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Learning Center: Coral Reef - Teacher Page Instructions for how to most effectively use our coral reef learning centers. All of these centers are available on our member site.
Animal Diagrams: Whale (labeled parts)  
Bulletin Board Trim: Aquatic (large) Straight edge, full color.
Certificate: Coral Reef Award "Coral Reef Award awarded to___ for completing the coral reef unit." Award form with coral reef illustration.
Chart: Dolphin (Labeled)  
Chart: Dolphin (Unlabeled) This activity asks students to label the parts of a dolphin.
Coloring Page: Coral Reef Color this drawing of a coral reef.
Coloring Page: Dolphin Color this picture of a dolphin or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Craft: Coral Colony (elem/upper elem) Directions for making a coral colony. This is not only a fun project, but it is a great way to show students how coral colonies work in a great visual presentation.
Did You Know? Coral Reef Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the coral reef.
Did You Know? Dolphin Cute drawing of a happy dolphin for writing facts about dolphins.
Draw and Write: Coral Reef Draw a picture of a coral reef in the box and describe it on the lines below.
Flashcards: Biomes (preschool/primary) Pictures with words make these six cards useful for a variety of activities: flashcards, picture prompts, etc. Print two sets for a memory game.
Flashcards: Marine Animals (preschool/primary) Pictures with words make these six cards useful for a variety of activities: flashcards, picture prompts, etc. Print two sets for a memory game.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Art - Tissue Coral (elem/upper elem) Directions for creating beautiful coral decorations out of tissue paper and cardstock. This is a great coral reef lesson AND window decoration.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (elem/ upper elem) "Belize's coral reef is ( SE / SW ) of Florida's coral reef." Use a map with a compass rose to find the correct cardinal direction and then circle the correct answer.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Adjectives (primary) "The Leopard moray eel has very ___ teeth. It can even bite off a person's finger!" Use the adjectives from the word bank to complete the sentences. One of several "coral reef" themed learning centers on our member site.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - Understanding Graphs (elem/upper elem) Two graphs: "Comparing Animal Characteristics" (scatterplot) and "Animals Seen in the Coral Reef" (bar graph) help with developing graph skills.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (elem/upper elem) Look over the list of unusual coral reef animals and choose one to write about, or find an unusual coral reef animal on your own.
Unscramble the Words: Coral Reef [member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "eel" to "salty".
Word Search: Coral Reef [member-created with abctools] Find the words from "algae" to "starfish" in this octopus-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Dolphins From "aquatic" to "whale".
Word Search: Sharks From "basking" to "whale"
Writing Activity: A Trip to the Coral Reef (elem/upper elem) - cover only Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to the coral reef. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
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Research and Report: Coral Reef Report planner, KWL, space to write report, survey and graph for "favorite coral reef animal."
Assignment Forms: Coral Reef (all ages) Fun coral-reef-themed late assignment tracker, homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (labeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Shark (labeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Shark (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Snail (labeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Snail (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Whale (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Fish (labeled and unlabeled)  
Animal Diagrams: Hermit Crab (labeled and unlabeled)  
Animal Diagrams: Octopus (labeled and unlabeled)  
Animal Diagrams: Snow Crab (labeled and unlabeled)  
Board Game: Alphabet Starfish (preschool) - b/w This game reviews upper and lower case letters within the framework of a fun board game. Includes directions, gameboard and game cards.
Board Game: Alphabet Starfish (preschool) -color This game reviews upper and lower case letters within the framework of a fun board game. Includes directions, gameboard and game cards.
Color and Write Prompt: Coral Reef (elem) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Color and Write: Coral Reef (elem) A picture of a coral reef to color, and lines to write about it.
Color and Write: Coral Reef (primary) A picture of a coral reef to color, and wide lines to write about it.
Coloring Page: Reef Animals Five pages of reef animals to color: angelfish, stingray, clownfish, octopus, seahorse.
Comprehension: Coral Reef (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the coral reef.
Comprehension: Coral Reef (upper elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about coral reefs. Includes a writing prompt.
Comprehension: Coral Reefs and People (elem) This reading comprehension addresses the direct and indirect effects of humans on coral reefs.
Comprehension: Coral Reefs and People (upper elem/middle) This reading comprehension addresses the direct and indirect effects of humans on coral reefs.
Comprehension: Pollution and Coral Reefs (elem) This fact-filled comprehension explains the effects of pollution on coral reefs. Includes a writing prompt.
Comprehension: Pollution and Coral Reefs (upper elem) This fact-filled comprehension explains the effects of pollution on coral reefs. Includes a writing prompt.
Did You Know? Coral Reef Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the coral reef.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -b/w Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -color Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Designs (elem) Center activity using pattern blocks, tangrams or pentominos.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animal - Dolphin  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Crab Make paper bag puppets with this simple crab pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Eel Make paper bag puppets with this simple eel pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Fish Make paper bag puppets with this simple fish pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Hammerhead Shark  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Jellyfish Make paper bag puppets with this simple jellyfish pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Lobster  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Octopus  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Orca  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Sea Turtle Make paper bag puppets with this simple sea turtle pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Seahorse Make paper bag puppets with this simple seahorse pattern.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Shark  
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Squid Make paper bag puppets with this simple squid pattern.
Poetry Prompts: Coral Reef Poetry prompts with a coral reef theme, including alliteration, similes, acrostics, and more.
Rebus: Diving at the Coral Reef (b/w) A rebus story about diving at a coral reef, with comprehension questions. Good for primary or early readers.
Rebus: Diving at the Coral Reef (color) A rebus story about diving at a coral reef, with comprehension questions. Good for primary or early readers.
Report Form: Coral Reef Full page format for students to write a book report on a book about coral reefs, both fiction and non-fiction.
Shapebook: Seashore Animals (primary) [member-created with abctools] Fish-shaped book with prompts for writing about a seashore animal of the student's choice. Based on the book "Seashore Babies".
Vocabulary Cards: Coral Reef (b/w) Eighteen pictures of creatures from the coral reef habitat, from anemone to squid.
Vocabulary Cards: Coral Reef (color) Eighteen pictures of creatures from the coral reef habitat, from anemone to squid.
Word Problems: How Many Fish? "Joan caught 35 fish on Monday and 56 fish on Tuesday. On Wednesday she sold 27 fish. How many fish did she still have?" Word problems and instructions to make a journal entry explaining how the answer was achieved and illustrating it with a drawing.
Writing Prompt: Coral Reef Instructions for journal writing exercise about an imagined visit to a coral reef. Includes journal pages to copy, cut out and bind.
Center Sign: Coral Reef Art  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Geography  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Language Arts  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Math  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Puzzles  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Science  
Craft: Coral Polyp (elem/upper elem) Directions for making a coral polyp. This helps bring an understanding of exactly what coral is.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Art - Animals (elem) Directions for creating stuffed paper animals from the coral reef.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Crossword Puzzle (upper elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - latitude and longitude (primary) Use a globe or map to find the latitude and longitude for each coral reef listed and enter the corresponding letter into the correct blank.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (elem/ upper elem) Label the oceans, continents, and coral reefs on this map.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (primary/elem) "Belize's coral reef is (north/south) of the Florida reef tract." Use a map to find the correct cardinal direction and then circle the correct answer.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - ABC Order (elem) Put the coral reef theme words in (to the second letter) alphabetical order.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - ABC Order (primary) Put the coral reef theme words in (first letter) alphabetical order.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Adjectives (upper elem) "A frightened octopus squirts ink to defend itself." Underline the adjectives in each sentence.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Writing Prompt (elem/upper elem) Imagine that you are on vacation and you have decided to explore the Coral Reef. Use your imagination to write a journal about your day to day vacation activities.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 1 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 2 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 3 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - Colored Tiles (pre-k/primary) Use these colored tiles with the "add/subtract to 10" lessons on abcteach.com. Also fun for matching games and other activities.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math- Reading a Graph (upper elem) Read the bar graphs comparing the numbers of sea animals seen on two different trips. Compare the data and answer the questions.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math- Survey and Graph (elem/upper elem) "What is your favorite coral reef animal?" Survey the class, then tally and graph the information and answer the questions about your data.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (primary/elem) Match the animals to the correct description.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (upper elem) Read through all of the definitions and then go back and fill in the answers to the ones that you know. Use a reference source to find the rest.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Reef Types (elem/upper elem) Use reference books or a computer to research the different kinds of coral reef formations to fill in the blanks. Also includes suggestions for an art project.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Unscramble the Words (elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Unscramble the Words (primary)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (primary)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (upper elem)  
Book Report Form: Dolphins Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about dolphins.
Comprehension: What Is a Dolphin? Learn about dolphins with this informative reading comprehension.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Angelfish (alphabet)  
Dot to Dot: Reef - Clownfish (to 10)  
Dot to Dot: Reef - Octopus (by 3s)  
Dot to Dot: Reef - Seahorse (by 2s)  
Dot to Dot: Reef - Stingray (to 20)  
Game Board: Coral Reef (primary) - b/w Game board with a coral reef theme
Game Board: Coral Reef (primary) - color Colorful game board with a coral reef theme.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
KWL: Sharks (booklet, b/w) Use this foldable booklet form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about sharks. Black and white illustration.
Map Skills: World Map Habitats Practice map skills by identifying habitats on this world map.
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.
Report Form: Dolphins Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
Report Form: Dolphins (color) Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
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.
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.
Writing Activity: A Trip to the Coral Reef (elem/upper elem) Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to a coral reef. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, plants, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
Shapebook: Ocean and Coral Reef Trace and cut out. From "fish" to "gulf", each page of this fish-shaped shapebook has a word relating to marine life. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Activity: Water Cycle Center activity: instructions for making a poster about the water cycle.
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