Third graders write sentences that have the same topic using a comma and and, as well as practice writing new compound sentences by combining five pairs of sentences on paper. They then work in pairs and take turns writing simple...

In this quiz worksheet, learners, after researching and discussing different types of world-wide animals, determine the answers to ten key true and false questions.

Young biologists take a look at some of the unique ways that nocturnal animals survive in the dark. After reading a terrific student handout which is embedded in the plan, learners work together to answer questions about what they have...

Students practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the reading experience, students listen as the instructor reads a story with expression. Students complete a read with the...

Students learn how to read a short section and parepare a sentence to share with the group. Students listen to the reading of expository text, restate, in sentence format, one fact learned from that text, and produce a report.

Students participate in a reading literacy lesson with the goal of improving reading fluency and comprehension. They work on the skill of summarization that helps to pick out important details of a reading.

Students use self-correcting strategies if they are stuck on a word in a simple sentence. In this reading lesson plan, students look at the covers of many books, and use the picture on the cover to help them figure out what the title...

Learners investigate the eyes and eyelids of reptiles and amphibians. In this animal biology lesson, students listen to a lecture on the characteristics of amphibians and reptiles and complete a crocodile eyelid activity sheet.

Students list the characteristics of living things and give specific examples of living things exhibiting these characteristics. They bring in examples of living things.

In this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the word salamander only.

Pupils identify various species of anurans by their skin coloration. They describe how coloration contributes to survival.

In this fill in the blank worksheet, young scholars identify the names of ten different pond species by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.

Students participate in a hands-on activity working with attribute blocks. After reading a story about attributes as a class, they each are given two attribute blocks. The first student lays one attribute block on the floor with the next...

Students use Valentine's Day to use figurative language in English. This is a great lesson for ESL students (who may not have much experience with this holiday), to engage in social conversation with their peers.

First graders graph a data set. Given a set of buttons, 1st graders sort them into categories using specific attributes. They graph the number of buttons in their set based on their attributes using a variety of graphs. Students share...

In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various amphibians to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.

Students assume a part as a gaming developer and are tasked with designing new frogs for a future update release of the popular game, Pocket Frogs by Nimblebit, LLC. They have to learn the game: manage its math components of coins,...

This inquiry focuses on analyzing spatial and temporal data for frog calls to determine the best time of day and location to hear a symphony of frogs. Click on the link for teaching guides and handouts.

In this self-directed lesson, students use maps and graphs of data to investigate the habitats and time of year and day to hear a full chorus of frogs. A handout with everything the student needs to complete this lesson is available as a...

In this lesson, students will record events and evidence from the story "Frog and Toad Are Friends" so they can use that evidence to answer comprehension questions.

Explore the different stages in the growth of a frog, explain why organisms produce large numbers of young and determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.

During this lesson students explore the life cycle of a frog. They will raise frogs in the classroom from tadpoles and document and describe each stage of the life cycle.

During this lesson, 1st graders will sequence events in "Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel, describe the problem and solution, and describe the characters.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features related activities connected to Morris Geitzman's book, Toad Rage. Students will read a fable, nonfiction reading, prose reading, and connected writing activities.