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Endangered Species
Theme Unit

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     The Giant Panda (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Hawaiian Monk Seals (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Siberian Tigers (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Not If I Can Help It! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Galapagos Giant Tortoises (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Leatherback Sea Turtles (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     The Florida Panther (Very Quick Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Short Readers
     The Addax (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Bumblebee Bat (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     If You Give a Manatee a Cookie... (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Bengal Tiger (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Are You a Gorilla? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     African Elephants (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Snow Leopard (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Sharks (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Kiwi (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Gorillas (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Orangutans (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Key Deer (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     California Condors (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Tuatara (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Endangered Is Not Extinct...Let's Keep It That Way! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Endangered Animals (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     The Wolf (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Axolotls (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Bengal Tigers (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
     A Lost World Found (Short Reader; Grades 7-9 Readability)

Spanish
     Panda gigante (grades 3-5)
     Tigre de Bengala (grades 3-5)
     Los Kiwis (grades 3-6)
     Los gorilas (grades 4-6)

Endangered Animals Draw the Picture

Draw the Picture - Endangered Animals

Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Keith Interviews Glenn Gorilla (Grades 1-3)
     Keith and the Otter Brothers (Grades 1-3)
     Keith and the Tiger Tragedy (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews His Dog's Cousin (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews a Dragon (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Carla Condor (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Chad, the Blue Whale (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Miguel, the Brown Spider Monkey (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Ana, the Imperial Amazon Parrot (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Jimmy, the Loggerhead Turtle (Grades 1-3)
     Keith Interviews Mei, the Giant Panda (Grades 1-3)
     Mermaids (Grades 1-3)
     What Has Feathers, but Cannot Fly? (Grades 1-3)
     Special Goslings (Grades 2-3)
     Manatee Life (Grades 3-5)
     A Letter from Laysan (Grades 3-5)
     The Heritage Farm (Grades 4-5)

Non-Fiction
     The World's Most Endangered Animals (Grades 4-6)
     Animals in Danger! (Grades 4-9)
     How People Affect Other Living Things (Grades 5-6)
     Endangered Animals! (Grades 6-8)
     The Endangered Species Act (Grades 6-8)

Endangered Species
     Aye-ayes (Grades 3-6)
     California Condors (Grades 4-8)
     Flightless Cormorants (Grades 4-8)
     Galapagos tortoises (Grades 4-8)
     Giant Pandas (Grades 3-6)
     Gorillas (Grades 4-9)
     Japanese Cranes (Grades 4-7)
     Kiwis (Grades 3-6)
     Komodo Dragons (Grades 4-7)
     Leatherback Turtles (Grades 4-8)
     Manatees (Grades 3-5)
     Manatees (Grades 4-8)
     Orangutans (Grades 4-7)
     Rhinoceros (Grades 4-8)
     Sea Otters (Grades 4-7)
     Sloths (Grades 4-6)
     Sun Bears (Grades 3-6)
     Tapirs (Grades 4-8)
     Tigers (Grades 4-7)
     Tuataras (Grades 4-8)
     Warpaint Emerald Dragonflies (Grades 3-5)
     Wolves (Grades 5-7)

Spanish
     Keith entrevista al primo de su perro (grades 1-3)
     Keith entrevista a un dragón (grades 1-3)
     ¡Animales en Peligro! (grades 4-9)
     ¡Animales en peligro de extinción! (grades 6-8)
     Aye-ayes
     Los Cóndores de California (grades 4-8)
     Los Cormoranes de las Galápagos (grades 4-8)
     Las Tortugas Terrestres de las Galápagos (grades 4-8)
     Los Pandas Gigantes (grades 3-6)
     Los Gorilas (grades 4-9)
     Las Grullas Japonesas (grades 4-7)
     Los Kiwis (grades 3-6)
     Los Dragones de Komodo
     La Tortuga Laúd (grades 4-8)
     Los Manatíes (grades 4-8)
     Los Orangutanes (grades 4-7)
     Los Rinocerontes (grades 4-8)
     Las Nutrias Marinas (grades 4-7)
     Los Perezosos
     Los Osos Malayos
     Los Tapires
     Los Tigres (grades 4-7)
     Los Tuátaras (grades 4-8)
     Los Lobos (grades 5-7)

