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

Printables

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

Quizzes

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

Technology Resources

Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation
Kaufman Focus Guides by Kenn Kaufman

Earth Day Activities

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

Lesson Plans

Plant Eaters and Meat Eaters
Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Bird Feeders
Animal Walk Circuit
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
Snake and Sight-Words Board Game
Dinosaur Detectives
More Wildlife Lesson Plans

Wildlife References

Some Unusual Facts About Snakes
Animal Defenses
Vertebrates Versus Invertebrates
Animal Communication
Animal Vocabulary
President Classification of Animals
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
More Wildlife References

Articles

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

Wildlife Activities for Art & Drama

The Barnyard Song
Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
Owl Sculpture
3-Person Silly Animals
Large Creatures
Monkey See, Look At Me Coloring Page

Literature Resources on Wildlife

Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
Frog Song Teacher's Guide
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Animal Disguises Teacher's Guide
Books to Use When Teaching Fables
Birds as Symbols and Omens
On the Far Side of the Mountain
Kingfisher Knowledge Guide: Dangerous Creatures Teacher's Guide
More Literature Resources on Wildlife

Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts

Animal Groups Matching
Orangutan Reading Passage
Praying Mantis Reading Passage
Reading Warm-Up 4 for Gr. 1 & 2: Polar Bears
Gorilla Reading Passage
How Do Some Animals Communicate? -- Activity 4.10
Animal Research - Plan Ahead
More Popular Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts

Digital Books

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

Children's Science Activities on Wildlife

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

Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class

Butterfly Facts and Questions
How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz
How Do Animals Adapt to Seasonal Change? -- Activity 4.12
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
Reading Warm-Up 6 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
What Animal Do I Admire?
Julie's Wolf Pack Reader's Guide
More Polar Regions – Teacher Resources

Resources on Insects

Plant & Animal Visuals Slideshow
Why Migration? -- Thinking Scientifically
Animals and Their Colorful Markings
Animal Facts Quiz
Camouflaged Butterflies
Planimal House
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. 1 & 2: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 7 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
More Oceans – Teacher Resources

Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Bullfrog Food Web
Anaconda Reading Passage
Anteater Reading Passage
Mexican Milksnake and Coralsnake Drawings
Long-Lived Turtles
Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Chimpanzee Reading Passage
More Popular Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Social Studies & Wildlife Connected

Create a Turkey
The Boy Who Drew Birds Teacher's Guide
More Social Studies Resources on Wildlife

Highlights

Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month! Don't overlook this opportunity to study and enjoy activities about the history and culture of Asian-Pacific American communities.

Tornadoes in Oklahoma
The recent rash of tornadoes in Oklahoma, which killed at least two dozen people, may have your students wondering why such natural disasters occur, how they may be affected by them, and what they can do to help. Use these resources to teach the geography of Oklahoma and the Southwestern United States, to explain tornadoes, and to discuss the resulting crises with your class.

Top 10 Galleries
Explore our most popular Top 10 galleries, from Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom and Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers to Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students and Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom. We'll help you get organized and prepared for every classroom situation, holiday, and more! Check out all of our galleries today.

May Calendar of Events
May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Backyard Games Week (5/23-29) and Memorial Day (5/27). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Clean Air Month, and Physical Fitness & Sports Month all May long!

Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.

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