See also 

Adaptation/Evolution

Amphibians

Animal biographies

Asia - Animals

Australian Animals

China - Animals

Endangered Species

Minibeasts

Sea animals

Whales

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Getting Involved in Your child's Education

When parents are involved in their children's education, kids do better in school.1. Want to learn how to help your child achieve and succeed? Read on! You'll learn why involvement is so important and suggestions for how to get involved.


Looking at the processes and actions embedded within various team and individual sports is a great way to get exposed to concepts and ideas from physics, engineering, and any other number of basic and applied sciences.


The Courage to Teach:  Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

by Parker J. Palmer

“Though not an easy book to read, as a teacher of some thirty years I find this book to be challenging, inspiring and definitely thought-provoking. Mr. Palmer is challenging us to reexamine not only our teaching styles but ourselves as teachers..”

Animals

National Geographic animal photo galleries
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/siteindex/photogallery/animals.html
This collection of photographs of animals around the world includes birds, some insects, spiders, land mammals e.g. bears and apes, reptiles, underwater animals, and some habitats.

The Animal Spot

www.theanimalspot.com

On the site we have a variety of features to assist students of various age groups in researching animals from around the world.  These features include:

• An interactive map on the homepage where students can locate animals by continent.

• An “Animal Photos” section where teachers or students can download photos for use in classrooms, reports or other types of activities.  All of the photos within the Animal Photos section been taken by members of The Animal Spot and are available to teachers and students at no cost.

• Information and photos about different classes and phyla within The Animal Kingdom.

• Activities for students of younger ages, including word searches and coloring pages.

 

Share the World

Share the World is an educational programme designed to help students better understand and appreciate the animal kingdom. The site provides worksheets and assembly ideas.

Animal Baby Names

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml
http://www.abcteach.com/abclists/animalbabies.htm
http://www.anapsid.org/beastly.html

www.worldalmanacforkids.com
 Baby Animal Name Game II
Play the Baby Animal Name Game and discover the names of various baby animals. ... What is the name for a baby beaver? ...
biology.about.com/library/weekly/blban1q.htm 


Baby Animal Names - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
What is the name for a baby eel? Those Cute Baby Animals (catamount) ... Are there any animal names that begin with the letter 'X'? ( goto ) ...
www.funtrivia.com/en/Animals/Baby-Animal-Names-534... 

List  
http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/educate/kids/babies.htm

Article about baby animals' names  http://www.lpzoo.org/articles/features/Faces_Places/Puggles_and_Squabs/index.html
Poem about baby animals' names  http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=84072



 

Visiting the Museum: Activities to download and print out
http://www.amonline.net.au/visiting/general/activities_download.htm
This page from the Australian Museum Online presents a range of activity
sheets and booklets for young children on the topics of: thylacine or
Tasmanian tiger, marsupial lion, dinosaurs, frog, skull, bird, bone,
fish, fairy penguin, bug with wings, freshwater habitat, mangrove
habitat, scorpion. Activities include colouring in, dot-to-dot, cut out
and make, make a booklet, picture spinners.

The Macaulay Library is the world's largest archive of animal sounds.We have more than 160,000 recordings of 67 percent of the world's birds, and rapidly increasing holdings of insects, fish, frogs, and mammals.

 

  Animal groups
http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/edulist/reviews/efl02677.htm

This delightful interactive module asks students to decide the different categories to which animals from zoos, oceans and farms belong, using multimedia to explore animal groupings and to teach the basics of animal classification. (Logon required: username-'sample'; password-'discover').
(Level: EC - LP)

Care For Animals Worksheets
 http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp
 Various worksheets that help students learn about caring for their pets.


 Zoo: Taking Care of Animals
 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/jobs_animal_care.html
 Keepers and trainers are responsible for the health and well-being of the
 animals in their areas. This site explains what zoo keepers do.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Giraffe Cam
http://www.cmzoo.org/zoocam.html
 
Between the hours of 9:15 AM and 5 PM (MST), you can watch a herd of twenty-two reticulated giraffes live from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You'll find more giraffe goodies on the Giraffe Facts link (look for the giraffe head in the left-hand column.) Highlights are a giraffe birth photo sequence, and interesting tidbits about reticulated giraffes. "They prefer to drink regularly, but can go without water for several days."


Cyber Tiger
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tigers/maina.html
An interactive site, where the students role is that of a zookeeper. Students will need to create a Tiger plan to house, feed and entertain the Tiger before releasing it into its new environment.

