The Animals

  Looking for a short reading activity to do with your young learners? Discuss animals and their life expectancy with Beth Braddock’s How Long Do Animals Live?. Simple comprehension questions are provided, and there’s a short writing...

Tag along with Travis the Train as he encounters various baby animals that live on the farm. The spring time story introduces special-needs or autistic children to the types of plants and animals found on farms, each animal is identified...

How many legs do spiders have? Is that an opinion, or is it a fact? Complete a activity with four sets of five questions about different animals and their attributes, noting whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.

Teach your class about the terms of venery, also known as collective nouns for groups of animals. For this exercise, pupils complete the gaps in 15 sentences with the correct collective noun for each group of animals. Ex: A _____ of...

All the animals are asleep for the night, except for one! Spanish learners can find out who it is by putting together and coloring a little book. Each of the eight pages includes text and images. See the materials for two additional...

Let your ESL class monkey around with this presentation about jungle animals. Helpful in a unit about biomes or animals, the slides feature continents where one would find jungles, as well as a few animals that live in the jungle. Note:...

Kids challenge their understanding of the world around them and consider the impact man has on the environment and animal life. They examine a Tlingit piece, read two Tlingit stories about man and animals, then participate in a research...

Students define elements of stories from around the world that include helpful animals. They explore animal character motivations and use graphic organizers to compare and contrast animal stories from different cultures.

Fear not, this thematic unit on animals and habitats poses no threat to you or your students. In fact, this fun series of whole class, small group, and independent learning activities will have your class engaged in learning about the...

Research a rainforest animal to create a puppet and video. Emerging scientists research an animal, create a puppet and video, then present their findings as mixed media presentation. Great way to incorporate art, research, writing, and...