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Wildlife Teacher Resources

Look below to find plenty of cross-curricular printables, lesson plans, quizzes, and references for National Wildlife Week. Bring nature into your classroom with these great wildlife teaching resources for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Activities include bird-watching, reading comprehension passages, and fun art projects. Students will enjoy learning about wild plants and the animals that live in the rain forests, oceans, and polar regions.

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

The Amazing Rain Forest Mini-Lesson
Meet the Mammals Mini-Lesson
Animals of the Antarctic Mini-Lesson
Characteristics of Mammals Mini-Lesson
Introducing Deserts Mini-Lesson
Animals of the Arctic Mini-Lesson
Focus on Frogs Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Printables

Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
What Is Adaptation?
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
Orangutan Reading Passage
Animal Research and Writing
More Popular Wildlife Printables

Quizzes

Animal Classification Quiz
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Quiz
Mammals Quiz
General Science Quiz
Arthropods Quiz
Kinds of Animals Quiz
Animal Facts Quiz
More Wildlife Quizzes

Technology Resources

Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation
Kaufman Focus Guides by Kenn Kaufman

Earth Day Activities

Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
There's an Owl in the Shower
National Park System of the United States
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Why Are Wetlands Important to the Environment?
What Is Wildlife Conservation?
More Earth Day Teacher Resources

Lesson Plans

Plant Eaters and Meat Eaters
Snake and Sight-Words Board Game
Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Owl Sculpture
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
Discover a Pond Food Web
Bird Feeders
More Wildlife Lesson Plans

Wildlife References

President Classification of Animals
Some Unusual Facts About Snakes
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
Animal Defenses
Animal Group Terms
Disease-Carrying Animals
Animals as Athletes
More Wildlife References

Articles

A Visit to the Zoo Sub Kit (Grades 1-2)
The Summer of the Swans
Reptile and Amphibian Defense Systems
Reptiles and Amphibians Through the Ages
Food Webs of Reptiles and Amphibians
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Reptile and Amphibian Life Span and Life History
More Wildlife Articles

Wildlife Activities for Art & Drama

Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
The Barnyard Song
3-Person Silly Animals
Large Creatures

Literature Resources on Wildlife

Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Oceans and Seas Teacher's Guide
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
The Race of Toad and Deer
On the Far Side of the Mountain
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Animal Disguises Teacher's Guide
Birds as Symbols and Omens
More Literature Resources on Wildlife

Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts

Reading Warm-Up 4 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
Snake Facts Game Board
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
How Do Some Animals Communicate? -- Activity 4.10
Animal Groups Matching
Chimpanzee Reading Passage
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
More Popular Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Jungle
Eye Wonder: Mammals
One Million Things: Animal Life
Eye Wonder: Birds
Eyewitness: Arctic & Antarctic
Eyewitness: Eagle & Birds of Prey
Little Brainwaves Investigate: Animals
E.Guides: Mammal
Eyewitness: Mammal
Eyewitness: Bird
DK First Animal Encyclopedia
Eyewitness: Amphibian
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Earth Science

Children's Science Activities on Wildlife

Measuring Turtle Length and Age
Can You Design a Better Bird? -- Activity 4.13
Animal Home Puzzles
Care and Handling of Live Reptiles and Amphibians
Which Mammal Group?
Basics of Bird-Watching
Planimal House
More Children's Science Activities on Wildlife

Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class

How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Butterfly Facts and Questions
Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz
How Do Animals Adapt to Seasonal Change? -- Activity 4.12
Geologic Time Scale and Reptile Skeletal Figures
Dinosaur Detectives
Reading Warm-Up 56 for Gr. 1 & 2: Science
More Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class

Wild Plants

Edible Wild Plants
Wildflowers and Their Families
Layers of the Rain Forest
The Sunflower
Flower and Leaf Press
Plants of the Rain Forest
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources

Wildlife in Polar Regions

Camouflage
Animal Research - Plan Ahead
What Animal Do I Admire?
Reading Warm-Up 6 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
Julie's Wolf Pack Reader's Guide
More Polar Regions – Teacher Resources

Resources on Insects

Plant & Animal Visuals Slideshow
Praying Mantis Reading Passage
Camouflaged Butterflies
Why Migration? -- Thinking Scientifically
Animals and Their Colorful Markings
Kingfisher Knowledge Guide: Dangerous Creatures Teacher's Guide
Animal & Insect Transparencies Slideshow
More Resources on Insects

Endangered Species Resources

Wetlands Life Worksheet
Amphibian Population Declines
Science and Language Arts: Tigers in Trouble
Endangered Interview
Reading Warm-Up 15 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 6 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 8 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals

Aquatic Wildlife Resources

What Belongs in the Ocean?
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 7 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals
More Oceans – Teacher Resources

Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Bullfrog Food Web
Eastern Newt Species Account
Anaconda Reading Passage
Anteater Reading Passage
Gorilla Reading Passage
Mexican Milksnake and Coralsnake Drawings
Reptile and Amphibian Defense Strategies
More Popular Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Social Studies & Wildlife Connected

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Create a Turkey
The Boy Who Drew Birds Teacher's Guide
More Social Studies Resources on Wildlife

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