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Lesson Plans - 1st Grade

Zoo

Show children picture cards of zoo animals. Discuss each animal.
Ask children what size space various animals would need.
Discuss which animals would be good neighbors and which would be poor neighbors.

The first U.S. zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874.

Once your students have considered how zoos have changed over the past century, invite them to imagine the zoo of the future. How will animals be cared for? What will the zoo look like? Who will visit the zoo? What will be the primary mission of the zoo? In small groups, students can explore these questions and then design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or a similar display technique.

Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo

Create a “Kindergarten Zoo” to display in the hall, or turn into a class alphabet book!

“My Life As A Tree”

This lesson can be used for Kindergarten through fourth grade! This is a good way to introduce the students to three parts of a tree and how they function.

Look At Those Leaves!

Students will observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. Students will examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree.