Animal Science Unit | All About Lions | Learning about Animals | Lion

This expansive cross-disciplinary resource uses kids' interest in lions to help strengthen literacy abilities for pre-K through 2nd grade. With over 200 vivid pages, it covers science, reading, writing, art and more - easily adapted for whole class or individual work. There are many options that let teachers customize activities matching their lessons.

Colorful images and maps first get students curious about habitats and behaviors while simple text breaks down concepts for early learners. Leveled reading passages, writing templates and sorting games then reinforce knowledge on evolution, life cycles, conservation and more. As reading skills improve through comprehension booklets, students also strengthen perspective-taking, envisioning fictional journal entries from field scientists, lion cubs and more.

Beyond building academic skills, the cute narratives and projects nurture care about wildlife wellbeing. Students gain confidence by making pretend museums about threats facing lions using original plushies, sculptures, dioramas and informational brochures. This allows creative application of their expertise.

The flexible activities cater to diverse young learners. Visually-oriented students may thrive coloring vivid imagery or maps showing native regions. Auditory or kinesthetic learners may prefer sorting card games to reinforce concepts. Teachers can shape instruction around strengths while still exposing kids to all modalities.

This teacher-efficient kit includes an extensive bank of cross-disciplinary games, writing prompts, crafts and reading passages to sustain engagement while covering complex themes. Students lead hands-on learning by pretending to be field scientists, constructing interactive dioramas of African savannas, or inventing ways to protect endangered cats. The applied tasks bring real-world relevance to literacy skill-building.

What You Get:

• Teacher Resources: Discussion questions, project and activity ideas, book list, links to related videos......

• Printables: Animal classification poster, type of eater poster, life cycle poster, animal species poster, collectible animal cards, vocabulary strips with definitions, map showing where the animal is native, and 12 high-quality photographs of animal habitats, behaviors, and physical characteristics.

• Worksheets: A ton of adorable and helpful worksheets to learn about animal adaptations, habitats, life cycles, vocabulary words, eating habits, and animal anatomy.

• Reading Material: Lots of reading resources including nonfiction article about this animal provided in two differentiated reading levels with comprehension questions. Also included is a fictional story about a child naturalist studying this animal provided in two reading levels. Several cute bookmarks featuring this animal.

• Writing Opportunities: You'll be blown away by the number of writing templates and options provided here including a full page blank booklet for young students, a half-page booklet with photos to add, nature journal covers, animal report planners provided in two levels, a few other writing prompts. You'll find something for every level of writing ability and skill. 

• Crafts: Cute animal photo cut-outs, animal art outlines to support in depth art projects, jointed (articulated) paper craft, paper bag puppet, animal mask, animal footprint cut-outs, and coloring pages.

• Games: A macro-photo guessing game and a cute memory game to review this animal's behaviors, physical characteristics, and habitat.