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Use Digital Photos of Scary Things to Inspire Poetry Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
There's nothing like a provocative image to inspire a creative writing session. In the language arts instructional activity presented here, middle schoolers bring in digital photos of scary objects, such as a big spider, or a hornet's...
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A Place to Be

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Home sweet home. Humans, birds, beavers, ants, we all need a place place to rest and keep us safe. In the ninth lesson plan of this series, the importance of shelter is discussed as the teacher reads aloud the book Tillena Lou's Day in...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Sleep

For Parents K Standards
A reading adventure pack features two stories—Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming and Animals Don’t Wear Pajamas by Eve Feldman. In response to reading the fiction and nonfiction texts, scholars create a dreamcatcher, discuss hibernation,...
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Titanic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  As the class moves through the 'Titanic', they are exposed to the various nautical terms: port, bow, stern, starboard, crow's nest. They practice locomotor skills such as: skip, hop, leap, jump, slide, and crab walk, when the nautical...
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Biodiversity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders visit the playground to look for signs of life. They search for insects, birds, animal tracks, feathers, nests, trees, soil, etc. They then compose a class list that shows all findings in the schoolyard and post it in the...
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The Nest Striking Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate striking skills and multiplication facts. In this striking skills lesson, students use multi-colored hoops to practice their striking accuracy. Students track their accuracy in various ways, such as the total number...
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N is for Nest

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through listening and matching activities. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...
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Matryoshka, The Nesting Doll

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Matryoshka doll instructional activity, students read about the doll and then answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 8 questions.
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Birdie's Nest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop and refine their ability to strike a shuttlecock with a badminton racquet using an underhand serving motion.
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Tropical Birds

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners research and write reports on tropical birds. They identify characteristics necessary for tropical birds' survival in the rain forest climate, such as coloration, nesting habits, and food availability. They create pictures of...
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Alphabet Coloring Page: Letter Nn

For Students K - 1st
In this alphabet coloring worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase letter Nn. Students color the image and words for the nest.
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A Busy Bird

For Students K Standards
Kindergartners read a short passage and answer questions based on what they read. The question set involves circling pictures, writing words, and drawing pictures.
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Where Do Birds Live? Cavity Nesters of the Watsonville Wetlands

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students compare and contrast primary and secondary cavity nesters. In this life science lesson plan, students explore the different types of nests that birds make. They play a team game to apply what they learned.
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Bird Fun Facts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read fun facts about birds. In this bird characteristics lesson, students answer questions about the reading. Students complete a worksheet to find the bird nest and the matching bird.
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PRIMATE CLASSIFICATION: Evolution, Cladograms,

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students transfer examples (names) of primates from their location in an outline hierarchy of primate groups into a set of nested boxes reflecting that same hierarchy. A cladogram can then be drawn illustrating how these groups are...
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These Maps are for the Birds

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and study New York State Breeding Bird Atlas maps to learn where different bird species nest and how their distributions have changed over time. They also identify how maps serve as representations of a geographic...
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Pollinator Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students read and discuss background information included with this lesson. They brainstorm the best sources for developing a list of native or migratory pollinators. Students work in groups to design habitats based on information...
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Is That a Bird in Your Hat?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders imagine they find an injured bird. They create a clay bird and nest to stimulate creative writing. The lesson includes an integrated week-long art, science, and writing activity.
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DNA Sequencing Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the Sanger sequencing method which produces a nested set of radioactive fragments from a template strand. They simulate the Sanger method of sequencing DNA, both visually and kinesthetically.
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Stella the Swan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the telling of a story with props. They study similarities and differences between ducks, geese and swans, how wildfowl are adapted to life in water, how wildfowl move and feed, and wildfowl family life, how they nest,...
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Mazes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students determine the best way to help a tree squirrel find its nest through a detailed maze of fun.
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Elf Owl Maze

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students determine the most efficient path through a maze to help a tiny elf owl find a saguaro cactus to nest in.
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Raptor Poster Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create posters about raptors. They synthesize information they read about raptors and select a raptor. They draw a picture of their raptor and include facts relating to where it lives, characteristics, feeding habits, size, name...
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Birds

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Birds adapted to almost every climate on the planet, from the Arctic to the rain forests. A presentation focused on birds covers their similarities and differences. It starts with their evolution from reptiles, their many physical...

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