Animal Homes Game
 http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1003&category=0&level=0
 Drag the animals to their proper habitat.

 Compare and Contrast
 http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/cp/cp_menu.html
 Examine each creature and decide how it is different from the others.

Fohn.net: Giraffe Pictures and Facts
http://fohn.net/giraffe-pictures-facts/
 
This giraffe site is a one-page collection of quotes, photos, and data collected from other sites. I like it because it has giraffe photos in two popular sizes (1024 x 768 and 800 x 600) that can be used as desktop wallpaper, and it provides links to other giraffe sources. For example, the photos are from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Click to visit, and use the site search to find more royalty-free giraffe photos for school reports or your website.

 

 Webquest: Classifying Animals
 http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage1_Modules/

whats_alive/whats_alive.html
 You have been given an exciting job, your school is setting up a wildlife
 park in a section of the playground.

 

 Classifying Critters 

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/
 Group the animals in this interactive quiz.

 

Classifying critters

http://www.localvets.com/critters/



 International Rhino Foundation (IRF)
   This group "is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
   worldwide conservation of the five living species of rhinoceros: Black, White, Indian, Javan and Sumatran." The site features images and information about these five species, information about IRF programs in Africa and Asia, and educational resources and games. Also includes information about extinct rhinos, including the woolly rhino.
 
http://www.rhinos-irf.org

Tricia's Chinese Water Dragon, Reptile and Amphibian Care Page
 Extensive information about Chinese water dragons as pets.  Discusses care, behavior, diet, breeding, and health care forthese and other reptiles. Includes a FAQ, mailing list, links, photographs, and more. From an enthusiast and owner of water dragons.
 
http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/

 

Animal Habitats
 http://www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/lane/
 You have been hired by the local zoo to build a habitat for the new animal they will be acquiring.

The Joy of Pigs
   Collection of features on pigs as farm animals, as pets, and in   the wild. Includes photos, a video clip, information about pig   species, and related Web links. From "Nature," a Public   Broadcasting Service (PBS) program.

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/pigs/

The Marsupial Society of Australia
 
 This organization "based in Adelaide, South Australia, [is] dedicated to providing information and education regarding keeping  and breeding our native Fauna in captivity." The site features fact sheets about animals such as the dalgyte or rabbit-eared bandicoot, the brush-tailed bettong, the fat-tailed dunnart, the  Tasmanian devil, and more. Also includes information about hand rearing, games and coloring pages for children, and links to related sites.
 
http://www.marsupialsociety.org

 PBS: Nature: Tall Blondes
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/tallblondes/
 
For years, scientists believed that giraffes were mute. Recently, however, they discovered that giraffes do speak. They just do so in low-frequency sounds that we can not hear! Learn more about "tall blondes" at this PBS website, companion to the television special narrated by giraffe enthusiast and 20/20 news correspondent Lynn Sherr. Teachers will appreciate the lesson plans for grades four through six. Everyone will find something of value in the Resources section (a list of related websites and books.)
 

Giraffe Coloring Pages
http://www.freekidscoloring.com/animals/giraffe/

Watch a video of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

 

‘Red Rubber Ball’ Bounces in


What is it that excites you, makes you smile and fuels your dreams?

Click on the picture for more about this inspirational book for children.

 
 
For children, sight word recognition is an important step to being able to efficiently learn to read. If they don’t have to stop and consider what each word is, they will have the freedom to comprehend the meaning and context of sentences and paragraphs.
 
Consequently, it’s critical for parents, babysitters, guardians, grandparents and educators to help beginning readers

 

 

How good is your knowledge of sports?

Play Sports Hangman

 

 

 

 

 

Kids in the Kitchen

Make

Scarlett’s Yummy Fairy Cakes

 

 

Teaching Outside the Box:

 

How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains

 

by LouAnne Johnson

 

This book is a must for beginning teachers and for pros who need new ideas. It combines street smart practicality with the creative thinking we need to reach kids today.

 

Islam for Kids

 Many non-Muslim children (and their parents) know very little about how Muslims practice their faith. This great site will answer the most common questions that kids and adults have about Islam, including what the month of Ramadan and the celebration Eid ul-Fitr are.

 

Catch the Fly
Mr. Frog needs you to give him the x, y coordinates for a fly so he can dine. Type in the correct coordinates of where the fly lands to feed the frog.

 

Open Source Mind Mapping Programs EdDraw,  MindMeister, FreeMind

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