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Mammals
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Daily Mammals Activity Lesson Plan Book

Mammals SUDOKU Puzzle

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

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

Plays: Reader's Theater Scripts
How the Kangaroo Got Her Pouch: An Australian Aboriginal Legend (Grades 2-4)

Quizzes
     Customize Printables (Grades 3-6)
     Mammals Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 3-6)
     Customize Printables (Grades 6-9)
     Mammals Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 6-9)

Mammals on the March Theme Graphic
Mammals on the March coloring printout

Analogies

Mammals Analogies

Analogies in Foreign Languages
     French analogies
     Spanish analogies
     Italian analogies
     German analogies

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     I Know a Kid... (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     Bats! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     How Does a Walrus Stay Warm? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     A Bubble Net and a Buffet (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Slap Me Some Fin! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Hippity, Hoppity, Hide and Go Seek (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Hungry, Hungry, Hippos (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Jack and Jill Jumped up the Hill! All About Red Kangaroos (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-4 Readability)
     Follow the Leader...Arctic Wolf Style! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-4 Readability)
     The Polar Bear (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     The Zebra (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     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)
     Toothy Tusks (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Beluga Whales (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Talk About A Tongue! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Howler Monkeys (Very Quick Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Spider Monkeys (Very Quick Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     The Florida Panther (Very Quick Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Short Readers
     Slow and Steady--The Sloth (Short Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     What Can a Horse Tail Tell You? (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     S-l-o-w Sloths (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Giraffes (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Bumblebee Bat (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     The Mammal Behind the Mask (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Walrus (Short Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     Is It a Groundhog? (Short Reader; Grades 3-4 Readability)
     Introduction to Groundhogs (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     What Is a Mammal? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Blue Whales (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     If You Give a Manatee a Cookie... (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Reindeer or Caribou (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Tooth-Walkers (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Bengal Tiger (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     A One Hump Wonder (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     One Hump or Two? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Bats...Helpful or Harmful? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Fennec Fox (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Jerboas (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Are You a Gorilla? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Skunks (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Quiet King of the Jungle (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     African Elephants (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Timber Wolf (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Why Do Wolves Howl? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Kinkajous (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Snow Leopard (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Koala (Not!) Bears (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Red (and Blue!) Kangaroos (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     The Wombat (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Dall Sheep (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Bighorn Sheep (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Mountain Goats (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Narwhals (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Aye-ayes (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Geladas (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Don't Worry About That Dorsal Fin! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Gorillas (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Orangutans (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Capybaras and Their "Digestive Do-overs" (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Kangaroo Rats (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Key Deer (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Dorcas Gazelles (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Raccoons (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Raccoon Paws: What Handy Hands! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Porcupines (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Hoary Marmots (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Lemmings (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Platypus (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Giant Anteaters (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Pikas (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Marine Mammals (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Capybaras (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Okapis (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     The Wolf (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Tasmanian Devils (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Jackals (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Bengal Tigers (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Spanish
     �C�mo se mantienen calientes las morsas? (grades 2-4)
     Jack y Jill saltaron en la colina. Todo acerca los Canguros Rojos (grades 3-4)
     Sigue al l�der... �como el lobo blanco! (grades 3-4)
     El oso polar (grades 2-5)
     La Cebra (grades 2-5)
     Panda gigante (grades 3-5)
     Las ballenas beluga (grades 4-6)
     �Hablemos sobre una lengua! (grades 5-6)
     Monos aulladores (grades 5-7)
     Los monos ara�a (grades 5-7)
     Lento y tranquilo - El perezoso (grades 1-2)
     Perezosos l-e-n-t-o-s (grades 2-4)
     Las Jirafas (grades 2-4)
     La morsa (grades 2-5)
     La ballena azul (grades 3-5)
     �Reno o Carib�? (grades 3-5)
     Las Morsas (grades 3-5)
     Tigre de Bengala (grades 3-5)
     Una maravilla con una joroba (grades 3-5)
     �Una joroba o dos? (grades 3-5)
     Canguros Rojos (�y azules!) (grades 3-6)
     �No te preocupes por la aleta dorsal! (grades 4-6)
     Los gorilas (grades 4-6)
     Los carpinchos y sus "repeticiones digestivas" (grades 4-6)
     Los demonios de Tasmania (grades 5-7)

Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Going Batty (Grades 2-3)
     Opossum Surprise (Grades 3-5)

Mammals
     Do Animals Have Bellybuttons? (Grades 3-5)
     Introduction to Mammals (Grades 5-7)
     Unusual Mammals: Marsupials and Monotremes (Grades 4-9)
     Three Types of Mammals (Grades 6-8)

