1st grade animal research project

My class is wrappin' up our animal research projects this week! During the winter months, we spend some time researching penguins by using ...

I’m throwing it back to my second-grade days today! One of my favorite field trips was our visit to the local zoo. In preparation for this trip, my students would research an animal and become an “expert” on that animal. They would then write a non-fiction book to add to our classroom library. To start, […]

Your primary students will love writing an animal report! Here are 6 mini lessons you should teach during this unit.

Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have published so many beautifully, written nonfiction books together. To my surprise, when I visited Steve’s website, I learned that they are married. Every year, I enjoy sharing their books with my class you can quickly tell a book illustrated by Steve because of his collage style. Beautiful, unique and creative are the words that come to my mind when I look at his illustrations. If you visit his website, he has a video demonstrating the process he goes through…

Teaching students about animal research reports is the perfect combination of nonfiction reading and informational writing!

Animal Research Project (W.K.7 and W.K.8)

I can't believe it took me so long to post about one of my favorite units to do with my students. I *love* animals, and most children do as well, which makes animal research projects so much fun to do with primary students. However, the thought of having over 20 students working on researching a different topic at the early primary level can be a bit very stressful. I have worked through some tips and ideas to make it easier to allow students to choose their own animal to learn about, and to…

Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade

Download this Animal Research Report Packet to help guide your K-2 grade student as they learn about an animal that they are interested in. Everything you need to help your child with their own Animal research report. Pages included: Introduction, classification, appearance, habitat, diet, predators, prey, lifecycle, interesting facts, charts and graphs, bibliography, and about the author. #AnimalReport #printables #homeschool

I was first introduced to the idea of creating Animal Dioramas when my son (who was a first grader at the time), brought home a shoebox and a basic instruction sheet from his teacher to create a diorama of any animal and its natural habitat. Being a mom, I was so excited about the opportunity to help my son create something he was so excited about! Being a teacher, I knew that I had to do a project like this with my own students, but I had no idea where to start. I shared the idea with my…