Elementary School Environment Activities (by date, oldest first)

This packet focuses on learning about the different kinds of animals that live in the grasslands. Included are writing pages, project instructions, center activities and wall posters. It can be a simple packet for talking about the animals in general or you can go further by learning about the animals in the tropical grasslands vs. the temperate grasslands as well as learning which ones live in the African Savanna or the American Prairie/Great Plains. Table of Contents Pages 3-5 – These pages are a sorting activity where students can sort the animals according to whether they are in a tropical grassland or in a temperate grassland. They can also sort animals to whether they live in the African Savanna or the American Prairie/Great Plains. Pages 6-17 – The pages are for drawing pictures of different kinds of grasslands and drawing animals that live there. Student will write the names for the animals they draw. There are pages for grasslands, tropical grasslands, temperate grasslands, the African Savanna, the American Prairie and the Great Plains. Each type of grassland has 2 pages with different writing lines. Pages 18-23 – These are poster pages for each type of grassland and the animals that live there. There are poster pages for grasslands, tropical grasslands, temperate grasslands, the African Savanna, the American Prairie and the Great Plains. Pages 24-29 – These are clip cards for telling whether the animals live in the African Savanna or the American Prairie. Cards are included with and without the animal names. Pages 30-35 – These are clip cards for telling whether the animals live in the African Savanna or the Great Plains. Cards are included with and without the animal names. Pages 36-41 – These are clip cards for telling whether the animals live in the tropical grassland or the temperate grassland. Cards are included with and without the animal names. Page 42 – This is a memory/concentration game. Print this sheet twice and cut them out to make the game! Pages 43-50 – Available in color and in black and white, these are Grassland picture cards. They can be used with page 40/41 as sorting mats or you can hang them for reference in your room. You can also combine these from other sets to create a habitat book. Pages 51-52 – Available in color and in black and white, they are small animal cards to use to sort on the grassland mats. Pages 53-55 - Instructions and templates for Grassland project. Pages 56-63 – True or False Task Cards: Print on Card stock and laminate. Have students circle whether what the cards say are true or false. Available in color and black and white. Has Answer Key!

Practice sorting natural vs. man made resources in this great science activity! This can go great in a morning tub or a science center.

Other Science Sorting Activities:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Living and Nonliving Things

Needs and Wants

Practice sorting solids, liquids and gases in this great science activity! There are 2 sets of sorting mats for each solid, liquid and gas for students to sort on.

When and how to use:

• Morning Tub Activity
• Science Center Activity
• Quick Assessment

Other Science Sorting Activities:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Living and Nonliving Things

Needs and Wants

This packet focuses on learning about the different kinds of animals that live in the rain forest. It will make a great supplement for any rain forest unit! It can be a simple packet for talking about the animals in general or you can go further by learning about the animals in the Amazon vs. the African Jungle.

Pages 3-5 – These pages are for sorting animals for the African Jungle and the Amazon rain forest. Combine these sorting cards with other sets to sort between different habitats.

Pages 6-13 – The pages are for drawing pictures of different kinds of rain forest and drawing animals that live there. Student will write the names for the animals they draw. There are pages for the tropical rain forests, the jungle, the African Jungle and the Amazon. Each type of rain forest has 2 pages with different writing lines.

Pages 14-21 – These are poster pages for each type of rain forest. There is a set of posters that include the animal names and a set that do not.

Pages 22-27 – These are clip cards for telling whether the animals live in the African Jungle or the Amazon. Cards are included with and without the animal names.

Page 28 – This is a memory/concentration game. Print this sheet twice and cut them out to make the game!

Pages 29-32 – Available in color and in black and white, these are rain forest picture cards. They can be used with page 33/34 as sorting mats or you can hang them for reference in your room. You can also combine these from other sets to create a habitat book.

Pages 33-34 – Available in color and in black and white, they are small animal cards to use to sort on the rain forest mats.

Pages 35-42 – True and False task cards with answer sheet and answer key.

Pages 43 – Non-fiction informative story

Page 44-45 – Instructions for a rain forest habitat box.

