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Animals

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Animals

The world is full of many types of animals. Animals share several common needs, but they also have diverse habits and characteristics. The unit Animals helps students discover what makes animals similar and what makes them different. Topics include habitat, diet, body parts, movement, special abilities, and more.

Overview Resources

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Unit Resource List
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NGSS Correlations Chart
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Animals Unit Roadmaps

Unit Nonfiction Books

Book cover photos zoom in on animals of different shapes, sizes, and colors.

Animals, Animals

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Book Quiz
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Lesson Resources

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Nonfiction Book Teacher's Guide
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Project-Based Learning Packs

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PBL Overview
Print SAZ Journal (K-2) PDF Project SAZ Journal (K-2)
SAZ Journal (K-2)
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Teacher Rubric - Team, K-2

Animal Protection

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PBL Project Organizer - Animals
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PBL Teaching Tips - Animals

Process Activities

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Process Activity Materials Lists - All K-2 units

Animal Trading Cards

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Animals Around You

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Pet or Not

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Pill Bugs

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FOCUS Books

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Animals of the Air

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Animals in the Ground

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Animals of the Deep Ocean

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Animals of the Ice and Snow

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Animals of the Rivers

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Supporting Materials

Investigation Packs

What Animals Need

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Investigation Pack Teacher's Guide
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I.File Response Sheet
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I.File Teaching Tips

I.Files

Leafcutter Ant

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Big-Belly Seahorse

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Giraffe

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Rockhopper Penguin

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Spectacled Caiman

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Mexican Axolotl

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Mystery File

Bird's Nest Coral

Science Fair Resources

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Science Fair Teacher's Guide (K-2)
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Science Fair Student Guide
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Science Fair Rubric

Science Fair Project Ideas

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Debates

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Debate Teacher's Guide Primary (K-2)

A Classroom Pet

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Science Videos

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A Day in the Life of a Sea Otter

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Adventures of the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

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Monkeys Can Share, Too

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The Harbor Seal in Seaside Homebody

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The Killer Whale in Three of a Kind

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The Manatee in Destination: Warm Waters

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Wandering Seals

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Weird Animals: Blackspotted Puffer Fish

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Weird Animals: Giant Moray Eel

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Weird Animals: Manta Ray

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Weird Animals: Painted Flutemouth Fish

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Weird Animals: Sea Cucumber

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Drama Activity

Animal Movement

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Career Files

Veterinarian; Wildlife Photographer; Zookeeper

Quick Reads

Catch Dinner

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Catch Dinner

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Catch Dinner

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Grab Food

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Grab Food

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Grab Food

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Hop or Crawl

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Hop or Crawl

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Rainforest Home

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Rainforest Home

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Rainforest Home

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Shells and Skin

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Shells and Skin

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Shells and Skin

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Concept Books

All Animals Concept Books

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Fiction Books

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Fiction Book Teacher's Guide

The Iwanna Bird

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The Iwanna Bird

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The Iwanna Bird

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Reading A-Z Books

Animal Eyes

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Graphic Organizers

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KWL

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Making Predictions

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Venn Diagram

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Word Smart

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Retelling Rubrics

Nonfiction Retelling Rubric

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Fiction Retelling Rubric

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Science Diagrams

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Examples of Skeletons

Insect Body Parts

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Frog

Anticipation Set

Animals

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Game Packs

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Complete Animals Game Pack

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Image Cards

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Vocabulary Cards

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Vocabulary Cards

Animals

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Word Work

Fill in the Blank; Unscramble; Word Sort

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Book Assembly

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