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Item	Description
Acrostic Form: Camels	Write an acrostic poem about camels. With a picture to color.
Acrostic Form: Desert	Use this acrostic form to write a poem about the desert.
Acrostic Form: Snakes	Use the acrostic form ("SLITHER") to write a poem about snakes.
Bookmarks: Camels (color)	Four different camel bookmarks.
Bulletin Board Cards: Desert Similes	Use the illustrated cards and write your favorite similes about the desert, to display on the bulletin board.
Did You Know? Camels	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about camels.
Did You Know? Desert	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the desert.
Did You Know? Evaporation	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about water or evaporation.
Early Readers: "I see...." (desert - b/w)	"I see a hare." Grayscale illustrations of the desert and its inhabitants.
Experiment: Evaporation	Detailed instructions for performing an experiment to learn about evaporation.
Illustrations: Habitats (Page 1, Color)	Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Journal Cover: Camel Expedition	Write about your daily adventures on your Camel Expedition.
Journal Cover: Camel Expedition 2	Write a travel journal about a camel expedition.
KWL: Camels	Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about camels.
Line Graph (create): Desert Science	Plot data from evaporation experiment on this line graph form.
Map Exercise: Main Deserts of the World	"Find these deserts on a world map. Next to each name put the name of the continent they are in."
Poetry Prompts: Camels (upper elem)	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using the theme of camels.
Report Form: Desert Insects	List of desert insects and spiders to research, with a list of targeted questions to answer in a box. The boxes can be cut out to make a bulletin board display.
Research and Report Form: Desert Insects	List of desert insects to research, including lines for writing what you find out.
Research and Report: Camels	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about camels.
Research Form: Desert Plant Life	Research desert flora with this handy form.
Research Planner: Desert Fauna	Plan your research on desert animals with this handy form.
Shapebook: Cactus	Trace and cut out this cactus outline for a great shapebook.
Story Planner: Camel	Plan a story that includes a camel with this writing planner.
Unscramble the Words: Desert	[member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "jackrabbit" to "gila monster".
Venn Diagram: Camels	Use this Venn diagram to compare two types of camels, their habitats, etc.
Venn Diagram: Comparing Deserts	Use this Venn diagram to compare two deserts.
Vocabulary Words: Desert	Use this form to look up and write down the definitions for ten desert-related vocabulary words.
Word Search: Desert (set 1)	[Created with abctools] Find the desert-theme words from "bobcat" to "water" in this cactus-shaped word search.
Word Search: Desert (set 2)	[Created with abctools] Find the desert-theme words from "Arabian" to "toads" in this cactus-shaped word search.
Word Wall: Desert Animals	[member-created with abctools] From "badger" to "yucca moths". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls.
Worksheet: Spelling - Desert or Dessert	Practice and review spelling "desert" and "dessert".

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Research and Report: Desert	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about deserts. This also includes a survey and graph for favorite desert animal.
Poetry Prompts: Desert	An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using desert themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Graphs: Desert (elem/upper elem)	Read the graphs and tables and answer the questions on these desert topics, from animal characteristics to tourist visits.
Comprehension: Camels (upper elem/middle)	Do you know the difference between a dromedary and a Bactrian? Which one has two humps? Your students will know this and more after this thorough reading comprehension.
Crossword: Desert	1 DOWN: Poisonous insect found in the desert
Did You Know? Desert	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the desert.
Early Reader: "I see..." (desert - b/w)	"I see a hare." Black outlines of animals in the desert habitat.
Early Readers: "I see...." (desert - blackline)	"I see a hare." Blackline drawings of the desert and its inhabitants.
Early Readers: "I see...." (desert-color)	"I see a hare." Color illustrations of the desert and its animals.
Map Skills: World Map Habitats	Practice map skills by identifying habitats on this world map.
Report Form: Desert Plants	Full page format for students to write a report on desert plants.
Shapebook: Desert (Elementary)	[member-created document] Trace and cut out. This 15-page, sun-shaped shapebook presents desert-related vocabulary.
Sign: Desert	Use for center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Desert (coloring version)	Use for center sign or booket cover.
Sign: Desert Animals	Sign with full color illustration.
Sign: Desierto (Desert)	Colorful habitat sign
Story Planner: Desert (elem)	Plan and write a story set in a desert habitat with this handy form. Includes instructions, writing prompts and lined paper for writing.
Unit: Deserts (elementary)	Nothing lifeless about this: plants, animals, and people who live in the desert are all included. This desert unit also includes vocabulary work, grammar reviews, a writing prompt, and word problems.
Word Search: Desert	Two puzzles, from "bobcat" to "water" and a simpler one from "cactus" to "water", both with answers.
Word Wall: Desert (pictures)	From "beetle" to "red velvet mites". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Worksheet: Spelling - Desert Not Dessert!	Review and practice spelling that tricky pair, "desert" and "dessert".
Writing Paper: Camel (upper elementary)	Lined border paper with illustration of camels at the top and bottom.
Writing Paper: Camels (elementary)	Elementary-lined paper with cute illustrations of camels at the top and bottom. Portrait orientation.
Writing Prompt: Desert Travel Brochure	Blank border paper with instructions to write a travel brochure for a desert destination.
Large Poster: Desert Landforms (b/w)	To use this informative four-page poster of desert landforms (mesa, desert, butte, dune) print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.
Assignment Forms: Desert (all ages)	Fun desert-themed late assignment tracker, homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Large Poster: Desert Landforms (color)	To use this colorful and informative four-page poster of desert landforms (mesa, desert, butte, dune) print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.
Certificate: Desert Unit	"_____ has successfully completed the Desert Unit." Certificate with color desert-theme border.
Certificate: Desert Unit	Certificate of completion with color, desert-theme border.
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