Merlene Walker

Explore Hermit Crabs through this factual Powerpoint lesson. This lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about Hermit Crabs. (44 Slides)

Texas Bingo is a fun activity to use when teaching the symbols of the state. Good to use on Texas Day (December 29th). This game can be played like traditional Bingo or can be used to encourage communication skills or improve vocabulary. Images that represent Texas are used. Bingo boards are editable so they can be a Great collection of clip art too! 1) Students can pick a picture on their card and use it in a sentence, 2) The teacher can give clues and have the students guess which picture

Explore Marine Life through this Powerpoint lesson about Starfish. This lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about Sea Stars or Starfish. Students will be introduced to the idea that Starfish (sea stars) are beautiful animals that can be a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

Getting Called On...or not - Social Story about raising your hand This social story can be personalized for a particular student or used for the whole class. It reminds students to wait to be called before talking out and that it's ok to let others get called on too.

Kansas Day Bingo - Students play Bingo using various symbols, pictures and icons representing the state of Kansas. (4 different Bingo Boards).

This presentation shows different types of fossils and explains how they are formed. Fossils has more than 50 colorful photographs and slides. The teacher presentation can be shown to the whole class or used by individual students for review or enrichment.

Stand alone powerpoint presentation about the four layers or strata of a rainforest. A description of each layer is provided as well as photographs of plants, animals, birds, insects and snakes of the rainforest. Over 80 colorful photographs are included.

Ready made lesson about hibernation. Text and photographs. Black bears are highlighted but lots of animals are discussed and their preparations for winter explained. (23 colorful slides)

Learn interesting facts about tarantulas. This factual slide show tells about the life cycle of spiders (tarantulas), habits and habitats, predators and prey. 52 colorful photographs are provided in this ready to use presentation.

Chinese New Year Celebrations This is a ready to use powerpoint lesson that highlights Chinese New Year traditions and superstitions. Chinese lanterns, dragon dances and special New Year events are described and shown with colorful photographs

Explore Marine Life through this Powerpoint lesson about Seahorses. This stand-alone lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about Seahorses. Students will be introduced to information about what they look like, what they do and where they live. This presentation has 36 slides.

Unusual Mammals: Pink Amazon River Dolphins Learn all about the habits and habitats of the pink river dolphins. The differences between sea dolphins and river dolphins is discussed in this colorful PowerPoint presentation. This presentation can be used with whole class or as an enrichment activity for individual students. Presentation can be edited.

It seems almost every year one of my primary students would need to be reminded that we must go inside the school building to use the restroom. This social story talks about the importance of using the bathroom inside (not outside).

Kansas the 34th State! A brief history of the state of Kansas and color photographs of each of the state symbols. Great for Kansas Day! Kansas became the 34th state in the United States on January 29, 1861.

Explore Chameleons through this factual Powerpoint lesson. This lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about a variety of Chameleon species. Habits and habitats are discussed. (43 Slides)

Explore red-eyed tree frogs through this factual PowerPoint lesson. This science lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about red-eyed tree frogs. This ready made lesson discusses habits and habitats. (38 slides)

Explore Marine Life through this factual powerpoint presentation. Illustrated with colorful photographs and diagrams. Various topics are included: reptiles, life cycles, extinction, habitat, prey, conservation and more. 54 colorful slides.

When presented as a slide show, this PowerPoint presentation can be an interactive social skills lesson. This lesson focuses on the Golden Rule with an eight minute video/read aloud of the book Do Unto Otters, by Laurie Keller, followed by a review of some important life skills. Each slide suggests an brief question or direction for student participation. The presentation ends with a 3 minute music video. This interactive activity would be great for the beginning of school or anytime. Lesson co

Understanding the Emotions of Others is a stand alone lesson that teaches children how to read nonverbal cues and body language of others.

Explore the amazing armadillo through this Powerpoint lesson. This stand-alone lesson provides colorful photographs and interesting facts about armadillos. Students will be introduced to information about what they look like, what they do and where they live. This presentation has 62 slides.