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What Class Are You In?

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Classifying animals has never been this much fun! Pupils discuss the animal groups, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, and also identify their characteristics. Then, they take pictures of animals and classify them in a group according to their characteristics.

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animal classification, taxonomy, amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles

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amphibian, animal classifications, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, science
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Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Modeling

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