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Animal Diary

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Students create a diary of an animal. In this creative writing instructional activity, students read the book Diary of a Worm and conduct a brief research session on their animal. Students fill in a template with facts and create an animal diary.

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researching animals, Research, animals

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animal diary, animal research, creative diary entry, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr
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Research
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