Mammals

Color and Write: Rabbit (elem)

A picture of a rabbit to color and space to write about rabbits or spring.

Bookmarks: Horses

Four different horse-themed bookmarks.

Writing: Position Paper on Animal Management in National Parks (middle/high)

Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Satisfy your curiosity and write your own ideas about an assigned topic. This activity helps students explore opposing viewpoints and strengthens the ability to research topics and empathize with others. Argue for or against animal management activites in National Parks. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Mammals of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.

Color and Write: Killer Whale (elem)

Drawing of a killer whale and lines to write.

Assignment Forms: Dolphins (all ages)

Fun dolphin-themed assignment forms, overdue work notices, notes from the teacher, and assignment tracking.

Chart: Elephants

Use the chart to list information about African and Asian elephants.

Mask: Endangered Animal - Bear

Word Search: Dolphins

From "aquatic" to "whale".

Research and Report: Dolphins

Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about dolphins. Includes a tally and graph for students to find out about people's favorite marine animal.

Coloring Page: Sloth

Drawing of sloth to color, with lines below to write.

Bookmarks: Bears (color)

Four different bear bookmarks.

Research and Report: Mammals

Report planner, KWL, space to write report, survey and graph for "favorite mammals".

Comprehension: Whale Evolution (upper elementary)

Learn about the origins of the largest living mammal with this informational reading comprehension.

Chart: Dolphin (Unlabeled)

This activity asks students to label the parts of a dolphin.

Color and Write: Killer Whale (primary)

A picture of a killer whale and wide lines for writing.

Acrostic Form: Camels

Write an acrostic poem about camels. With a picture to color.

Did You Know? Dolphin

Cute drawing of a happy dolphin for writing facts about dolphins.

Animal Diagrams: Dolphins (labeled and unlabeled)

Two dolphin pictures, one with parts labeled and one unlabeled.

Poetry Prompts: Dolphins (upper elem)

An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using fun dolphin themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.

Comprehension: Lemurs (middle/high)

Very thorough information, presented in a reading comprehension with open-ended essay-style questions.

Shapebook: Dolphins (elementary)

Trace and cut out. From "beak" to "swim", each page of this dolphin-shaped shapebook has a word relating to dolphins. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.

Comprehension: American Black Bear (upper elem/middle)

Fact-filled reading comprehension about the American black bear.

Venn Diagram: Dolphin and Whale

Use this Venn diagram to compare dolphins and whales.

Comprehension: Harriet the Hedgehog (elementary)

This playful reading comprehension contains many interesting facts about this European insectivore. Bonus: word search.

Comprehension: Animals: Cougar (primary)

A very easy reading comprehension selection about cougars. This is one of a complete set on "big cats" from our member site. It is followed by 3 multiple choice questions and 3 questions that require brief written responses.

Fact Cards: Body Parts - Animals/Mammals

Four fact-filled illustrated cards per page for identifying and understanding body parts.

Color and Write Prompt: Rabbit

A picture to color and lines to write a very short story about rabbits or spring with theme words from a word bank.

Word Problems - Mammals (primary/elem)

A koala eats two pounds of eucalyptus leaves every day. How many pounds of leaves does a koala eat in three days? Ten fact-based, mammal-themed word problems.

Coloring Page: Bunny

Color this picture of a bunny, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.

Color and Write: Bunny (primary)

A picture of a bunny to color and wide lines to write.

Report Form: Mammal Notebook

Create a mammal notebook by making notes about different mammals in this fill-in form (with space to draw a picture).

Comprehension: Asian Elephant (upper elem)

This detailed reading comprehension covers the similarities and differences between Asian and African elephants.

Draw and Write: Hibernation (primary)

Use this page to draw animals that hibernate and describe how each one survives.

KWL and Venn Diagrams: Dolphins

Use the KWL form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about dolphins, and the Venn diagram to compare dolphins to whales and other animals.

Unit: What Is a Mammal? (upper elementary)

This unit goes from factual (the difference between a marsupial and a monotreme) to fun (design your own mammal!).

Comprehension: Gorillas (primary/elem)

Very simple reading comprehension about gorillas.

Unit: Lions (elementary/ upper elementary)

Reading comprehension questions (multiple choice and true/false), math, word fun, and more - all related to the topic of these "great cats"!

Booklet: Mammals (elementary) -color

A simple booklet teaching the characteristics of mammals with full color illustrations.

Comprehension: Tigers (primary)

A very easy reading comprehension about tigers.

Matching: African Animals (multi-age)

Match the African animals in upper-case letters to lower-case letters; match the full-size animals to their colorful close-up fur patterns.