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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Boost observational skills with an inquiry-based lesson that takes scholars on a virtual field trip. With help from webcams, learners observe animals in a zoo or aquarium. Observations go into a journal and a discussion is held to review...
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Interactive
Wildlife Conservation Society

Build Your Wild Self

For Students K - 5th Standards
Get wild with an interactive web site that challenges scholars to create their wildest self. Future wild things begin as an average person—eyes, mouth, clothes—then morph into animal attributes—horns, tails, wings—and end in the desert,...
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Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Zoo Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Let's go to the zoo! Take a pretend trip to the zoo with a lesson plan about animals that live at the zoo. Kids sing, match animals, practice animal sounds, and read about Sammy the Snake's birthday party.
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PreKinders

Wild Animal Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Take a walk on the wild side with a set of animal vocabulary cards! Each card includes a picture of an animal and its name in large print for kids to read.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

How to Tame a Field Trip to the Zoo

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Keep your pupils focused on field trip learning objectives with before, during, and after activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

King of Beasts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct research on lions and their natural habitats and how zoos provide lions with more natural surroundings while in captivity. They draw a picture of a lion in a habitat of their choice and add details to the scene's...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Visit to the Madrid Zoo

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars conduct research on animals by visiting the website for the Madrid Zoo. They locate various animals on the website and answer questions about animals and their habitats in Spanish, then create a poster, advertisement, or a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Systems- Zoo Central

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate the various aspects associated with living things while also concentrating on their basic needs. They explore the aspects of movement and growth in plants and animals. This is done through research and other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoobilation

For Teachers K
Youngsters become familiar with zoo animals. They sort them into categories, and choose an animal to act out. Two zoo centers are created in the classroom that have examples of the animals for the pupils to play with. Then, they choose...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

iPod Audio Tours

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars cooperate in small groups to create an audio tour of a zoo exhibit during a field trip. They record personal reactions, zoo sounds and information learned about the exhibit. They then edit the audio recording and add music...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kindergarten Takes a Trip to the Zoo

For Teachers K
Students write, draw pictures and talk about their trip to a zoo identifying the animals that they saw. They create an iMovie that incorporates all of these elements.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

ZOO-per Bingo

For Students 4th - 6th
For this zoo animal worksheet, students participate in a bingo game that involves a wide variety of different animals found in a zoo.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt: Creature Features

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animal/science worksheet, students participate in a scavenger hunt to locate a variety of animals with different shapes, sizes and colors found in a zoo.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt: Home Sweet Habitat

For Students 4th - 6th
For this animal habitat worksheet, students participate in a scavenger hunt that involves an in-depth study of animal habitats and then correlates that concept to the student's own personal habitat's.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoo Programs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars research zoo animals and plants native to each zoo animal's environment. They measure and cut stencils of animals and plants to use in printing a cover for a zoo animal report. They locate photos of both and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around-The-World-Zoo

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Junior biologists design and maintain a website about a zoo by researching, classifying, and providing the correct habitats for the animals they choose to have in their zoo. This technology-based project can last over an entire semester...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Exercises with Zoo Animals

For Teachers 3rd
For this word exercises with zoo animals worksheet, 3rd graders match 6 animals with descriptions, then solve a crossword puzzle with 6 clues.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Elsa the Lioness

For Students 7th - 12th
Elsa is a lioness who was raised by humans in the 1950's. The Adamsons took her in after George Adamson reluctantly killed her mother. Elsa did return to the wild but maintained a very strong bond with the Adamsons until her death in...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Activities for a Day at the Zoo

For Teachers K - 6th
A trip to the zoo can result in a multimedia presentation and a variety of interesting research topics.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animals You Can See at the Zoo

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this zoo animal worksheet, students read facts about different zoo animals then answer questions regarding the different animals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around Your Town

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars use web sites to find information. In this geography lesson, students brainstorm a list of places in their community, talk about the way zoos are organized and explore the uniqueness of the fifty states in the United...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Twas the Day Before Zoo Day

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this zoo math worksheet, students read and solve 10 word problems pertaining to the zoo. Students mark the correct answer from 4 choices. This is related to a literature book called Twas the Day Before Zoo Day.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Imaginary Insect Zoo

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct imaginary insects. In this insect lesson, students will discover the anatomy of their favorite insect and apply it to their own creation. Student will write a description of their model, and put the insect models...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Greatest Show on Earth: The World's Smallest Animals

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars create instruments to capture different types of insects. In this The Greatest Show on Earth: The World's Smallest Animals lesson, students compare the attributes of certain insects and record the data on a chart. After...