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Curated OER

Animal Movements

For Teachers Pre-K
Students become familiar with the movement of various animals.  In this animal movement lesson, students relate their knowledge of animal movements to the music they are moving to.
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Curated OER

Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Do the Animal Dance!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The instructional activity includes a take-home...
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Curated OER

Animal Movements

For Teachers Pre-K
Students evaluate biology by identifying animal anatomy. In this animal characteristic instructional activity, students examine pictures of horses, rabbits, bees and other animals while discussing their method of transportation. Students...
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Curated OER

Animal Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students participate in a movement to music activity. In this awareness of movement lesson, students hear music and move like animals they hear described in the music. Students make disciplined movements and make sounds...
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Curated OER

Animals

For Teachers K - 1st
Students research and study animals. In this animals lesson plan, students draw pictures of animal movements and create animals books. This activity is meant to be a culminating activity for a unit on animals.
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Lee & Low Books

First Come the Zebra Teacher’s Guide

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Accompany a reading of First Come the Zebra written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch with a teacher's guide equipped with before reading, vocabulary, and after reading activities. Additional social studies,...
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Curated OER

Why Do Geese Fly South For the Winter?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine migration by tracing animal migration routes on a map.  In this animal life lesson plan, 5th graders observe a map of North America and read about the migration patterns of geese.  Students trace the path...
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Curated OER

Seeing and Hearing Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the animal senses. In this animal senses lesson plan, students act out animal movements and make animal sounds. They use "see and hear" cards to play a game in which they find another child with a either "make a sound or...