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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Zoo animal facts

After the students have researched their given animal they will create one fact sheet naming the animal’s habitat, distinguishing characteristics, eating type, country of origin, and any interesting facts that they find.

Remote Control Paper

Illustrate the difference between Fiction and Non fiction with an amazing magic trick

A Field Trip to the Zoo

How can students learn more about the animals during their visit to the zoo? … in a short period of time? Have the students group together… give each group an animal (or animal group) to learn about. Have them spend more time with that animal than any of the other animals. Have someone (or each can do this) be in charge of writing down information about the animal as they watch. This is what the zoo’s researchers do when they are learning about the animals.

Five Kernels of Corn

1.

The students will understand how the Pilgrims had to suffer through a long hard winter.
2.

The students will learn about being grateful for what they have.

The Mayflower Passengers

The student will be able to understand the reasons why the Pilgrims and other passengers came to America.