     American Bison (Grades 4-9)
     Armadillos: Mammals with Armor (Grades 2-4)
     Armadillos (Grades 6-8)
     Aye-ayes (Grades 3-6)
     Badgers (Grades 5-7)
     Bats (Grades 3-4)
     Bats - Introduction (Grades 3-5)
     Bats (Grades 4-6)
     Bears (Grades 3-4)
     Beavers (Grades 3-6)
     Belugas (Grades 6-8)
     Brown Bears (Grades 4-7)
     Camels (Grades 4-7)
     Capybaras (Grades 4-8)
     Cattle (Grades 4-7)
     Cheetahs (Grades 2-4)
     Cheetahs (Grades 4-7)
     Chimpanzees (Grades 3-6)
     Chipmunks (Grades 2-4)
     Cougars (Grades 7-9)
     Coyotes (Grades 4-6)
     Dolphins (Grades 4-8)
     Echidnas (Grades 4-8)
     Elephants (Grades 4-7)
     Flying Squirrels (Grades 4-7)
     Foxes (Grades 4-7)
     Giant Pandas (Grades 3-6)
     Giraffes (Grades 3-4)
     Giraffes (Grades 4-7)
     Goats and Sheep (Grades 4-6)
     Gorillas (Grades 4-9)
     Gray Whales (Grades 4-6)
     Groundhogs - Introduction (Grades 3-6)
     Groundhogs (Grades 4-8)
     Hippopotamuses (Grades 4-7)
     Horses (Grades 4-6)
     Humpback Whales (Grades 5-7)
     Hyenas (Grades 4-7)
     Jaguars (Grades 6-8)
     Kangaroos (Grades 4-7)
     Killer Whales (Grades 6-7)
     Koalas (Grades 3-6)
     Koalas (Grades 4-6)
     Lemmings (Grades 6-8)
     Lions (Grades 3-6)
     Llamas (Grades 4-8)
     Lynx (Grades 4-5)
     Manatees (Grades 3-5)
     Manatees (Grades 4-8)
     Marmots (Grades 3-5)
     Meerkats (Grades 6-8)
     Mice (Grades 4-6)
     Miniature Horses (Grades 7-9)
     Moles (Grades 4-7)
     Musk Oxen (Grades 4-7)
     Naked Mole-Rats (Grades 4-8)
     Narwhals (Grades 6-8)
     Opossums (Grades 5-6)
     Orangutans (Grades 4-7)
     Pangolins (Grades 3-6)
     Pigs (Grades 3-6)
     Pikas (Grades 4-6)
     Platypuses (Grades 4-8)
     Polar Bears - Introduction (Grades 4-7)
     Polar Bears (Grades 4-6)
     Prairie Dogs (Grades 5-7)
     Prevost's Squirrels (Grades 2-4)
     Rabbits and Hares (Grades 4-8)
     Raccoons (Grades 3-6)
     Reindeer (Grades 3-6)
     Reindeer (Grades 4-7)
     Rhinoceros (Grades 4-8)
     Sea Otters (Grades 4-7)
     Seals (Grades 3-6)
     Skunks (Grades 4-7)
     Sloths (Grades 4-6)
     Snow Monkeys (Grades 6-8)
     Springhares (Grades 3-5)
     Squirrels - Basics of Squirrels (Grades 4-7)
     Squirrels - Types of Squirrels (Grades 3-6)
     Sun Bears (Grades 3-6)
     Tapirs (Grades 4-8)
     Tarsiers (Grades 4-7)
     Tasmanian Devils (Grades 4-8)
     Tigers (Grades 4-7)
     Tree Squirrels (Grades 2-3)
     Walruses (Grades 4-7)
     Warthogs (Grades 3-6)
     Whales (Grades 3-6)
     Wolves (Grades 5-7)
     Wombats (Grades 4-8)
     Zebras (Grades 4-8)

Spanish
     Cosas de murci�lagos (grades 2-3)
     �Los animales tienen ombligo? (grades 3-5)
     Aye-ayes
     Murci�lagos - Introducci�n
     Los Murci�lagos
     Las Ballenas Belugas (grades 6-8)
     Ganado
     Chimpanc�s
     Los Pandas Gigantes (grades 3-6)
     Los Gorilas (grades 4-9)
     Los Lemmings (grades 6-8)
     Llamas
     Los Manat�es (grades 4-8)
     Los Ratones
     Los Narvales (grades 6-8)
     Los Orangutanes (grades 4-7)
     Cerdos
     Conejos y Liebres
     Los Rinocerontes (grades 4-8)
     Las Nutrias Marinas (grades 4-7)
     Los Perezosos
     Los Osos Malayos
     Los Tapires
     Los Tigres (grades 4-7)
     Ardillas de �rbol (grades 2-3)
     Los Lobos (grades 5-7)

