animals

This set of performance assessment materials (2013-14 version) is intended to be completed in the Fall of Fifth Grade as an initial round of assessments, if appropriate for your class (see Spring Fifth Grade assesment linked below for additional materials designed to be administered later in the...

At the beginning of the school year, most students coming into second grade can read, but they struggle with using information from reading in their own writing. This module is designed to be taught at the beginning of second grade to teach students how to take notes as they read texts and then...

This set of performance assessment materials (2013-14 version) is intended to be completed in the Fall of Sixth Grade as an initial round of assessments, if appropriate for your class (see Sixth Grade Spring assesment linked below for additional materials designed to be administered later in the...

Students will design a Feature Creature that highlights the importance of Structures/ Behaviors and Function for animal survival:

Every organism has a unique set of traits that allow it to survive in its unique habitat. These traits are known as adaptations. Sometimes, a...

Students will know what hibernation is, which animals hibernate and why they hibernate. Students will create a project that includes a written component and an oral component, which will demonstrate what the student knows about hibernation.

This is an opinion writing prompt and rubric for fourth grade students. Students will read two articles. One article outlines why a dog is better than a cat. The other article outlines why cats are better than dogs. Students will read the articles, choose a side, and write a response.

While learning about the basic needs, adaptations, and ecosystems of animals, students will determine whether zoos are beneficial or harmful.