This packet provides activities and centers about the different kinds of animals and trees that live in the forest. It can be a simple packet for talking about the animals and plants in general or you can go further by learning about the plants in the coniferous forest verses the plants that live in the deciduous forest. Pages 3-5 – These pages are a sorting activity where students can sort the animals and plants according to whether they are in a deciduous forest or a coniferous forest. Combine this sorting set with those from other Habitat sets for more sorting options. Pages 6-13 – The pages are for drawing pictures of different kinds of forests and drawing animals that live there. Student will write the names for the animals they draw. There are pages for forests, woodlands, the Amazon and the African jungle. Each type of forest has 2 pages with different writing lines. Pages 14-19 – These are poster pages for each type of forest and the plants and animals that live there. Pages 20-23 – These are clip cards for telling whether the animals live in the woodlands or the rain forest. The cards are available with and without the animal names Page 24 – This is a memory/concentration game. Print this sheet twice and cut them out to make the game! Pages 25-32 – Available in color and in black and white, these are forest picture cards. You can use these to hang around the room for reference or combine them with other Habitat sets to make sorting mats. You can also combine these from other sets to create a habitat book. Pages 33-34 – Available in color and in black and white, they are small animal cards to use to sort on the forest mats. Pages 35-36 – Clip Cards where you clip whether the tree or parts of trees are found in a coniferous forest or a deciduous forest. Page 37 – Owl Crafts Page 38 – Factual Reading Page and Simple coloring activity. Page 39 – Deciduous and Coniferous Forest page: Color the pictures that are found in the deciduous forest yellow and in the coniferous forest green. Pages 40-47 – True and False Task cards with recording page and answer key.

Practice sorting recyclable pictures by plastic, glass, metal and paper in this fun sorting activity. This can go great in a morning tub or a science center. Other Science Sorting Activities: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Living and Nonliving Things Needs and Wants

These science sorts are perfect for a quick assessment or for letting students use in a science center.

The following sorts are available in this packet:

• Animal Classifications
• Animal Features
• Animal Habitats
• Carnivores and Herbivores
• Living and Nonliving Things
• Man Made and Natural Resources
• Needs and Wants
• Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals
• Recycling
• Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
• Solids, Liquids and Gases
• The Plants We Eat

This water log chart activity to designed to help students think about the question "how much water do I use?" and discover their weekly water use.

Students record how many times they participate in different water using activities. They then multiply this number by the average amount of water used to understand their weekly water consumption. These average use values are given to the student and already included in the chart.

Comes with a metric version (liters) and a standard version (gallons) as well as a teacher explanation.

Distance learning?

• No problem! This activity now includes Google Slides option! Ready to go, no prep needed from you!

Two Forms of Use Included

1. Printable PDF
2. Google Slides

Winter weather is coming. People and animals have many jobs to do to be ready before winter weather sets in. And, once prepared, we get to enjoy the winter season and all the changes it brings. This set includes:

• Getting Ready For Winter Two-Page Activity Set
• Getting Ready Word Search Puzzle – reinforces key vocabulary from Activity Set
• Winter Wonderland (Activities, Penguins, and Festivals) Two-Page Activity Set
• Wonderful Wintry Season Word Search Puzzle – reinforces key vocabulary from Activity Set
• Winter Rhyming Words Crossword Puzzle
• Winter Reading Log & Certificate

Concepts Explored: getting ready for winter | fall | autumn | animal behavior | hibernation | wildlife | migration | January | February | hibernating | skiing | snowboard | snowflakes | penguin | penguins | polar bears | winter festival | rhyming | rhymes | rhyme | winter words | winter vocabulary | hockey

Halloween Time! Bats are mysterious, fascinating and a bit scary. So, kids will love to learn more about them and to see how they live.

