Order Lesson Plans

Students define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety lesson, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Students use stuffed animals to obtain a better understanding with concrete examples.

Students research an animal and their habitat. In this animal habitat lesson plan, students observe a WebQuest that describes the different habitats: deserts, tundra, rainforest, forest, and ocean. They determine which habitat their animal would live and how that home meets the animal's basic needs. 

Students explore how people's views on animal treatments differ. In this animal treatment and attitudes lesson plan, students review cases on animal treatment and evaluate whether or not the case was animal cruelty. Students understand animals need to be treated in a human way. Students understand laws about animal treatment. Students share the results of their cases

Students review the alphabet and the sounds each letter makes before identifying animals whose names begin with each letter. Working in groups of four to six, they make an animal alphabet book with the letter, a picture of the animal that represents the letter and the name of the animal drawn by the student.

Make connections about animal characteristics and the animal's environment. In this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a piece of art as a springboard for a discussion about animals and camouflage. Students choose an animal that uses camouflage to research, draw, and write about.

Create original trading cards with animal facts by having learners research information on the computer and use it to create animal cards. They will trade cards and add facts to their group of cards. Furthermore, they will  add illustrations to their cards and appropriate language to each card.

Looking for a technology-based research lesson for your science curriculum? Then this lesson is for you! Students work together in order to classify animals into specific groups. Individually, each student performs a Webquest on their animal. Each students creates a poster of their animal shown in their habitat by utilizing the Kidspiration software. Resource links and worksheets are embedded in this impressive lesson.

Students view animals that camouflage at the Shedd aquarium website. In this camouflage lesson, students recognize that there are different types of camouflage, cryptic coloring, counter-shading, warning coloration and mimicry. Students complete a worksheet on the animals they've seen on the website and field trip.

Fourth graders create an animal slide show. In this classification lesson students research one particular animal. The students rely upon computer skills to produce a slide show on the animal that they researched.

Young scholars demonstrate how to alphabetize animal names. In this word study lesson plan, students identify animals that live on the farm and conduct a favorite farm animal survey. Young scholars order animal pictures in alphabetical order.