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Emergency-Animal Rescue

For Teachers K - 4th
Students brainstorm list of people and jobs they think are needed to rescue distressed marine animal, review entire Inside View: Riverhead Foundation site, create revised list, compare and contrast original class list to revised list,...
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On the Seashore

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read the book On the Seashore and complete activities such as reading a book, color and cut out animal cards, model rock making, shell graphing, shell patterns, and more. In this seashell lesson plan, students use the sea...
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Mythical Beasts

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore literature and art forms containing creatures that are part human and part animal, such as the Greek Sphinx, Neptune, or the Green Centaur. Individually, students write a poem or short story to create a character with...
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Scavenger Hunt - Montigue on the High Sea

For Students 4th - 5th
In this scavenger hunt worksheet, students read Montigue on the High Sea and then complete a chart for vocabulary, animal characters, and five 'ow' words.
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Animal Rhymes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this animal activity learning exercise, learners use their language skills to solve 14 rhyme riddles that are related to different animals.
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Animal Love

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animals worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with 2 missing words with a choice of 4 words. Students complete 6 sentences total.
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Creature Seekers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Does it actually exist? Consider the sighting of a giant squid, much like the one that appears in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Middle and high schoolers read the article One Legend Found, Many Still to Go, and research other mysterious...
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Ocean Life Mural

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
How many oceans can you name? First, have learners try to name as many oceans as they can, and then have them locate and identify the oceans on a world map. They create a recognizable ocean animal using poster board and tissue paper....
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Introduce Vocabulary: From Tadpole to Frog (Pfeffer)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Take an amphibious journey with budding readers as you explore vocabulary in Wendy Pfeffer's informative book From Tadpole to Frog. This text is the backdrop of a vocabulary exercise based on six words: fertilize,...
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Fish Forms

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you can add art to any lesson! While little learners are discovering why fish have specific body parts such as, scales, fins, and gills, they start making three-dimensional fish forms. Children...
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Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Study different endangered species with several activities that incorporate math, science, language arts, and research strategies. A great addition to your activity on conservation or Earth Day.
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Hidden Text - Finding the Names of Animals Hidden in Sentences

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts learning exercise, students find the name of an animal that is hidden between two or more words. They draw a line underneath each animal as they find it in the 17 sentences.
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Island Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concepts of endangered animals and conservation. In this animal conservation lesson, students complete activities to investigate the endangered animals of the US Virgin Islands. Students complete multiple worksheets...
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Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the book given and do language arts activities that include taking a class pet...
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Animals

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animals worksheet, students guess the animals described with has got or hasn't got, complete questions, choose the correct animal, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate different types of animals in a unique way. They use a variety of resources to find information. Students read a story about an iguana and then write their own letters using a character of an animal found in the...
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal worksheet, students color a picture of a green sea turtle with vibrant colors. Students then draw its natural habitat around it.
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Mazes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this mazes worksheet, students start at the bottom of a maze to figure out the best way to help a hungry sea lion find a school of fish.
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Mazes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this mazes worksheet, students figure out how to best help a killer whale who wants to leave the aquarium and go back to the sea. Students, through a maze, help him escape.
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Fish Swimming--A Poem by Moniza Alvi

For Students 6th - 8th
In this poetry analysis worksheet, middle schoolers read the poem "Fish Swimming," and discuss the metaphors in the poem. Students complete eight activities based on the poem, including rewriting the subject of the poem and watching two...
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Northwest Coast Indian Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create traditional hats. In this visual arts activity, students design and create traditional hats that highlight animal features, line design, and geometric shapes in the style of the Kwakiutl.
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Ocean Stationary

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This template includes lined paper bordered by a fish, sea snail, shark, and jellyfish.
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Workers on Sea and on Land

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use photos of sailors and workers in the shipbuilding industry as a reference point to generate questions and investigate the working conditions for resource industry workers in 19th and 20th centruy Atlantic Canada and...
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What Lives in Water?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn about a variety of sea creatures. They look at sea creatures pictures and identify the creatures by name and by their unique characteristics. Phonemic Awareness skills are reinforced using the beginning sounds of the...