This packet of resources includes:

• Two-page Activity Set (Batty About Bats): with large crossword about characteristics of bats; idioms that relate to bats; second crossword about bat echolocation; fill-in puzzle about the benefits of bats; and true-false puzzle with bat facts.
• Word Search Puzzle – with 40 vocabulary words that reinforce words used in the Activity Set

FREE BONUSES

• Bat Life Cycle Poster – with original drawings and explanations
• Bat Ultrasound Poster – with graph and explanation of how bats "see" with sound
• Bat Flight Poster – with photos of Carlsbad Caverns, NM, and the amazing nightly bat flight
• Cavern and Bat Poster – with photos and original art (featuring Luray Caverns, VA)
• Famous Bats Poster – featuring the Vampire Bat and Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
• How Bats Help Humans Photo – intended for sharing on a screen (it is a very dark photo, so it might be difficult to print), this shows a bat pollinating a plant in the desert, a beautiful photo of nature

Fall is coming to an end. Winter is around the corner and people and animals get ready through a range of activities. This packet explores how families, pets and wild animals adapt to the changes that winter will bring.

This set includes:

• Getting Ready for Winter! Two-Page Activity Set – With themed crossword, maze, match-up, word search and match puzzle.
• Everyone’s Getting Ready for Winter! Word Search Puzzle – 50 words that reinforce the vocabulary used in the Activity Set.
• Things That Fall Puzzle – Explores the concept of gravity through a fun word search and “secret code” fill-in puzzle.
• Reading Log and Certificate Set – Themed set designed to encourage reading accomplishment.

Topics Covered: get ready for winter | winter | fall activities | autumn activities | leaves | gravity | Isaac Newton | math

Two fall gravity word puzzles and Sir Isaac Newton introduction: Things That Fall Puzzle page, which explores the concept of gravity through a fun word search and “secret code” fill-in puzzle.

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Vocabulary Words Included:

acorns apples comets empires grades hail Humpty Dumpty leaves London Bridge meteors night olives parachutes peaches pears pecans people rain snowflakes stars sweat tears temperatures water balloons

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A crossword puzzle with 9 terms about animals that live in the jungle habitat and the climate. An answer key is included. This would be a great activity to be used as a quick assessment, work for early finishers, and also something to keep your students busy after state testing. I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.

A crossword puzzle with 12 terms about animals that live in the ocean habitat and some of their physical traits. An answer key is included. This would be a great activity to be used as a quick assessment, work for early finishers, and also something to keep your students busy after state testing. I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.

A crossword puzzle with 9 terms about animals that live in the jungle habitat and the climate. An answer key is included. This would be a great activity to be used as a quick assessment, work for early finishers, and also something to keep your students busy after state testing. I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.

Fall, foliage, autumn events and fall fun are here! You'll love to have this 54-page autumn puzzle bundle at hand this season to help children learn about a range of fall-related topics – learning while they have a ton of fun!

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In this Nature Scavenger Hunt students will use their lists and check off the items they find while exploring nature. Through the activity you can discuss: colors, shapes, sizes, textures and the five senses!

What's Included:

• 1 Nature Scavenger Hunt page

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This is an activity to do during or after watching the Lorax! This is to go along with a science lesson about the process of photosynthesis, the parts of a plant, and the connection the movie has to photosynthesis.

Students will be putting together and labeling the process of photosynthesis and the parts of a plant. Then they will also describe how The Lorax Movie connects to the process of photosynthesis.

You can pace these activities in multiple ways but I would recommend having the students do the photosynthesis and parts of a plant activity before watching the movie. Then after they have watched the movie, have them complete the connect activity. But you can do it in many different ways.

This activity takes very little prep. Each student will need a copy of each sheet (they are labeled) and scissors, glue sticks/tape, colored pencils, and normal pencils. You could even have students work in groups!

This would be a great product to introduce and/or review photosynthesis and the parts of a plant. You could even use it as an assessment!

I hope you enjoy it! Please rate and review.

Hands On Activity:

Students will separate beans into separate populations and then respond to questions concerning populations and communities. This hands on activity allows meaningful understanding on how populations and communities work together within an ecosystem.

My students love to organize the beans in a variety of ways.

What's included:

• Instructions.
• Question worksheet.

How is this product useful:

• Hands on activity.
• Meaningful ecosystem work.

Interactive Review:

Students assemble a simple puzzle by matching vocabulary words to their definitions. Students get to manipulate the rectangles in order to create a square by matching these words and definitions.

Simple to prep and simple to check.

What's included:

• Instructions.
• Review puzzle via Google Slides.

How is this product useful:

• Engaging review.
• Hands on activity.
• Simple prep for teacher.