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Wildlife Teacher Resources

Look below to find plenty of cross-curricular printables, lesson plans, quizzes, and references for National Wildlife Week. Bring the animal world into your classroom with these great wildlife teaching resources for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Activities include bird-watching, reading comprehension passages, and fun art projects. Students will enjoy learning about the wild animals that live in the rain forests, oceans, and polar regions.
Printables
What Is Adaptation?
Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Animals That Migrate
Create a Turkey
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Snake Facts Game Board
More Popular Wildlife Printables
Quizzes
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Quiz
Kinds of Animals Quiz
Animal Classification Quiz
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Quiz
Animal Habits Quiz
Animal Facts Quiz
General Science Quiz
More Wildlife Quizzes
Technology Resources
Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation
Amazing Animals
All About Wolves
Kaufman Focus Guides by Kenn Kaufman
Bulletin Board Ideas
Habitat and Animals Theme
Earth Day Activities
There's an Owl in the Shower
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
National Park System of the United States
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
More Earth Day Teacher Resources
Lesson Plans
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
Snake and Sight-Words Board Game
Discover a Pond Food Web
Plant Eaters and Meat Eaters
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
Bird Feeders
Endangered Species' Life Spans
More Wildlife Lesson Plans
Wildlife References
Animal Group Terms
Some Unusual Facts About Snakes
Animal Defenses
Animal Vocabulary: Families and Behavior
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
Vertebrates Versus Invertebrates
Animal Vocabulary
More Wildlife References
Articles
The Summer of the Swans
Food Webs of Reptiles and Amphibians
A Visit to the Zoo Sub Kit -- Grades 1-2
On the Far Side of the Mountain
Reptile and Amphibian Life Span and Life History
Animals at the Zoo Activity Sheet
Reptile and Amphibian Defense Systems
More Wildlife Articles
Physical Education & Wildlife Connected
Animal Walk Circuit
Animals as Athletes
More Physical Education Resources for Teachers
Wildlife Activities for Art & Drama
Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4
Owl Sculpture
The Barnyard Song
Large Creatures
3-Person Silly Animals
Literature Resources on Wildlife
The Summer of the Swans -- Test A
Books to Use When Teaching Fables
The Race of Toad and Deer
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Animal Disguises Teacher's Guide
The Summer of the Swans -- Test C
The Boy Who Drew Birds Teacher's Guide
More Literature Resources on Wildlife
Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts
Orangutan Reading Passage
Anaconda Reading Passage
Animal Groups Matching
Gorilla Reading Comprehension Questions
How Do Some Animals Communicate? -- Activity 4.10
Animal Research - Plan Ahead
Anaconda Reading Comprehension Answers
More Popular Wildlife Activities for Reading & Language Arts
Children's Science Activities on Wildlife
Animal Home Puzzles
Measuring Turtle Length and Age
Which Mammal Group?
Gorillas in the Wild, Gorillas in Captivity Worksheet
Wetlands Life
Gorillas in the Wild, Gorillas in Captivity
Planimal House
More Children's Science Activities on Wildlife
Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class
How Do Animals Adapt to Seasonal Change? -- Activity 4.12
Butterfly Facts and Questions
Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz
Reading Warm-Up 56 for Gr. 1 & 2: Science
Dinosaur Detectives
Geologic Time Scale and Reptile Skeletal Figures
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Oceans and Seas Teacher's Guide
More Wildlife Activities for Earth Science Class
Wildlife in Polar Regions
Camouflage
Polar Bears and the Harsh Arctic Environment Worksheet
Reading Warm-Up 4 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
What Animal Do I Admire?
Animal Research and Writing
Polar Bears and the Harsh Arctic Environment Vocabulary
Reading Warm-Up 6 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
More Polar Regions – Teacher Resources
Resources on Insects
Plant & Animal Visuals Slideshow
Animal & Insect Transparencies Slideshow
Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
Camouflaged Butterflies
Praying Mantis Reading Comprehension Questions
Animals and Their Colorful Markings
Why Migration? -- Thinking Scientifically
More Resources on Insects
Endangered Species Resources
Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Wetlands Life Worksheet
Science and Language Arts: Tigers in Trouble
Amphibian Population Declines
Endangered Interview
Reading Warm-Up 15 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 8 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals
Aquatic Wildlife Resources
What Belongs in the Ocean?
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 1 & 2: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 7 for Gr. 5 & 6: Animals
Reading Warm-Up 11 for Gr. 3 & 4: Animals
More Oceans – Teacher Resources
Rain Forest Wildlife Activities
Bullfrog Food Web
Chimpanzee Reading Comprehension Questions
Anaconda Reading Comprehension Questions
Long-Lived Turtles
Chimpanzee Reading Comprehension Answers
Chimpanzee Reading Passage
Gorilla Reading Passage
More Popular Rain Forest Wildlife Activities
Social Studies & Wildlife Connected
The Summer of the Swans Projects
The Summer of the Swans Answer Key
The Summer of the Swans -- Test B
The Summer of the Swans Writing Activity
Kingfisher Knowledge Guide: Dangerous Creatures Teacher's Guide
More Social Studies Resources on Wildlife

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