National Wildlife Federation
Box Turtle Interview
Imagine life as a box turtle. Learners study the characteristics of box turtles and then assume the role in an interview. They show their understanding of how a box turtle lives by responding to a series of questions.
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Shoe Box Turtles
Turtles are the stars of the show in a creative lesson designed for very young learners. In it, learners are shown pictures of real turtles. They discuss the shell and the head, then they compare them to other animals. Pupils are given a...
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Box Turtle Crossword Puzzle
In this box turtle crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete the word puzzle as they select the appropriate words to fill in the blanks in 11 statements regarding box turtles.
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Endangered Marine Turtles
Students work in groups and experience what it is like to be a hatchling marine turtle by playing a board game. In this endangered marine turtles lesson, students research the threats to marine turtle hatchlings. Students then create a...
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Turtle Lesson
Young scholars explore the five common turtles that are native to the eastern United States. They investigate each turtle's characteristics, environment, means of protection, eating habits, and show how they can help these turtles survive.
T. Smith Publishing
Counting Turtles
What child is not drawn to turtles? Seven different groups of turtles are depicted on this handout for them to count. They write the number in a large box on the right side of the page. This simple activity helps to meet counting goals...
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Picture Scramble: Sea Turtle, Pufferfish, Anemone
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a sea turtle, pufferfish and anemone. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place the numbers 1...
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Picture Scramble: Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Comb-crested Jacana, Striped Possum
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a loggerhead sea turtle, comb-crested jacana and striped possum. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled....
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Picture Scramble: Mink Frog, Softshell Turtle, Greater Siren
For this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a mink frog, softshell turtle and greater siren. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place...
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Be an Artist: Softshell Turtle
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will use visual clues in a grid to complete an exact image replica. Following the original line segments in each box, students will create the image of a softshell turtle.
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Be an Artist: Sea Turtle
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will use visual clues in a grid to complete an exact image replica. Following the original line segments in each box, students will create the image of a sea turtle.
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My Name Is Albert
For this Albert worksheet, students read a short four-paragraph story about a turtle named Albert. Afterward, they answer four questions about the story.
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Diamond Terrapin Fun Facts
In this animal worksheet, students complete 6 pages of activities and exercises pertaining to the diamondback terrapin. Students read about the life cycle, study habitat maps and color and cut out a three dimensional turtle.
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T is for Turtle
In this forming words instructional activity, 3rd graders make 10 turtle words on the lines provided. Students must first read a fact about box turtles then create words out of the letters in "box turtle".
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The Gopher Tortoise
Can you believe the gopher tortoise was around when the dinosaurs were walking the Earth. Learn all about this creature that is one of Florida's most popular reptiles. Hands-on-activities and a glossary full of scientific terms make this...
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The Race
Students play game simulating route turtle hatchlings take from clutch to ocean, and describe threats hatchlings face and how this affects the marine turtle population.
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Antonyms
In this antonyms worksheet, students select the best antonym from the word box to replace each underlined word in the eleven clues at the bottom of the worksheet. Students complete a crossword puzzle utilizing their answers.
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Star Power
Let there be light—or maybe not. Pupils learn about light pollution with an investigation of constellations. They create constellation boxes and experiment with different levels of light. Observations are then made about the lighting in...
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Reptiles Vocabulary
In this reptiles instructional activity, 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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Be an Artist: Softshell Turtle
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a softshell turtle in the boxes provided.
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Reptiles
In this word search worksheet, students locate ten reptiles. The word list includes tortoise, boa, skink, alligator, and turtle.
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Printing Practice Letter P
In this printing worksheet, students trace 4 uppercase letter P's. The first box provides arrows that guide students in tracing the letter.
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A Day With Animals
In this interactive animal science worksheet, students view animated illustrations of 30 animals and type in their correct name into the text box.
Prestwick House
The Grapes of Wrath
At over 450 pages, John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Grapes of Wrath can be a challenging choice for full-class, book circle, or independent reading. The activities in a 10-page sample The Grapes of Wrath activity pack...