WORKSHEETS
Use this reference sheet with the Dinosaur Detectives lesson.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Read about boa constrictors – the largest snake living in Central and South America. Use the nonfiction reading passage…
Students will read a nonfiction passage about leopards and answer questions about the text. Use this printable warm-up…
Using reference materials, students will research the habitats of extinct, endangered, and threatened animals listed in…
Students will learn about the Gila monster – a venomous lizard – in this nonfiction reading passage. Use the questions…
Students learn about giraffes and improve their reading comprehension skills with a nonfiction reading passage and…
Students learn about tigers and improve their reading comprehension skills with a reading passage and questions in this…
Teach your students about bison and improve their reading comprehension skills with a reading passage and questions, in…
The koala faces many threats to its habitat and food supply. Get students thinking about what they can do to help save…
Use this marsupial matching activity to familiarize young children with different mammals, including a koala, a…
LESSON PLANS
Students recognize just how successful camouflage strategies can be for reptiles and amphibians.
ACTIVITIES
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching The Race of Toad and Deer by Pat Mora.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Reviews of science-teaching materials recommended by K-12 science teachers.
Distribute an article that gives important information on how to safely and properly handle live animals.
Students use the book There's an Owl in the Shower to research and write about old growth forests and the logging…
Become an instant expert on rain forests. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to…
REFERENCE
Discover the icy wastes of the polar regions and the remarkable plants and animals that survive in such hostile…
Along with the illustrated Little Brainwaves characters, younger kids can explore the world of animals, climbing around…
Through visually arresting reference photos, experience the wonderful world of mammals with this unique combination of…
An in-depth, comprehensive look at the world of birds with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Literature forms the basis for this simple activity that teaches young children about camouflage.
A comprehensive set of notes to help you guide your students through this life-science project.
Give this rubric to students before they begin their animal adaptation project. Use it to evaluate the students' work in…
This detailed illustration of a bullfrog's food web shows the linkages among different plants and animals. It can be…