What would YOU do?
     Jonathon Finds Two Feathers (Grades 3-6)
     Should We Run From the Big, Bad Wolf? (Grades 4-8)
     Zoo or No Zoo? (Grades 4-8)

Make a Daily Endangered Species Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Endangered Species Activity Lesson Plan Book

Leveled Books

Endangered Means There Is Still Time

The World’s Heaviest Turtle: Leatherback Turtles

The Rhinoceros: It Can't Toot Its Own Horn

The Magnificent Manatee

The Northern Spotted Owl

Endangered animals coloring book (PDF File)

Lizzy visits the National Zoo (PDF File)

Conservation
     The Importance of National Parks (Grades 5-6)
     How Do People Protect Plants and Animals? (Grades 6-7)
     Save them! (French and English)

Finish the Story
     How Pandas Got Their Colors (Grades 3-6)
     Helping the Animals (Grades 4-6)
     Save the Animals (Grades 4-6)
     Martha Manatee Hears a Roar! (Grades 4-6)
     Saving Jaguars (Grades 6-8)

Books

Giant Pandas (Grades 2-3)

Save the Giant Pandas (Grades 4-5)

Animal Invaders (Grades 5-7)

The Rhinoceros (Grades 5-6)

Invasive Species (Grades 5-6)

Invasive Species (Grades 5-6)

Endangered Animals (Grades 5-8)

Endangered Butterflies (Grades 6-8)

Five Kinds of Rhinoceroses (Grades 6-8)

Glyphs

Endangered Animals Glyph

Critical Thinking
Endangered Animals Thinking Puzzles
     Draw a sequence of 3 different animals (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different animals (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different animals (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different animals (more difficult)

Book Units
    365 Penguins (Grades K-3)
    Sea Turtles (Grades 1-3)
    Giant Pandas (Grades 2-4)
    Good Morning Gorillas (Magic Tree House #26) (Grades 2-4)
    Judy Moody Saves the World (Grades 2-4)
    Tigers at Twilight (Grades 2-4)
    Dark Day in the Deep Sea Magic Tree House #39 (Grades 2-5)
    Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Grades 2-5)
    Arctic Tale (Grades 3-5)
    Island: Book Two: Survival (Grades 3-5)
    SCAT (Grades 4-6)
    The Missing Manatee (Grades 4-6)
    Dogsong (Grades 4-8)

Document Based Activities

Document Based Activities

Compare and Contrast

Endangered Bird Traits: Compares two endangered birds associated with the national identity of the U.S. (Grades 5-6)

Bird Traits: Compares three endangered birds who share many of the same traits, but who have some key difference (Grades 3-4)

Animal Classification Traits: Compares the distinctions between being endangered and extinct. (Grades 3-4)

Ape Traits: Compares two great apes (Grades 5-6)

Big Cat Traits: Compares prehistoric big cats with modern day tigers (Grades 3-4)

Large Animal Traits: Compares the two animals who vie for the title of second largest land animal. (Grades 5-6)

Reptile Traits: Compares turtles with tortoises (Grades 5-6)

Rhinoceros Traits: Compares an ancient Rhino with modern Rhinos (Grades 5-6)

Animal Traits: Compares two tree-loving animals (Grades 5-6)

Endangered Animals Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)

Endangered Species SUDOKU Puzzles

4 by 4 Endangered Species Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Endangered Species Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Endangered Species Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Endangered Species Mazes
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Build Endangered Species Mazes - Make multiple mazes at once

Endangered Species Counting
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Make counting puzzles

Endangered Animals Story Starters and Borders

Endangered animals borders with endangered animals story starters

Art Project: Kiwi Bird (Grades 3-6)
Art Project: Make a Kiwi bird. (PDF file)

Art Project: Endangered Animal Wanted Poster (Grades 1-8)
Art Project: Make a wanted poster featuring an endangered animal (PDF file)

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