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Farm Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Why are farm animals important to the community? Expand young farmers' knowledge of furry and feathered friends through stories and a video. There are several books recommended; however, you could use any book about farm animals. A video...
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Dictionary Animal Spelling

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learners identify the animals and use a dictionary to help them find the correct spellings for the 12 words.
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MUD-A Walk

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate their tracks to determine the number of footsteps it takes to travel the entire length of their bodies. Then they determine the taller of two children and the shorter of two children with their tracks. Students also...
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Preschool Coloring Sheet - Monkey

For Students Pre-K
What a fun picture to color! This worksheet features a simple image of a cartoon monkey for preschoolers to enjoy coloring. The sight word monkey is included at the bottom of the page. 
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Preschool Coloring Page - Koala

For Students Pre-K
A darling image that any pre-schooler would love, this worksheet provides a simple and easy to color black line master copy of a koala. The word 'koala' is printed at the bottom of the page to help improve sight word recognition skills...
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Animal Sounds Cut and Paste

For Students K - 1st
Grrr! Practice animal sounds with this engaging cut and paste worksheet. Young readers can color six black line picture of animals including a cow, a cat, a duck, a bird, a dog and a bear, before cutting them out and glueing them to the...
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African Animals Worksheet - Practice Counting

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this African animals counting instructional activity, students practice their math skills as they count the number of giraffes and then circle the appropriate numbers.
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Cats and Superstition: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 2nd - 6th
Answers to this quiz are very well cited, so if your class is studying Halloween, symbols, superstition, world cultures, or cats, it could spark spirited discussion about comparative traditions.
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Animal Life Stages

For Students 9th - 12th
Guide your young scientists in reviewing basic animal processes including digestion and reproduction. Students review the stages of metamorphosis and the different types of body symmetry. This worksheet has 8 matching, 6 true or false, 4...
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4-H Dairy Activity Page; Ethical Decision Making

For Students 5th - 9th
Get your 4-H farmers ready for their dairy project with this activity page, which focuses on helping students form ethical decisions. A variety of activities, including a scavenger hunt, a word search and viewing the anatomy of a dairy...
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Animal Feeding Strategies

For Students 4th - 6th
How do different animals eat? This cross-curricular worksheet has biologists describing types of eaters and giving examples. Eight short-answer questions prompt learners to identify a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, insectivore,...
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Researching Polar Animals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the questions about polar animals and use the Internet to perform a search for the answers to the questions. They click on the blue links to go to the particular website with the answers and then print off their sheet.
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Animal Syllables

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Animal names are a great way to practice syllables with words your young scholars will be familiar with! Using images, students examine 7 animals and color in the number of paws that correspond with the number of syllables in that animal...
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A Way with Words

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read and discuss a short paragraph on choosing the right words to describe animals and then answer two short answer questions.
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Animal Adjectives

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading and writing worksheet, students read 3 stories about farm animals that have acted intelligently or even heroically. Students think of 2 adjectives that describe the animal in the story and write them on the lines.
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A Smart Dot-to-Dot

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
For this farm animals worksheet, learners connect the dots in 1-2-3 order to figure out the animal that is even smarter than a dog and helps police find drugs.
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Help Bob Bat Find a Path

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this Bob Bat worksheet, young scholars will help Bob find a new home by linking "natural" words through a maze of man made words, such as umbrella and litter.
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Drawing of Animal Of Student's Choice

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create a drawing of an animal, real or imagined. They develop their artistic skills and work to develop exhibition quality art. After observing magazine pictures, students choose what they will draw. They create a background for...
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Soil Scrolls

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine soil samples and explore the what happens in each layer of the subsoil. They work in cooperative groups to create a scroll that shows what takes place in each layer, and discuss why much of the activity is in the...
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Animals on the Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work in groups to create a description of a farm animal. Other classmates try to guess the animal. The class discusses what farmers need to provide for each animal on their farm (food, shelter, veterinary care). Students...
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Animal Rights Vs. Animal Welfare - Understanding the Issue

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the difference between animal rights and animal welfare. They take a field trip to a farm to explore the producing animals for human use. After researching and collecting information from animal welfare/rights...
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The Hat

For Teachers K - 1st
Honing reading and communication skills through the theme of farm animals is the focus of this lesson plan. Students read a book about Scandinavian farm animals and complete prediction journal activities. They complete a worksheet about...
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Rain Forests: A Disappearing Act?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine and locate rainforests on maps, and research the patterns of their destruction. They develop a bar graph of rainfall and temperature data, write a journal entry, and research the people, animals, and plants/products of...
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Forest Dwellings: Toad House

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What a great project to use as part of an exploration of animals or habitats. Learners design a clay model of a home for a forest animal. This could be a great way to cement what your class has learned about habitats.