Free Animal Lesson Plans & Activities for Kids
This list of wildlife and animal resources has been in the making for years! My youngest soaked up every field trip, live presentation, book, and movie I could find related to animals.
So, we have put together this list of wildlife and animal resources, which consists not only of posts and activities we have here on The Homeschool Scientist, but other freebies from around the web.
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Wildlife Crossings lesson and STEM challenge
Sea Turtles (includes printable)
Elephants (includes printable)
Frogs (with free printable)Â Â
Wildlife Management Activities – lesson plans from the National Park Service
Lizards & Reptiles (with free printable)
Free Explore poster resources | WWF,Â
Texas Wildlife – Library of free wildlife publications for kids
Butterflies and Moths (with free printable)
Idaho Fish & Game has a library of wildlife resources to use with your children. Wildlife Express | Idaho Fish and Game
Free lessons and PDFs from the Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Ontario, Canada Â
Association of Fish & Wildlife – K12 Lessons and Activity Pages
Wildlife Curriculum from Purdue University Wildlife (purdue.edu)
Wildlife Skull Activities from the Arizona Extension Service
Lessons for K-12 from Shy Wolf Sanctuary
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has some interesting lessons, including one on wildlife forensics. Virtual Teachers Lounge (pa.gov)
National Park Foundation of Lake Superior has lesson plans for K-12, mostly centered on wolves. Curriculum – Return of the Wolves, Lessons from the Wilderness (nplsf.org)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has resources on the gopher tortoise. Gopher Tortoise Education Resources | FWC (myfwc.com)
Nebraska Games and Parks has free lessons Lesson Plans | Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (outdoornebraska.gov)
Wildlife Lesson Plans from Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences –
Wildlife Center of Virginia Wildlife Lesson Plan Ideas | The Wildlife Center of Virginia
Activities and Lesson Plans from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Activities & Lesson Plans — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Minnesota Department of Wildlife Education – Wildlife Education Resources  – Wildlife Education | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)
National Park Service – Who Am I? Lesson Who Am I? (A lesson on animals and their habitats) – Teachers (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife – Wild Washington Lesson Plans
Lots of marine science lesson plans from the Wyland Foundation.
San Diego Zoo educational resources
Animals Need Forests Too – Lesson PDF from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
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