Working With Animals

Food insecurity affects more than one family — it affects a community. Spread awareness of local poverty and hunger with a local Food Swap Meet in your neighborhood, in which people swap healthy, homegrown foods instead of using money.

Build character and satisfy a sweet tooth with an activity that brings scholars together to build a cage for zoo animals using graham crackers, animals crackers, frosting, and licorice. 

Teach young children that with a little perseverance and the help of a good friend, anything is possible. This two-part lesson series based on the book Giraffe's Can't Dance starts with a shared reading about Gerald and his attempts to...

Perry the dog is Sarah's best friend and her guide to the visual world. Young readers learn about guide dogs and communication with Looking Out for Sarah by Glenna Lang, through a series of discussion questions and activities.

Help your class become self-regulated learners by having them track their behavior during the day. There are four different traits successful, confident, contributor, and responsible featured in the packet. You will set the target...

Students investigate Japanese culture by creating origami.  In this Asian heritage activity, students utilize the Internet to view origami tutorials which they use to create birds and other animals.  Students discuss what "heritage"...

Introduce young readers to Eric Carle, one of the most popular children's authors of our time. Complementing the reading his books, 11 activities are provided in this activity series that engage children in learning about a range of...

Learners understand Charlotte's web through the completion of a web-quest. In this Charlotte's Web lesson plan, students complete comprehension tasks such as role playing their favorite scene, choosing a character and making a multimedia...

Students conduct online research of different animals and their diet. In this animal lesson, students identify the various types of diets each animals has and their teeth. This research is done on the Internet.

Students use technology tools to prepare an electronic presentation to enhance learning and use creativity to communicate previously acquired knowledge about animals.