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Scissor Activities
In this fine motor skills worksheet, students complete three cutting with scissors activities. For example, students cut out stripes for a bumble bee and cut the end of a kittens scarf.
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Farm Animals-Matching Activity
In this farm animals worksheet, students draw lines to match pictures of farm animals with their names. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Rubber Duckies and Ocean Currents
Students explore marine life by conducting a rubber duck experiment. In this water currents lesson plan, students practice identifying latitude and longitude coordinates on a map and define the currents of major oceans. Students discuss...
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Talking Duck
Students study how animals communicate through their senses and signals. They investigate how animals survive using their communication skills and create a commercial based on the research.
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Phoneme Split and Say
Little ones are provided with all the tools needed to begin segmenting phonemes. There are twenty Elkonin box picture cards, five blank Elkonin box cards, and full instructions on how to help pre-readers practice splitting and saying...
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The Natural State
Following an examination of the Arkansas state quarter, your class will discuss the state's nickname: "The Natural State." They will focus on its abundance of natural resources. Printables for the activities are included.Â
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Name Match
In this name match worksheet, students match up ten ducks in flight with their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.
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Name Match
For this name match worksheet, students match up twelve duck heads with their bodies by drawing a line from one to the other. Students share their answers with their classmates.
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Color Me: Waterfowl
In this science and art worksheet, students examine a colored picture of a waterfowl. Students then color the black outline drawing with realistic colors. There are 4 birds to color: blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, harlequin duck...
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Connect the Dots
In this connect the dot worksheet, pupils connect he dots that link the numbers to reveal a part of the ducks body which has no nerves or blood vessels.
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Shadow Know-How
For this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of twelve different species of ducks by analyzing shadow
pictures.
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What Do You See at the Pond?
With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...
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The Golden Students
Scholars view the video, "Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land," and discuss examples in nature which have proportions of the golden ratio. They measure and record different body lengths from a worksheet and convert the ratios to equivalent...
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Travis the Train: Spring Time Animals
Tag along with Travis the Train as he encounters various baby animals that live on the farm. The spring time story introduces special-needs or autistic children to the types of plants and animals found on farms, each animal is identified...
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Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence,
What a fun way to practice medial sound-letter correspondence! This alphabet activity has pupils flip cards, determine the medial sound, and place it on one of the train cars if it matches.
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Whose Home Is This?
After reading a short and informative paragraph on animals and their environments, learners look at pictures of four animals, and write a short description of how each one has adapted to its environment. A suggested activity is that each...
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Possessive Apostrophes
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
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Mo Willems Author Study
Who is Mo Willems? Explore the author with your class. Learners read books written by Willems, compare and contrast the characters therein, and make predictions about what will happen. Finish off this author study by having small groups...
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Dawdle Duckling
Learners read the book Dawdle Duckling and complete different activities about the book. Students research the wetlands, research ducks, complete an oil and water experiment, map a cove, and more.
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Name Match
In this name match worksheet, students match fourteen birds and ducks with their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.
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Crossword
In this crossword worksheet, students, after studying about bugs, birds and ducks, complete a crossword puzzle involving twelve key clues.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four ducks and birds: elk, evening grosbeak, Northern shoveler and American kestrel.
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Beatrix Potter Book Survey
For this survey activity, students ask classmates which Beatrix Potter books they have read and record their responses. Book titles are listed in the first column and tally marks are written in the second column. Students then graph...