Animal research project

One of the kindergarten Common Core writing standards is to participate in shared research and writing projects (W.K.7) and to gather infor...

This Animal Report can be used for ANY animal. It is a great way to help elementary students research and write about animals. Students participate in

Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade

This free animal research project will provide you with a writing unit of study that will help you build excitement about writing informational text in your classroom.rn

It's that time of year again! Open House season is here and we are busily working on projects to share with our parents on our big night. One of the big projects my students will be working on is their Animal Diorama and Research Report. This was something I did for the first time last year, and it was a HIT! I got this idea after my son had to make a diorama for his first grade class last year. We had so much fun creating his animal diorama as a family project, that I decided it was…

Are you looking to elevate your Ecosystems and Biomes unit? This 4th or 5th grade project based learning unit for ecosystems incorporates science, nonfiction reading, research, writing, and the arts! Read to find out how I organized the research project, what our launch activity was, the driving que

My class is wrappin' up our animal research projects this week! During the winter months, we spend some time researching penguins by using ...

Check out this fun animal research writing project and craft idea for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students. Your kids will complete a research writing activity along with an animal craft. Easily use this with as a literacy center or a writing workshop activity. Your kids will have so much fun with this, try it out in your classroom today!

Teaching students about animal research reports is the perfect combination of nonfiction reading and informational writing!

I was first introduced to the idea of creating Animal Dioramas when my son (who was a first grader at the time), brought home a shoebox and a basic instruction sheet from his teacher to create a diorama of any animal and its natural habitat. Being a mom, I was so excited about the opportunity to help my son create something he was so excited about! Being a teacher, I knew that I had to do a project like this with my own students, but I had no idea where to start. I shared the idea with my…

Whether as a non-candy Halloween treat, an animal habitat lesson in the classroom, or just for fun, kids will love this Animal Habitat Diorama Craft!

Learning how to research is an important skill, and one that is practiced to some degree at all grade levels. Most kids will go through full-blown research projects at some point in the year in their classrooms. While this is important, I also feel kids need to be given multiple opportunities to investigate topics of their... Read more

Writing a report on animals can be fun and educational with this free printable animal report template! Perfect for grade school students!

The perfect graphic organizer to use for researching an animal of your choosing. Includes all the right questions to ask and find answer to for your animal.

Lions and tigers and bears, and more! Kindergarten students will love learning about a new animal as they create an informational report using this helpful guide! #educationdotcom

The Animals and Ecosystems Zoo Project is my FAVORITE project of the year! I sit all the kids down and announce that our class has bought a zoo! And we're

Sometimes as a teacher, it can be overwhelming to plan a research-based writing project. We know that gathering research, taking notes, and then organizing those notes in categories are skills that need to be explicitly taught to our students on top of the writing process, but how??? Well, I am soooo excited to show you THE RESEARCH NOTEBOOK! You are going to LOVE it! This little pocket notebook will teach your students how to gather research in an organized way! When I used the research…

Sample a day of Rooted in Reading with these lesson plans and activities for Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar!