Exploring Nature Science Resources
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About the store
Sheri Amsel taught college science for 10 years. She then began publishing picture books for kids on science and nature topics. She also wrote and illustrated a series of wildlife field guides and science workbooks for K- 8. Her area of expertise are anatomy, life science and environmental science. Sheri has visited over 500 schools in the U.S. with science and literacy based programming. Her science resource website: Exploringnature.org serves schools, homeschool families, museums, nature centers, zoos and camps all over the U.S. and in 20 countries.
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Habitat Hidden Pictures - FREE
4 FREE Habitat Hidden Pictures (with KEYS) Wetland Amazon Rainforest Forest Floor Coral Reef
PreK - 3rd
Environment, Science, Visual Arts
Woodpeckers of North America - Poster (11x17")
This is a 11x17" downloadable poster. If you cannot print out a poster that size, you can email the jpeg to your nearest printing store (e.g. Staples, Kinkos, etc. – call them first to confirm) and have them print it out.
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Environment, Visual Arts
Animals of the American Prairie - Giant Color (and Coloring) Poster Building Act
Giant posters are great visual aids to enhance educational topics. In addition to species identification, they can represent 2-D Models for science processes and progressions. Print out the 8.5 x 11" sections and piece them together into giant, eye catching 17” x 22” posters for the classroom or other educational displays. This activity also includes the materials to build a giant coloring poster and smaller mini-posters to use as guides.
This Bundle Includes:1) Two 4-piece color posters
PreK - 7th
Art, Environment, Science
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
Forest Layers and Animals - Giant Poster Building (and Coloring) Activities
This bundle includes (16 pages to download and print):1) Two 4-piece color posters – one with animal outlines and one without, ready to be assembled. 2) Two pages of animals to be cut out and pasted onto the color posters (25 color animals). 3) One color mini-poster of the animals in the forest (as a guide). 4) One 4-piece black and white poster to be assembled and colored with animals already included. 5) One copy-ready coloring page of the animals in the forest. Materials Needed to Complete
PreK - 7th
Environment, Graphic Arts, Science
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
North American Forests - Activity Bundle
Learn about North American forests with 38 simple, fun activities that include: reading, coloring, drawing, matching, hidden pictures, mazes, cut and pastes, unscrambles, and word activities. Learn about the animals and trees of deciduous, mixed, and boreal forests, with entertaining activities (that offer a range of age levels) about this vital, rich habitat.
4th - 8th
Biology, Coloring Pages, Environment
Drawing Birds - A step by step guide to drawing 50 birds.
A step by step guide to drawing 50 birds. Includes: Bird External Anatomy Wetland and Ocean BirdsMallard Common Merganser Northern Pintail Duck Common Loon Great Blue Heron Snowy Egret Canada Goose Osprey Bald Eagle Brown Pelican Seagull Roseate Spoonbill Flamingo Forest BirdsBlack-capped Chickadee Screech Owl Pileated Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Baltimore Oriole Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird Field BirdsEastern Bluebird Cardinal American G
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Environment, Visual Arts
Amazon Rainforest Layers and Animals - Giant Color (and Coloring) Poster Buildin
This Bundle Includes:1) One 4-piece color poster with animals ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 2) One 4-piece color poster with only dotted outlines where animals can be glued in place as a model making exercise, ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 3) Two pages with 14 animals to be cut out and pasted onto the model-making poster. 4) One color mini-poster of the Amazon Rainforest Layers and Animals (as a guide). 5) One 4-piece black and white coloring poster with animals, ready t
K - 7th
Art, Environment, Science
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
Drawing North American Wildlife - A step by step guide
A step by step guide to drawing wild animals found in six habitats: throughout North America: Prairie, Desert, Rocky Mountain, Deciduous Forest, Wetland, and Coastal Habitats. There is descriptive text about each habitat as well as a labeled, coloring page. This resource is simple enough for a child to follow, but complete enough to satisfy beginning artists, naturalists, parents, and classroom teachers. Accompanying text points out physical features that make each animal’s shape distinctive for
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Environment, Visual Arts
Amazon Rainforest Activity Bundle - Downloadable Only
Learn about the Amazon Rainforest with simple, fun activities that include reading about animals, coloring, drawing, matching, hidden pictures, mazes, cut and paste and word activities. This bundle includes 40 black and white, copy-ready Amazon Rainforest Activities (51 pages total) for getting familiar with this habitat. Use drawing activities to develop animal reports, dioramas, murals and posters about the Amazon. Included in this bundle: 1) Amazon Rainforest Coloring Page 2) Amazon
K - 4th
Art, Environment, Science
Ocean Animals and Habitats Activity Bundle for K-4
This bundle includes 42 black and white (copy ready), age-appropriate Ocean resources including: crossword puzzles, word searches, hidden pictures, mazes, unscrambles, matching, coloring and drawing activities. (61 pages total). Copyright ©2020 Sheri Amsel • All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to classroom use only. Activities include: 1. Ocean Animals Crossword Puzzle (1 page) 2. Ocean Animal Dot to Dot Plus Fun Fact (1 pag
PreK - 4th
Art, Environment, Science
NGSS
2-LS4-1
, K-LS1-1
Draw a North American Prairie Habitat Bundle for Posters, Murals, Diagrams
This drawing bundle includes 26 step-by-step “How to Draw” North American prairie animal pages, two habitat coloring pages and one full color prairie mini-poster (30 pages total). These can be used for teaching about North American prairie habitats, animals, and food webs or drawing classroom murals, posters or dioramas. Other Habitat Drawing Bundles like this: Draw an American Desert for Posters, Murals or Curriculum DevelopmentDraw an African Savannah Habitat for Posters, Murals or Curriculum
