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Parent and Baby Lookalikes
Students research baby animals, their special names and the vocabulary to describe their relative sizes through discussion, listening to a Salish story, looking at pictures, and creative artwork . They will also explore the significance...
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Form and Observation
Use a familiar song and adorable baby animal pictures to teach youngsters about genetic variation. Begin by listening to "Twelve Variations on 'Ah vous dirai-je Maman,'" which you will need to find online (there are several versions...
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Animals and Animal Babies
Pupils examine how some animal young are similar to the adult. They look at pictures of various animals and their young and identify if they look similar or not similar to the adult animal, and draw a picture of a baby and parent animal...
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My Owl Babies Miss Momma
Students investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls. In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters. Students...
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Baby Animals
In this baby animal graphic organizer, students write in four examples of young animals that look like their parents, and two examples of young animals that look different from their parents.
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Animal Instincts
Students compare animal adaptations to human behavior. In this science lesson, students discuss animal instincts vs. learned behavior. Options for student writing, drawing and research are incorporated into this lesson plan
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Growing Up
Here is a sweet lesson that will help your young learners think of themselves in a new light. They compare themselves to babies, and brainstorm all of the ways that they are different from babies. They make a list of things they can do...
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Which Baby Animals Looks Unlike Their Parents?
Learners review the steps of the butterfly life cycle to show how the babies are different from the parents. This worksheet is a graphic organizer with four fill in the blank statements.
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What is the Parent's Name?
In this early childhood word recognition worksheet, learners read the 8 baby animal's names and fill in the blanks of the matching adult animal's names with the correct letter.
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Animal Babies on the Farm
Students identify different farm animals and match farm animal babies to their parent(s). They recognize more specific gender terminology for farm animals.
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Baby Animals
Young scholars study baby penguins and whales. They name the penguin body parts and examine how penguins hatch from eggs. They name whale body parts and their function. They participate in a whale role play activity.
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Reading Adventure Pack: Animals
Scholars explore the animal kingdom with help from two texts, Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey and A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace. The literature and informational text set the learning stage for thoughtful discussion and...
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Animals and Environments
Students listen to stories and identify animals and their young. In this animals lesson, students view videos about farm animals and create illustrations to show how animal babies change over time. Students discuss how they care for...
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Farm Animals - Mothers and Babies - "Are You My Baby?"
Students listen to a teacher read aloud and discuss the farm animals. They participate in an role playing activity that explains how mother mammals recognize their young by their scent.
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Pick a Pet
Students construct a pictograph of favorite pets. In this pets and graphing lesson, students discuss their favorite pet and use animal magazines to find their favorite pets and cut them out. Students create a pictograph using the pictures.
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Magnificent Marsupials
Learners have the opportunity to explore the life cycle of a kangaroo, and the differences and similarities between mother and baby as growth occurs from birth to adulthood. They draw pictures of the mother and the joey and compare them.
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What Do Dog's Need?
Young scholars discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care lesson, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Young scholars act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag.
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Butterfly Life Cycle
Focused little scientists will flitter their arms back and forth across the room with excitement as they learn the life cycle of a butterfly and how living things grow and change over time.
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Who's Who? Integrated Core
Student discuss names and nicknames for human and animal families and complete a worksheet, matching pictures of father, baby and mother animals.
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Snow Globe Family
Kindergartners sequence the parts of a story using a snow globe as a setting. They will listen to Snow Globe Family and retell the parts of the story noting the beginning, the middle, and the end. Then they will make their own snow...
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Magnificent Mammals
Students experience center activities to study the habitats and traits of mammals. They play a memory game, eat like mammals, produce artwork and read mammal books.