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Animals Thematic Unit
Animals Thematic Unit
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Browse a multi-page, printable resource of ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities about animals.

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Animal Poems and Animal Shapes for Language Arts Class

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Animal Poems & Animal Shapes

Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity i...

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

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Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades

These spring activities for elementary students, all about spring plants and flowers, will help your students review and...

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Earth Day Activity Packet

Incorporate Earth Day into many of your classes, such as Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies with this exclusive ...

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Great Giraffes

In this math activity students draw one large giraffe and one small one.

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Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Giraffes

Students learn about giraffes and improve their reading comprehension skills with a nonfiction reading passage and relat...

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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy's Day Parade Activity Kit

Create your own Balloons Over Broadway adventures with printable finger puppets, paddle puppets, stick puppets, and a pa...

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Decorating Bug Squad Puppets

In this art and drama activity for Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, children create their own insect puppets and practice...

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Dog Puppet

Make puppets to use during creative play.

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Science and Technology: Fake Trees and Giraffes

Students design an exercise routine for giraffes by placing fake trees on a map.

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