French
     Les Bovins
     Les lamas
     Les Cochons
     Les lapins et les li�vres

Italian
     I BOVINI
     I MAIALI

German
     Rinder
     Lamas
     Schweine
     Kaninchen & Hasen

Document Based Activities

Document Based Activities

Books

Emma's Eyes (Grades 3-4)

Ten Fascinating Facts About Bats (Grades 4-5)

Save the Giant Pandas (Grades 4-5)

Porcupines (Grades 4-5)

What Would a Koala Say? (Grades 4-5)

Beavers (Grades 4-5)

Marsupials: Kangaroos and Koalas (Grades 4-5)

Baleen Whales (Grades 4-6)

Whales (Grades 4-6)

Toothed Whales (Grades 4-6)

Worst Case Scenario Survival Guide: Bear Attack (Grades 4-5)

Muskoxen (Grades 5-6)

The Rhinoceros (Grades 5-6)

Big Cats That Roar (Grades 5-6)

Big Cats That Don't Roar (Grades 5-6)

Small Cats (Grades 5-6)

Monotremes (Grades 5-6)

Giraffes (Grades 5-6)

Vampire Bats (Grades 5-6)

Moose (Grades 5-6)

Five Kinds of Rhinoceroses (Grades 6-8)

Asian Elephants (Grades 6-8)

African Elephants (Grades 6-8)

Bulletin Board

"Awesome Animals!" Bulletin Board

Compare and Contrast

Mammal Traits: Compares three polar residents (Grades 3-4)

Sheep Traits: Compares three similar mountain-dwelling mammals (Grades 3-4)

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

Mammal Traits: Compares two similar home-building mammals (Grades 5-6)

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

Kangaroo Traits: Compares ancient and modern kangaroos (Grades 3-4)

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

Character Traits: This compare and comparison is about Horton and Cat in the Hat from Dr. Seuss books. (Grades 1-2)

Australian Mammal Traits: Compares three common Australian mammals (Grades 5-6)

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

Elephant Traits: Compares two commonly confused elephants (Grades 5-6)

Mammal Traits: Compares two similar mammals (Grades 5-6)

Mammal Traits: Compares two cute and social mammals (Grades 5-6)

Mammal Traits: Compares three small mammals (Grades 3-4)

Long Eared Creatures Traits: Compares two similar looking animals (Grades 5-6)

Monkey Traits: Compares two rainforest-dwelling monkeys (Grades 5-6)

Monkey Traits: Compares two rainforest-dwelling monkeys (Grades 5-6)

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

Camel Traits: Compares the two kinds of camels (Grades 3-4)

Bear Traits: Compares three popular bears (Grades 3-4)

Animals with "horse" in their name Traits: Compares two animals with similar faces (Grades 5-6)

Compare and Contrast Two Things (third grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (fourth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (fifth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (sixth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (seventh grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (eighth grade)

Glyphs

Leveled Books

A Ferocious Foe: The American Badger

Down Under Animals: The Bilby

Mammals

The Magnificent Manatee

Down Under Animals: The Platypus

Down Under Animals: The Koala

One Hump or Two? The Camel

The Polecat: A Skunk's Tale

The Black Bear Is Not a Teddy Bear

The Rhinoceros: It Can't Toot Its Own Horn

The Kangaroo Rat

The Fantastic Flying Squirrel

How's the Weather Up There? (PDF file)

That's No Dog: The Prairie Dog

Bats

Prickly Porcupines

The Magical, Mystical Reindeer: More Than a Myth

Mammal Activities

Rodent Puzzles - Book #2

Mammal Activity Pages

Prehistoric Mammals

Prehistoric Mammals Theme Unit

Finish the Story
Zorro the Zookeeper's Surprise (Grades 3-6)
Saving Jaguars (Grades 6-8)

Writing
Mammals Draw and Write

Mammals Draw and Write

Art Project: Which Mammal am I? (Grades 3-5)
Art Project: Read clues about an animal and then lift the flap to see the animal (PDF file)

Coloring

Coloring Book: Mammal babies coloring book (PDF file)

Mammals hidden pictures coloring book (PDF file)

