Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Being Done?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of animal welfare. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students examine legislation that supports animals in their state as well as the role of the  American Society for the Prevention of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Act of Sabotage?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine animal cruelty laws in Great Britain. In this health lesson, students visit selected websites to research animal cruelty laws as they consider animal rights and hunting rights.
Interactive
Curated OER

Australian Animals Internet Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive worksheet about animals in Australia, learners read questions which include links to the internet, click on the links to discover the answers, and write the answers. Students write 21 answers. Additional...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Can Find that Where? - A Study of Landforms

For Teachers 1st
First graders make landform maps of the United States. In this landform lessons, 1st graders participate in a discussion of local landforms and make a landform map of the United States. They follow the teacher's directions to add plains,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science - How are Animals Grouped?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these categorizing animals worksheets, students complete 20 true or false statements about animal groups. Students then classify the animals in the box into the correct column. Students write the letter of the correct answer for the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Interacting With Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the proper way to interact with animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students view pre-made picture cards of illustrations of people interacting with animals. Students categorize the cards into an "acceptable" and...
Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Describing Things (Adjectives)

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
 Describing things using adjectives is the focus of this lesson designed for language learners. Class members play games, draw pictures, and sing songs, adding adjectives to describe animals.
Printables
Twisty Noodle

Fur, Features, Scales, and Shells Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
What's the difference between a bear and a fish? Examine the characteristics of different animals with a set of pages for kids to color. Four pages provide different animals for each characteristic, including turtles, bears, fish, and...
Printables
Twisty Noodle

Mammals Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
What do a sheep, a boy, and a bat have in common? Learn about mammals with a mini book that lists many different types of mammals. Kids can color the fun illustrations and compile the pages to publish their own mammal books.
Handout
ProCon

Vegetarianism

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What do Mike Tyson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Paul McCartney have in common? They're all famous vegetarians. Using the resource, scholars learn about the pros and cons of eating a vegetarian diet. They read a fascinating history of...
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Balloons Over Broadway Activity Kit

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
After reading the book Balloons Over Broadway about the incredible puppeteer who created the first Macy's larger-than-life parade balloons, your youngsters will celebrate their reading by participating in a...
Handout
Curated OER

Born Gay

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is a person's sexual orientation determined at birth? With the informative website, scholars prepare for a debate about the topic. They learn the top pro and con arguments and read through a historical timeline of homosexuality. They...
Unit Plan
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Lerner Publishing

Teaching Habitats

For Teachers 1st Standards
What makes up a habitat? Use this resource to engage first graders in the exploration of desert, wetland, forest, and ocean habitats. Youngsters classify plants and animals into the four distinct habitats through drawings and cutting and...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

How Lou Got the Flu

For Students 6th - 12th
Six questions probe participants to discover the possibility of catching a virus from others—even animals. Here, the influenza virus travels from duck to person in a round-about way. The quiz concludes with helpful tips to stay...
Worksheet
ReadWriteThink

Compare and Contrast

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Read about the ways that different cultures set up homes with a set of reading activities. Learners read short paragraphs that cover one or more different ideas, and answer four questions about what they have read, including whether or...
Handout
National Wildlife Federation

Penguin Fun Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What's black and white and can dive up to 1,800 feet under water? That's right, penguins! Learn this and many other amazing facts about these unique birds with this handy reference sheet.
Interactive
Curated OER

Animal Rights--Discussion Questions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this animal rights worksheet, students read and answer the discussion questions related to animal rights. Students answer 7 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Civil Rights Movement: /Compassion in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and scope out the civil right's movement's use of nonviolent actions to achieve change and social justice. Students illustrate examples of how to use nonviolent citizenship skills. Students acquire with this lesson to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling by Picture- Animals Part 1

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling by picture instructional activity, students examine pictures of 8 animals before filling the blanks with the animal names. They see animals such as a cat, a bear, a goldfish, and a dog.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Preschool Farm Animal Coloring Page - Rabbit

For Students Pre-K - K
In this preschool coloring page worksheet, students use crayons or markers to color a blackline master sheet of a rabbit.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Rain Forest Animals Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science and language arts learning exercise, students complete a 16 word crossword puzzle about rain forest animals. Each clue is a hint to identify an animal of the rain forest. There is no word bank. Answers are provided on...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling by Picture- Animals Part 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling by picture worksheet, students spell the names of pictured animals. They fill in the blanks with the letters that make up the name of each of 8 animals. They see an alligator, penguins, a camel, and a kangaroo among others.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Farm Animals

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this farm animals worksheet, students examine nine animal shadows on the left of the worksheet and match each one up with their actual names on the right.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Parts of the Body and Colors (Animals)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this animals worksheet, students complete 10 sentences by writing the letter of the correct phrase in the blank spaces. There are 3 choices for each sentence; all pertain to parts of animal bodies.