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Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project
Are you looking for a fun, engaging research project to assess your unit on classifying animals? Download this Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project to give your students a hands-on educational experience that they'll never forget! This project is not just another worksheet! Students will be able to use real-life knowledge of animal classifications and get the chance to bring their learning to life by constructing a zoo map. When complete, your students' maps will showcase their und
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats – 54 Real Picture Cards for Sorting
Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats – Teach Kids About Recycling with Real Pictures! Help students learn about recycling and environmental responsibility with these Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats. This engaging educational resource helps children recognize different recyclable materials and categorize them correctly, all while promoting sustainability and hands-on learning. What’s Included?2 Types of Sorting Mats – One mat with 9 squares for sorting, and another larger mat to allow for flexible
PreK - 2nd
Environment, Other (ELA), Other (Math)
Sharks Task Cards: Fun Fact Activities with ELA & Math Enrichment - Shark Week™!
Use these 24 Shark Task Cards to add enrichment to your Ocean Unit or during Shark Week™! The tasks on these cards are designed to be done without extra help or extra materials other than paper and pencil. Each card includes a writing prompt, math challenge, or critical thinking activity. Most of the cards also include an interesting fact about sharks. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsResponse SheetsDIGITAL:Google Slide-ShowDIFFERENTIATI
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
What is Energy? Virtual Field Trip Renewable Potential Science Digital Resource
Bring science to life with this engaging virtual field trip all about energy — perfect for grades 3–6! Students will love exploring energy topics as they discover how energy works in the world around them. This interactive resource makes complex science concepts easy to understand while sparking curiosity and wonder! Students will explore: Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources – how we power our world. Potential vs. Kinetic Energy – from stored energy to motion in action. How Energy Flow
3rd - 6th
Environment, General Science, Physical Science
NGSS
5-PS3-1
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
+3
Jane Goodall Activity Virtual Field Trip Women's History Month Digital Resource
Teach students about Jane Goodall, the world-famous scientist and conservationist known for her groundbreaking research with chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Africa! Your students will be inspired as they explore Jane Goodall’s incredible journey of courage, curiosity, and compassion for animals. Your students will learn about her trailblazing discoveries, the challenges she faced as a woman scientist in the wild, and her lasting influence through the Roots & Shoots Program — a global movem
4th - 7th
Environment, Reading, Science
NGSS
3-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
Dressing for Weather
Over 40 articles of clothing to choose from! Teach your kids the weather while helping them choose the appropriate articles of clothing to wear. This file comes in a PowerPoint format to allow you to easily adjust the size of the images if needed. ENJOY! In this file: The words "Today is..."Rain cloudSnow cloudThunder cloudSunCloudRain coatRain hatRain bootsSnow bootsWinter CoatWinter hatGloves6 Pants4 shorts 3 Short sleeve shirts for girl3 Short sleeve shirts for boy2 Dresses3 Long sleeve shirt
PreK - K
Environment
STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder
Looking for an easy Spring or Earth Day STEM project for your 2nd through 5th grade students? This ready to go Bird Feeder Project is perfect for spring or for your wild animals unit! Challenge your students to design and build a bird feeder that can be refilled easily and can dispense bird seeds on its own. You can use plastic bottles, plastic plates, cardboard, wooden clothespins, and string to engineer this bird feeder. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Earth Day Activity | Wind Farms & Renewable Energy Virtual Field Trip
Looking for a fun activity about Wind Energy? Let your students take a Virtual field trip about sustainability and alternative natural resources using technology! This product includes two digital choice boards, online activities & student activity slides. Students will learn about renewable resources, tour wind farms, go inside a wind turbine, and learn how wind is converted to electricity. What's included?2 Interactive Google Slides Digital Choice BoardsFollow-up Photo Quiz to check for und
4th - 7th
Environment, General Science, Science
NGSS
5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
+3
Seasonal Sorting Cards & Control Chart
Using these Seasonal Sorting Cards benefits children by developing their cognitive and fine motor skills and their understanding of the natural world. It helps them learn to categorize, observe patterns, and develop critical thinking skills by relating objects to specific seasons. This also supports their practical life skills, such as choosing appropriate clothing for the weather. Identify and classify photographs of common seasonal items and scenes. This set includes: 4 category cards (Winter
PreK - K
Environment, General Science
Animal Habitats Clip Cards – Match Animals to Biomes for Science Centers
Animal Habitat Clip Cards – Match Animals to Their Environments Explore the natural world with this colorful, hands-on Animal Habitat Clip Card Set! With 107 clip cards featuring animals and related items, students will match each one to the correct habitat: Desert, Rainforest, Ocean, Wetland, or Polar. This interactive science activity is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners, helping them build science vocabulary, critical thinking, and fine motor skills in one en
PreK - 1st
Environment, Other (ELA)
Types of Pollution - Information, Sorting Cards & Control Charts
Understanding different Types of Pollution is essential for promoting environmental awareness, responsibility, and critical thinking skills. This knowledge ultimately empowers children to become informed and engaged citizens who are capable of tackling real-world environmental challenges. Identify, sort, and classify six types of pollution: noise, air, water, land, thermal, and radioactive. Use the control chart to verify the classifications. Includes: 6 category cards6 information cards36 labe
1st - 4th
Environment, General Science
Sun Safety STEM
Summer STEM - Building a Shade - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! The children want to play in the sandbox, but the sun is making it too hot! The sand is too hot to play in and the children will get a sunburn. they need a shade built over the sandbox. What will your students come up with to solve the problem? This Sun Safety STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve th