Mammals Dot to Dots
Dot to dot booklets (PDF Files)
Spelling
     Spelling (challenging)
Alphabet
     Alphabet (lowercase letters)
     Alphabet (CAPITALIZED letters)
Counting
     Mixed: Each page count by a different number
     Count by 1's (easier)
     Count by 1's
     Count by 2's
     Count by 3's
     Count by 4's
     Count by 5's
     Count by 6's
     Count by 7's
     Count by 10's
     Count by 25's
     Completed drawings (no dot to dots)

Bats

Bats

Book Units
    A Baby Sister for Frances (Grades K-2)
    Animals in Winter (Grades K-2)
    Best Friends for Frances (Grades K-2)
    Caps for Sale (Grades K-2)
    Leo the Late Bloomer (Grades K-2)
    Madeline's Rescue (Grades K-2)
    Otis (Grades K-2)
    The Easter Egg (Grades K-2)
    Curious George The Kite (Grades K-3)
    Stellaluna (Grades K-3)
    The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo (Grades K-3)
    Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes (Grades 1-2)
    Epossumondas Plays Possum (Grades 1-3)
    Grizzly Bears (Grades 1-3)
    My Father's Dragon (Grades 1-3)
    On the Dog (Andrew Lost #1) (Grades 1-3)
    Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (Grades 1-3)
    The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Grades 1-3)
    The Golly Sisters Go West (Grades 1-3)
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Grades 1-3)
    Horton Hatches the Egg (Grades 1-4)
    Dingoes at Dinnertime (Magic Tree House #20) (Grades 2-4)
    Giant Pandas (Grades 2-4)
    Good Morning Gorillas (Magic Tree House #26) (Grades 2-4)
    The Mystery at the Dog Show (Boxcar Children #35) (Grades 2-4)
    Dogs (Grades 2-5)
    Magic School Bus #10: Expedition Down Under (Grades 2-5)
    Magic School Bus #1: The Truth about Bats (Grades 2-5)
    Magic School Bus #3: The Wild Whale Watch (Grades 2-5)
    Lions at Lunchtime (Magic Tree House #11) (Grades 3-4)
    Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Tree House #12) (Grades 3-4)
    Arctic Tale (Grades 3-5)
    Polar Bears and the Arctic (Grades 3-5)
    Tumtum & Nutmeg- Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall (Grades 3-5)
    Riding Freedom (Grades 3-6)
    The White Giraffe (Grades 3-6)
    Tumtum and Nutmeg: The Great Escape (Grades 3-6)
    Tumtum and Nutmeg: The Pirates' Adventure (Grades 3-6)
    Black Beauty (Grades 3-7)
    Summer of the Monkeys (Grades 3-7)
    A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home (Grades 4-6)
    The Midnight Fox (Grades 4-6)
    The Twits (Grades 4-6)
    Zeely (Grades 4-6)
    One-Eyed Cat (Grades 4-7)
    Thimble Summer (Grades 4-7)
    Heidi (Grades 4-8)
    The Witches (Grades 4-8)
    Black Stallion (Grades 5-7)
    The Black Stallion Mystery (Grades 5-8)
    The Jungle Book (Grades 5-8)
    Incident at Hawk's Hill (Grades 6-8)
    The Music of Dolphins (Grades 6-8)

Pictures of Mammals - Puzzles
     Easy Mammals (Pictures)
     Easy Mammals (Word Search)
     Easy Mammals (Pictures and Names)
     Easy Mammals (Pictures, Names, and Misspellings)

     Lesser Known Mammals (Pictures)
     Lesser Known Mammals (Word Search)
     Lesser Known Mammals (Pictures and Names)
     Lesser Known Mammals (Pictures, Names, and Misspellings)

     Easy and More Difficult Mammals (Pictures)
     Easy and More Difficult Mammals (Word Search)
     Easy and More Difficult Mammals (Pictures and Names)
     Easy and More Difficult Mammals (Pictures, Names, and Misspellings)

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Who�s The Best?

Cheers for the Champions

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Buzzy Bee and the Sweet Honey Tree

Clap Your Hands

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Fuzzy Zippers

Hal's Happy Hippos

Mike�s Wish

Jack the Javelina

Babies with a �B�

Bears, Bubbles, and Boats

Chick-chick-a-dee-dee

Kelly Kangaroo Goes to Kansas

The King of Kangaroos

Eleven Large Llamas

Gino Giraffe

Wes the Whale

Yancy Yak from Yakima

Black

Six Silly Sheep

The Cheerful Chicken

Graph Drawing Challenge Puzzle

Dog Graph Puzzles

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