First grade animal research project

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

This Animal Report can be used for ANY animal. It is a great way to help elementary students research and write about animals. Students participate in

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

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

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…

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, […]

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…

owls and other nocturnal animals expository science and writing, science booklets to cover writing and science standards for kindergarten and first grade.

For all you moms and dads playing dual roles as parent and teacher during this period of social isolation, this is a great time to provide your children with fun, hands on activities to learn about the world around them. With these free coloring pages, your children will have

Animal Research Projects ideas for grades K-4! Great ideas to get your students excited about research!