1st - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Ecology Task Cards - 24 Fun Earth Day Activities for Environmental Enrichment
Use these 24 Ecology Task Cards to add enrichment to your Earth Day activities or your Ecology unit. The activities on these cards are designed to be done without extra help or extra materials other than paper and pencil. However, a basic knowledge of some ecology concepts is required (food chains, adaptations, etc.) Most of the cards are writing-based, and a few also require illustrations. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorResponse SheetsRecording She
4th - 7th
Environment, Science
Biomes of the World Animal Sorting Cards and Graphing Activities
Biomes of the World: Animal Sorting & Graphing Activities Make science and math come alive with this hands-on, cross-curricular resource that integrates geography, zoology, and data analysis in a fun and meaningful way! Perfect for your science centers, small group instruction, or as an extension to a biomes or animal unit, this engaging activity allows students to sort animals into their correct biomes, identify continents, and graph their findings using real-world data. What’s Incl
1st - 4th
Environment, Geography, Graphing
Biome Travel Brochure
Biome Travel Brochure | Ecosystem Research Project Take your students on a global adventure—without ever leaving the classroom! This Biome Travel Brochure project is the perfect way to wrap up your biomes, ecosystems, or habitats unit. Students research a biome of their choice and turn their findings into a creative, persuasive trifold travel brochure. What’s Included: ✈️ Printable tri-fold brochure template (print double-sided & fold along dotted lines) Lined sections for student writi
2nd - 4th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Writing
National Parks Activity - Digital Escape Room: A Fun No-Prep Breakout Challenge
This National Parks Escape Room is a fun activity to spark student curiosity! With clickable clues and simple setup to get started, students search for objects that contains a clue and then solve the challenge. Each puzzle provides a letter to the password that will help students escape! This activity allows your students to collaborate and practice overcoming obstacles! This resource includes a differentiated challenge in which students will research the types of bears found in parks and
3rd - 6th
Environment
Trees and Leaves Fall Autumn Montessori matching cards
A great addition to your fall unit. Pair up with real leaves or take a walk and find trees to match the cards. There are so many possibilities. There are 6 matches to make. Simply cut and laminate. Please check out my other items for sale and don't forget to leave feedback. Thank you
PreK - 3rd
Environment
Lava Lamp Oil and Water Activity | Mixtures Density And Immiscible Chemistry Lab
Ignite your students’ curiosity with this mesmerizing lava lamp experiment — a hands-on, visual demonstration of oil and water, density, mixtures, and how immiscible substances behave. Using effervescent tablets, you will create lots of oohs and ahhs while they expand their knowledge on the properties of matter. It makes an excellent introductory lesson about oil spills for environmental science and Earth Day. This hands-on lab can be conducted in 30 minutes, uses simple supplies, and includes t
4th - 7th
Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
Animals & Habitats Reading Comprehension Worksheet Short Passages PreK Grade 1-2
✅ Turn Animal Habitats into Reading + Science LessonsMake reading time exciting with this no-prep set of 30 short nonfiction animal passages—perfect for PreK–Grade 1–2 learners. Each passage takes children on a journey into the natural world—forests, deserts, jungles, oceans, ponds, mountains, and more—while teaching real science facts. Kids won’t just read; they’ll discover how animals move, eat, rest, and survive in their habitats. Ready to print. Ready to teach. No cutting, no laminating,
K - 2nd
Environment, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.1.1
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
Types of Clouds 3-Part Cards - Montessori Nomenclature
In a Montessori environment, studying clouds helps children understand nature, weather patterns, and scientific observation, fostering curiosity and a love for learning about the world around them. This set, Types of Clouds Nomenclature Cards, includes 14 types of clouds: cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, altostratus, altocumulus, stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, mammatus, lenticular, fog, and contrails. These cards are formatted in a 3-part card series. To use thr
K - 3rd
Environment, Physical Science
3D LIZARD CRAFT | Lizard Activity | Lizard Craft for Kids | Lizard Nature Crafts
This lizard craft is super simple and so fun for kids. Use the finished version for a real looking lizard, or create your own by adding nature. It looks truly spectacular. While making this 3D lizard craft, why not learn about lizards, their habitat and how they can camouflage into their environment. 1. Colored Lizard Craft 2. Blank Lizard Nature Craft 3. Three bases (blank, grass and rock). Your children will develop their fine motor, scissor and creativity skills with this fun lizard nature
PreK - 5th
Art, Earth Sciences, Environment
Recycling Sorting Activity (Earth Day, Montessori, Preschool, Lower EL)
Engage your students in a hands-on, eco-conscious learning experience with our Recycle vs. Not Recyclable Flashcards! This comprehensive teaching resource is perfect for educators looking to instill environmental awareness in their young learners, spanning from preschool to lower elementary levels. Activity Highlights: Educational Fun for All Ages: Tailored for preschoolers to lower elementary students, this activity introduces the concepts of recycling and sustainability in an engaging manner
PreK - 3rd
Environment
Ocean Virtual Field Trip Marine Ecosystems Conservation Google Slides Grades 4-7
Your students will love exploring Marine Ecosystems, Coral Reefs & Ocean Conservation with this engaging and student-friendly Google Slides activity! This high-interest digital resource supports upper elementary and middle school science standards related to ecosystems, Earth’s systems, biodiversity, and human impact on the environment. Perfect to use around Earth Day or anytime during the year to support your science lessons, and provide students enriching background. Students explore: Marine
4th - 7th
Environment, General Science, Geography
NGSS
5-ESS2-2
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
+1
Outdoor Learning Discussion Prompts | Kindergarten | Grade One
Bring Your Morning Meetings Outside with Engaging, Curriculum-Aligned Discussions ☀️ Transform your outdoor learning time into meaningful conversations with this set of 80 detailed discussion prompts designed specifically for Kindergarten educators and early primary. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to spark curiosity, build oral language, and foster connections to the world around your students — all while supporting Ontario’s Four Frames of the Kindergarten Program. What’s Included: ✅ 80
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Environment
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