Diary of a Worm Classroom Activities Enhance students' enjoyment of Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin with a wide variety of...		Ladybug Pattern Use this ladybug pattern with the Insects Bulletin Board.
How Is Color Used by Living Things? -- Activity 4.5 This small group activity teaches students the important role color plays in animal adaptation.		Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Word Puzzle After reading Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon,...
Second-Grade Soil Scientists A soil scientist visits a classroom with an aquarium complete with soil layers, life-like...		Am I an Insect? Try a printable science activity that focuses on insect characteristics.
Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4 Children will construct their own feather and compare it with a real bird feather.		Animal Mothers and Babies Use the template in this printable to print cards with animal family pairs.
How Do Animals Move? -- Activity 4.9 In this activity younger children can imitate animal movements, while older students can play...		Reading Warm-Up 4 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals Students learn about polar bears and improve their reading comprehension skills with a reading...
Are You My Mother? Try a printable science activity that focuses on associating animal babies with their mothers.		Jumanji Teacher's Guide Children of all ages will be delighted by the illustrations and dialogue in Chris Van...
Two Bad Ants Teacher's Guide Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Two Bad Ants, Chris Van Allsburg's exciting...		Backyardigans Character Mask: Pablo Let children's imaginations run wild as they decorate this printable mask of Pablo, a penguin...
Bear Wants More Event Kit Host a Bear Snores On and Bear Wants More party event in your classroom! This...		T. Rex Pop-Up Activity Create a dinosaur pop-up figure. This printable includes step-by-step instructions for making a...
Dinosaur Eggs Children color and cut out dinosaur eggs and glue them onto a nest.		Animal Poems & Animal Shapes Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity...
Bear Theme Motivate students to read with these bear-focused ideas and bulletin board example.		Pet Shop Students discuss animal characteristics by talking about their pets.