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Nuts About Squirrels
Early childhood students will develop listening skills as they read "Nuts To You" by Lois Ehlert. In this lesson students will learn about Students will learn facts about different types of squirrels and their behaviors. There will be a...
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Acorns
Students experience hoarding food for winter. In this squirrel lesson, students simulate hoarding behavior as either a red or gray squirrel. Students play a game called Winter Survival and discover how squirrels survive through the...
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Squirrels Puzzle
In this squirrel puzzle, students identify names of items related to squirrels. Examples of words include bushy tails, chatter, tree and acorns. A word bank of 18 words is available to assist students in their search.
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Alphabet Letter a Or N Theme
Students draw a tree with acorns. They depict roots and an acorn in the soil to review plant growth and practice handwriting letter A or letter N in the writing lines. They cut an additional page for the mini-book to include the word...
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Fall Literacy Activity: Nuts to you
Students actively listen to the book Nuts To You and learn facts about squirrels. In this squirrels lesson plan, students listen to the book, and discuss what they learned after.
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Connect the Dots
In this connect the dots worksheet, young scholars connect the dots to link the numbers together to reveal a nutty treat for a squirrel to eat.
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Fall Word and Picture Matching Activity
In this Fall word and picture matching activity, students draw a line from each fall word to the match picture. They see 7 colorful clip art pictures of items such as an apple, an acorn, a squirrel, and a leaf.
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Nature Walk
In this nature walk worksheet, learners find a tree, grass, an ant, a leaf, a bird, a squirrel, a flower, an acorn, a cloud, and a branch as they take a walk through nature.
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Seed Swapping
Here is a fabulous, cross-curicular lesson on seeds. Elements of science, writing, math, agricultural practices, and art are all brought into this incredibly thorough plan. Additionally, a fun whole-class game is presented, and there is...
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Living it up with plants
Have kids in grades K-2 discuss how they know a tree is alive. The worksheet provides simplistic background information and an observation check list. They check off the ways that they can tell an oak tree is a living thing. Note: The...
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Meet the Trees!
Students investigate their school forest and make their own miniature forest. In this forest investigation lesson, students read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and make alist of reasons to have trees. Students investigate trees by...
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Let's Get Carried Away
Students discover how seeds travel from their parent plants in search of water, sunlight, and nutrients, and conduct experiments in which they note characteristics that encourage seed dispersal by means of wind, water, animal carriers,...
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Seed Dispersal By Animals
In this seed dispersal by animals worksheet, students read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this short answer worksheet, students answer nine questions.
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What's in a Tree?
Students discuss the types of items they might find in a tree, such as birds, fruit, or seeds. They draw trees on poster boards and then add details by cutting them out and gluing them to their trees.