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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

Focus on Frogs Mini-Lesson
Meet the Mammals Mini-Lesson
Characteristics of Mammals Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Printables

What Is Adaptation?
Orangutan Reading Passage
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Animal Adaptations Project -- Worksheet 1
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
Animal Research and Writing
More Popular Wildlife Printables

Quizzes

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

Lesson Plans

Snake and Sight-Words Board Game
Plant Eaters and Meat Eaters
Animal Walk Circuit
Owl Sculpture
Bird Feeders
Dinosaur Detectives
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
More Wildlife Lesson Plans

Wildlife References

Animal Defenses
Some Unusual Facts About Snakes
Vertebrates Versus Invertebrates
Animal Vocabulary: Families and Behavior
Speed of Animals
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
Animals as Athletes
More Wildlife References

Articles

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

Wildlife Activities for Art & Drama

Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4
The Barnyard Song
3-Person Silly Animals
Large Creatures

Literature Resources on Wildlife

Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
On the Far Side of the Mountain
Literature & Math: Stories about Animal Homes
Birds as Symbols and Omens
Books to Use When Teaching Fables
The Race of Toad and Deer
More Literature Resources on Wildlife

Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts

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

Digital Books

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

Children's Science Activities on Wildlife

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

Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class

How Do Animals Adapt to Seasonal Change? -- Activity 4.12
How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz
Butterfly Facts and Questions
Geologic Time Scale and Reptile Skeletal Figures
Reading Warm-Up 56 for Gr. 1 & 2: Science
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Oceans and Seas Teacher's Guide
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
Reading Warm-Up 6 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
Julie's Wolf Pack Reader's Guide
More Polar Regions – Teacher Resources

Resources on Insects

Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
Animal & Insect Transparencies Slideshow
Plant & Animal Visuals Slideshow
Praying Mantis Reading Passage
Camouflaged Butterflies
Why Migration? -- Thinking Scientifically
Animals and Their Colorful Markings
More Resources on Insects

Endangered Species Resources

Wetlands Life Worksheet
Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Reading Warm-Up 15 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
Marsupials – Matching Activity
Amphibian Population Declines
Science and Language Arts: Tigers in Trouble
Endangered Interview

Aquatic Wildlife Resources

What Belongs in the Ocean?
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
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
Anteater Reading Passage
Chimpanzee Reading Passage
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
Reptiles and Amphibians Through the Ages
Gorilla Reading Passage
Mexican Milksnake and Coralsnake Drawings
More Popular Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Social Studies & Wildlife Connected

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