Grades PreK- 3 Lesson Plans
Lessons are divided into themes to correlate to environmental topics.
- Animals - These lesson plans encompass amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals and reptiles with instruction across multiple disciplines.
- Nature Study - These lessons incorporate multiple subject disciplines as an aid in exploring, discovering, and observing nature.
- Soils - These lesson plans focus on the composition, properties and conservation of this important resource.
- Water - These lessons examine wildlife within aquatic ecosystems.
Animal Lessons
Insects
- Insects Galore! (PDF) (486 KB)
- Leo's Colorful Story (PDF) (815 KB)
- Parts of an Insect Coloring Page (PDF) ( 201 KB)
- Weevil Song (PDF) (186 KB)
- What is an Insect: Facts and Vocabulary (PDF) (395 KB)
- Insect Jeopardy (PDF) (32 KB)
Mammals
- All About Mammals Fact Sheet (PDF) (260 KB)
- A Tooth for a Tooth (PDF) (179 KB)
- Blind as a Bat (PDF) (82 KB)
- Hot Hamsters (PDF) (302 KB)
- Mammal Mobile Craft (PDF) (293 KB)
- New York Mammals Word Search Puzzle (PDF) (12 KB)
- Animal Tracks (PDF) (112 KB)
- Who Am I? Animal Signs Matching Game (PDF) (93 KB)
- Animal Signs Word Search (PDF) (87 KB)
- Animal Signs Crossword (PDF) (87 KB)
Reptiles
- A Home for Reptiles (PDF) (938 KB)
- Reptiles (PDF) (619 KB)
- Turtle Shell Craft (PDF) (344 KB)
- Reptile Round-Up Worksheet (PDF) (3 MB)
Wildlife
- Animal Class Fact Sheet and Records (PDF) (362 KB)
- Animal Defenses Worksheet (PDF) (247 KB)
- Guess Who? (PDF) (240 KB)
- Meet the Animals (PDF) (450 KB)
- Mouse, Mouse, Snake! (PDF) (330 KB)
- My Favorite Animal Worksheet (PDF) (73 KB)
- Nesting Bird (PDF) (354 KB)
- Predator, Predator, Don't Eat Me! (PDF) (363 KB)
- What Class Are You In? (PDF) ( 1 MB)
- Which Animal Lives Where? (PDF) ( 1.5 MB)
- Which Nest is Best? (PDF) ( 324 KB)
- Wild Defenses (PDF) (519 KB)
- Wildlife Conservation I (PDF) (622 KB)
- Wildlife Conservation II (PDF) (581 KB)
- Animal Cinquain (PDF) (102 KB)
Nature Study
Plants
- Find Your Tree (PDF) (92 KB)
- Onion Hunt (PDF) (91 KB)
- Pebble Activity (PDF) (90 KB)
- Sharp Eyes (PDF) (88 KB)
- Stop and Listen (PDF) (96 KB)
Soils
- How Soil is Made (PDF) (96 KB)
- Soil Studies: Soil Particle Sizes (PDF) (147 KB)
- Erosion (PDF) (166 KB)
- Icy Roads: Sanding vs. Salting (PDF) (96 KB)
Water
- Plankton in the Air (PDF) (487 KB)
- Pond Creature Worksheet (PDF) (40 KB)
