Ecosystems
Students study biomes and ecosystems. They watch videos on rainforests and the food web and select a country of ancestry or interest to research. They write a report on the flora and fauna of their selected country. They present to...
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Animal Homes
Children visit one particular website to explore animals that live in different habitats. After visiting the website, they choose to research one habitat and the animals that live there. They create a poster about their animal and where...
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Learning about Animals
Students chose one animal to research. They research the animal using the internet using the sites provided. They also research using books from the library. They conclude the lesson by writing a one page story about their animal...