Students study the life and death of the dinosaur by building dioramas. In this dinosaur lesson, students research the extinct creatures, then build dinosaur dioramas. Afterward, the students engage in a discussion about the extinction...

Students investigate biology by researching wild animals. In this animal extinction lesson, students research African wild dogs and discuss the impact of the environment on their survival. Students read and analyze an article titled...

Students explore the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs. In this extinction activity, students watch dinosaur video clips or complete a puppet finger play about dinosaurs. Students may then complete a dinosaur diorama or a...

Students explore the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students distinguish between extinct creatures and those that still exist.

Students investigate world history by creating a diorama in class. In this dinosaur extinction instructional activity, students read assigned text discussing the time frame of the dinosaurs residence on Earth and their eventual demise....

Young scholars construct their own diorama based on the life of a dinosaur. In this dinosaur lesson, students create models of dinosaurs and dinosaurs' eggs to explore the life cycle of this extinct species.

Students study dinosaurs by completing two activities and group discussion. In this dinosaur instructional activity, students discuss dinosaurs and extinction as a class. Students make dinosaur dioramas, a hatchable dinosaur egg after...

Students explore the concept of extinction. In this dinosaur lesson, students view a video and have a class discussion about the extinction of dinosaurs. They create a dinosaur egg and imagine what life would be like for a dinosaur.

Students create a dinosaur egg with balloons and newspaper.  In this earth science lesson, students explore the extinction of dinosaurs.  Students view a web clip and relate it to the extinction of animals they have never seen.

Students explore dinosaurs and their extinction. In this dinosaur lesson, students view dinosaur websites and videos to gain an understanding of the world long ago. Discussion questions follow. Students create a paper mache dinosaur egg.

Students study dinosaurs and explore the concept of extinction.  In this dinosaur activity students create dinosaur eggs and view dinosaur dioramas.

Students understand what it means when an animal is extinct. In this dinosaur instructional activity, students create dinosaur dioramas showing their habitat and what in their environment might make them become extinct. students pay...

Students create a banner or flag about an endangered animal to teach others about their plight for survival. In this environmental science lesson plan, the class will work to create a list of endangered animals, then create a class...

Students study dinosaurs. In this dinosaur instructional activity, students watch a web based video about dinosaurs before discussing what they liked about the dinosaurs, telling about the sounds they heard, and explaining what the Earth...

Here are two well-designed, and easy-to-follow lesson plans on endangered species for your third graders. The focus is on the bison; the history of the slaughter of the animals in the 1800's, and the story of how they were saved from...

Students research how coral reefs form, where they are located, and what plant and animal species find shelter in reefs, build and display diorama to represent coral and animals that live in coral reef, and participate in discussion...

Albrecht Durer created a highly textured stamp or print of a rhinoceros. To better understand which animals are near extinction, upper graders create similar prints of endangered animals they've researched. The six-day lesson includes...

Students discover why many animals, insects, and birds are becoming extinct. They understand the importance of the food chain and how disturbing one area of it can cause havoc with wildlife. They discover how they can make a difference...

Fifth graders discover the adaptation of species through analyzing pictures.  In this scientific discovery instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the concept of adaptation in order for survival.  Students view many images...

In this endangered tiger coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of a tiger. Students color the picture and draw its natural habitat around it.

Jazz, Blue Grass, Hip Hop, Swing. Gospel, R&B, Ragtime, Disco. So many music genres born in the USA. After reading an article about the fate of New Orlean's Jazz after Hurricane Katrina, class members investigate the life cycles of...

One of the best parts about teaching the littlest learners is that you can create thematic lessons that use one topic to address every subject. Here is a nice set of thematic teaching ideas that uses turtles and tortoises to teach...

Stereotyping and discrimination are explored in this social justice activity.  Students listen to the book Dragon of Brog, in which mythical characters experience discrimination. Then, they sculpt a magical character out of...

Students research endangered species.  In this ecology and literacy research lesson plan, students work with a partner to research an endangered species of their choice. Students choose from a variety of presentation methods and...