In this lesson, students learn about living and nonliving parts of the forest through a series of sensory activities. The lesson concludes with each student using his or her senses of touch, smell, and hearing to investigate a tree while blindfolded.

Students categorize photos and other representations of organisms as plants, invertebrates, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals, or amphibians. Then they use a diagram of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem to identify species that live in the Gulf of Mexico and categorize them.

In this activity, students will create a fictional monster with attributes that give the monster special powers such as protecting the student's family.

These supplemental student handouts are meant to be used with the unit "Structure and Function." In this set of activities, students will explore the structure and function of plants and animals, including self-defense, hunting and feeding, and how the senses help creatures respond to their natural environment.

In this activity, students will explore structure and function using simple utensils to demonstrate how they each have a specific purpose.

This informational text explores the characteristics of blue whales and a simple food chain of the Southern Ocean. This text is at a reading level appropriate for a reading level of Kindergarten through first grade. It is a full-color pdf file that can be printed, cut, and folded to form a 2 1/8" by 2 3/4" book. It contains color photographs and illustrations.

This activity will help students to recognize characteristics of living and nonliving within an environment.

In this worksheet activity, students are tasked with matching three adult cat species with three baby cats.

In this lesson, students will observe three different worm models and identify what is living and nonliving with the Worm Model Characteristics handout. After discussing similarities and differences, the students will predict how the three worm models will react when using a flashlight, a heat source (the sun), and water for moisture.

In this lesson, students learn that forests have living and nonliving parts by going on a walkabout and playing a game of Forest Memory. An art project and discussion help students make connections between different parts of the forest. Throughout the lesson, students are immersed in the idea that they, too, are part of the forest.

This informational text introduces students to the life cycle and life of the arctic wolf. The pack life is described including caring for young, hunting and how they deal with the summers of no darkness and winters of no sunlight. The text is written at a kindergarten through grade one reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.

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Children can make their own nature crowns and enter the world of make believe. Dress up and pretend worlds are important early emotional coping skills that c...

Have you ever wondered why bees buzz? Help young children develop pre-writing and early math skills while learning about pollinators.