Not Specific
Environment, Science, Visual Arts
NGSS
2-LS4-1
Draw, Color, and Learn About African Rainforest Animals
This bundle includes drawing and/or coloring activities involving 10 African rainforest animals, plus habitat coloring, labeling, and food web matching (32 pages total). This bundle includes:Drawing Animals and Rainforest Murals (1 page) African Rainforest Introduction (1 page) African Rainforest Coloring (1 page) African Rainforest Animal Labeling (1 page) African Rainforest Food Web (1 page) African Rainforest Food Web Matching (1 page) African Food Web Matching KEY (1 page) Chimpanzee: Draw,
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Art
Art and Discovery Bundles - Deciduous Forest Activities for K-2
Science and environmental education start with young children being encouraged to indulge their sense of wonder. Through Art and Discovery Bundles, kids will gain a deeper understanding of the natural world through fun and creative nature and art projects. This activity bundle includes 14 activities (33 pages) appropriate for K-2 students: 1) Create a Clay Pot with Nature Pressed Designs (2 pages) 2) Backyard Animals - Outdoor Inquiry Activity (1 page) 3) Backyard Plants - Outdoor Inquiry Acti
K - 3rd
Art, Environment, Science
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
Ocean Animals and Coastal Habitat Coloring Posters (12) - 11x17"
Print out and color 12 Ocean Animals and Coastal Habitat Posters (labeled). Use as a curriculum supplements and bulletin board posters. Ocean ZonesIntertidal Zones - Tide Pool HabitatCoral ReefEvergladesMangrovesSalt MarshesSoutheastern Coastal HabitatNortheastern Coastal HabitatPacific Coastal HabitatSharksWhalesSeals, Sea Lions, and WalrusesThese are 11x17" downloadable posters. If you cannot print out a poster that size, you can email the jpg to your nearest printing store (e.g. Staples,
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Environment, Visual Arts
North American Prairie Activity Bundle
The North American Prairie Activity Bundle includes 50 pages of prairie animal activities: coloring, drawing, mazes, matching, and hidden pics for all ages. Included in this Bundle: • Read about the North American Prairie (1 page) • Color three views of the animals on the North American Prairie (3 pages) • Color the Prairie Wildflowers (1 page) • Color the North American Prairie Birds (1 page) • Color the American Kestrel (1 page) • Color the Burrowing Owl (1 page) • Draw a Burrowing Owl (2 pa
PreK - 8th
Environment, Visual Arts
Ocean Layers and Animals - Build Giant COLOR and COLORING Posters
This Bundle Includes:1) One 4-piece color poster with animals ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 2) One 4-piece color poster with only dotted outlines where animals can be glued in place as a model making exercise, ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 3) Two pages with ocean animals to be cut out and pasted onto the model-making poster. 4) One color mini-poster of Ocean Layers and Animals (as a guide). 5) One 4-piece black and white coloring poster with animals, ready to be assemble
PreK - 5th
Environment, Science, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
North American Desert - Giant Color (and Coloring) Poster Building Activities
This 18 page Bundle Includes:1) One 4-piece color poster with animals ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 2) One 4-piece color poster with only dotted outlines where animals can be glued in place as a model making exercise, ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size. 3) One page with animals to be cut out and pasted onto the model-making poster. 4) One color mini-poster of the North American Desert and animals (as a guide). 5) One 4-piece black and white coloring poster with animals, ready
PreK - 5th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
Birds of the World - Coloring Bundle (For all ages).
Color 150 birds from habitats around the planet (144 Pages). Good for all ages. Included in this bundle: Birds Introduction Bird External Anatomy Bird Internal Anatomy Birds of North America:Woodpeckers of North AmericaPileated Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Winter Birds of the North AmericaPurple Finch Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Black-capped Chickadee North American Prairie BirdsAmerican Kestrel
Not Specific
Art, Science
North American Habitat Coloring Posters (5) - 11x17"
Print out and color five North American Habitat Posters with animals labeled. Use as a curriculum supplement and bulletin board posters. The North American PrairieThe Sonoran Desert of North AmericaDeciduous ForestNorth American WetlandRocky MountainsThis is a 11x17" downloadable poster. If you cannot print out a poster that size, you can email the jpg to your nearest printing store (e.g. Staples, Kinkos, etc. – call them first to confirm) and have them print it out.
Not Specific
Environment, General Science, Graphic Arts
Build 5 Giant Habitat COLORING Posters
Giant posters are great visual aids to enhance educational topics. In addition to species identification, they can represent 2-D Models for science processes and progressions. For each habitat, print out the 8.5 x 11" sections and piece them together. Then color to complete giant, eye catching posters for the classroom or other educational displays. The finished poster sizes are 17 x 22".Build 5 Giant Habitat Coloring Posters• North American Desert • Amazon Rainforest • Ocean Life Zones • No
PreK - 5th
Environment, Science, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
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About the store
Experience
Sheri Amsel taught college science for 10 years. She then began publishing picture books for kids on science and nature topics. She also wrote and illustrated a series of wildlife field guides and science workbooks for K- 8. Her area of expertise are anatomy, life science and environmental science. Sheri has visited over 500 schools in the U.S. with science and literacy based programming. Her science resource website: Exploringnature.org serves schools, homeschool families, museums, nature centers, zoos and camps all over the U.S. and in 20 countries.
Awards & shining teacher moments
In 2009, Sheri Amsel was awarded the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Environmental Education of Youths, by the National Garden Club.
My own education history
Sheri Amsel has undergraduate degrees in botany and zoology and a masters degree in human and veterinary anatomy and biomedical illustration.
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