Creating a Wild Family Album

Students complete a family tree.  In this farming and ranching lesson, students define the term genealogy, learn how to create a family tree, and fill in a family tree with the help of their parents making sure to note if any of their...

Students discover that differences in physical characteristics and behaviors in animals that help them survive. They discuss animal adaptations and participate in a read aloud then, in small groups, create a clay model of an imaginary...

Students discover the benefits and responsibilities of pet ownership. After making a list of pets, they determine how they are different from wild animals. Students draw large pictures of their favorite pets and also create lists of...

Students create a scrapbook style family album for a selected animal. They complete an interactive Internet activity on research reports, fill out a graphic organizer, diagram a food web, and complete their scrapbook that includes...

Third graders research an animal of their choice using at least three different resources. They complete a graphic organizer on important facts about their animal and gather at least five pictures and a map related to their animal using...

Students talk about their pets. In this pets vs. wild animals lesson plan, students discuss their pets and how pets are different from animals in the wild. Students answer questions to brainstorm things that pets need. Students complete...

Students identify and list the different types of pets owned by the children in the class. They graph the total number of each type of pet owned. They draw or cut-out a picture of an animal. Using the materials listed above, the children...

Students view a PowerPoint as an introduction to atoms.  In this introduction to atoms lesson, students participate in singing an atoms family song and describe atoms. Students will complete the worksheet on the atoms family.