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Animal Movements

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners discuss the behavior of different animals and how they move. They explore the ways that this helps them live and find food in their environment. They participate in a game that requires them to mimic the ways in which animals move.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bags

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create a to-go bag for people on the go. After cutting out the bag, lining, insulation, and the flap they apply the interfacing, then sew, add finishing touches, flap and closures. They then show their finished bags.
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African Savannah

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read two African fairy tales. Using the text, they create a map and key for each region mentioned. They compare and contrast the various communities and discover how geographic features affect how people live.
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Missing Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this missing words activity, students read 5 sentences that contain missing words. Using the word bank choices, students fill in the words that will make the sentences correct.
Worksheet
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Counting Objects: Your House

For Students Pre-K - K
For this counting worksheet, learners solve 10 problems in which a question about the student's house is answered. Each question asks students to count something in the house.
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Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners prepare for school and relieve anxiety they might be experiencing in regards to beginning school. In this Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten lesson plan, students develop listening skills, produce rhyming words, and...
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Variations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Sttudents examine populations of living things and identify variations in physical features.
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Africa: Journey To a Wildlife Park

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify similarities and differences between Rehema's life and culture, and their own.
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Animal Parade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students begin the activity by coloring animals on the beginning and end pages. They are to put the other pages in order based on the animals place in the parade.
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STAND-UP, SIT DOWN

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story in which ten animals play a role. Ten students represent these animals by either having the name of the animal on a card round their necks, or a sticky yellow paper on the chest, or by being dressed up as this animal.
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Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify features of animals that enable survival in particular environments and group animals on the basis of their similarities. They compare and contrast features of groups of animals.
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Darwin's Theory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils write an essay about evolution. They summarize Darwin's Theory and discuss its strength and weakness of evolutionary theory. Students discuss the struggle of existence and survival of the fittest. They discuss the evidence of...
Worksheet
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A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this museums worksheet, students answer questions about a visit to the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill. Students answer 20 questions.
Interactive
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ESL: Article and Preposition Practice

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL article/prepositions instructional activity, students complete 3 sets of fill-in-the-blank activities, choosing correct articles and prepositions as indicated.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Zebra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the natural history of the zebra in text and images, a relative of the horse that inhabits the Serengeti in East Africa and other parts of Africa.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Grevy's Zebra Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights various facts and interesting information on the Grevy's Zebra. In addition to several pictures, the page provides a description and information on habitat, diet, reproduction and more.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Grevy's Zebra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Smithsonian National Zoo offers a close-up photograph the Grevy's Zebras found at the zoo. Links to a zebra fact sheet and an article written about these zebras are also provided.
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Zebras

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that there are three species of zebra in Africa? Described are its location and characteristics. Included are ten excellent photographs.
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Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: The Big Full Stop Tidy Up [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students will help Roy the Zebra learn about the "period" as a way to end complete sentences. Students will look at various pictures and then add periods to their related sentences. Then the students will construct their own sentences...
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Grevy's Zebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about the Grevy's zebra with pictures, a video, fun facts, and more.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Zara's Capital Letter Game: Game 1

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Animated learning game where students choose the letter that needs to be capitalized in order to complete Zara's dream picture.
Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Animales Africanos

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of colorful pictures illustrate African animals. Students can learn correct spelling and pronunciation by moving their mouse over each picture. Some pictures include the sound the animal makes, the name of the sound and the verb....
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Science Kids: Science Images: Zebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a zebra with its signature black and white stripes as it looks towards the camera. Have fun learning about zebras while checking out our range of interesting zebra facts for kids.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Animal Communities

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site click on the pictures to find out about an animal community in Africa. Think about how animal communities are like your community. Think about how are they different.