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- Animal adaptation
- This lesson focuses on the adaptations, body structures, and behavior of animals. The students will explore animal growth and adaptations of animals. This lesson is designed to be taught during the reading of Stone Fox.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.
- Animal environments: Day one
- Students will group animals using common characteristics. Students will develop an understanding of animal adaptations. This lesson was designed to be used with the lesson "Diamante Poetry Using Environments: Day two."
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Cheri Cole.
- Animal report
- After studying the various animal groups, students write a report about an animal of their choosing using well-formed paragraphs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Kay Sims.
- Animal slide shows!
- This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Margie Bartolomucci.
- Animals movin' on up
- Children will explore animal body parts in animal pictures using the inquiry method. They will discuss their functions in movement and eating. They will also discuss the idea that classifications of animals have similar body parts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Science)
- By Anne Allen.
- Animals undercover
- Students will learn about the different animal coverings using the inquiry method. They will learn about how the covering is used for protection and to control body temperatures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Anne Ellis.
- Animals, animals, animals
- In this lesson students will learn to observe special characteristics and senses which influence the life of an animal and become aware of threats to animals and their habitats and how this affects everyone.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
- By Joyce Poplin.
- Arachnid anatomy!
- This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
- By Susan Sharples.
- At home in the tropical rainforest
- Students will choose one rainforest animal to research using print and electronic resources. They will work cooperatively with a partner to create a PowerPoint slide with the following information: photograph of the animal, the layer of the rainforest it inhabits, the sound the animal makes, and an interesting fact about the animal.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Sally Eller.
- Birds by inquiry
- Students will make observations of bird pictures to note the similarities and differences in one animal group. They will note especially the beaks, feet, wings and feathers of different types of birds. The life cycle of birds will be explored.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science)
- By Anne Allen.
- Feathers, fins, fur, scales, and skin
- Using observation, students will identify animal groups by their appearance. The students will move through animal centers looking for similarities and differences of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
- Getting to know spiders
- This lesson is useful for helping students understand the differences between spiders and insects. They will also learn about a spider's particular body parts. Live spiders will be observed over the course of a few days to see how sound, light, and movement affect the spiders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
- By Bree Welmaker.
- Green Wilma is missing!
- This lesson is designed to be used after students have been exposed to animal classification, especially the characteristics of amphibians. Reading Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold and inviting students to respond through art and written expression is a good use of integration.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Emily Rothrock.
- Incredible insect mouths
- This lesson shows children that insects have different kinds of mouths. It also notes the kinds of foods that different insects eat. It is a hands-on experiment type of lesson in which the children act as insects and use different tools for their “mouths.”
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Kelly Stewart.
- An integrated lesson comparing the butterfly and frog life cycles
- Students will build on their prior knowledge about the butterfly life cycle to compare and contrast the life cycles of butterflies and frogs. Students will locate butterflies on the school grounds and create pictographs and models of fractions to explain their findings mathematically. Students will also use a variety of resources to read about and study the food, space and air needed by butterflies and frogs to grow. They will create visual and written products to demonstrate their findings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Martha Dobson and Margaret Monds.
- Is it a duck? Is it a chick?
- Students will compare and contrast the characteristics of a chick and a duckling by using a Venn Diagram.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Debbie Beeson.
- The Pit
- The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.
- Polar bears and their adaptations
- In this introductory activity, students will be introduced to the concept of adaptation by exploring how a polar bear's body adapts to survive in the harsh environment in which it lives.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Heather Spradling.
- Polar bears: Keeping warm at the Arctic
- Students will learn about the polar bear's body coverings and how they help it to survive in the Arctic climate. The activities include a trip to the North Carolina Zoological park and a hands-on experiment to facilitate this goal, followed by reflection on and communication of what they have learned using a variety of media including art and literature.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Sandy Hardin.
- Researching the North Carolina coastal plain
- This lesson plan will provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of the animals, industry, and land geography of the coastal plain. Students will conduct research on the internet and in other resources to find information on the vital parts of the coastal plain. The lesson culminates with group presentations of their research and a Venn diagram developed individually comparing the outer and inner parts of the coastal plain.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.

