AMPHIBIANS
Fabulous Frogs
Grades 2-6
Published: 2010
Needs Assessment and Educators Guide Activities from Johannesburg Zoo designed for frogs, with a focus on South African species
BIRDS
Whooping Cranes-Operation Preservation
Grades 5 -8
Published: 2004
Teacher’s guide to accompany America’s Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) television programs on whooping cranes, Flight School and Land of the Falling Lake Available at www.shopthirteen.org
MAMMALS
Disneynature African Cats
Grade 2 – 6
Published: 2010
Format: Video, PDF
Educational Activity Guide and Expanded Educator’s Guide: A series of lessons to positively influence knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about African cats
Snow Leopard Lessons
Grade 5 -8
Published: 2009
A series of five lessons on snow leopards designed for grades 5-8
Backyard Animals Scavenger Hunt Kids’ Discovery Club-Disney’s Animal Kingdom
3 – 8 year olds
Published: 2014
An activity, while visiting Disney’s Animal Kingodm, designed for 3-8 year olds to get children to explore a backyard habitat looking for wildlife
Rhino Cards – Educators Guide and Resources
Age 6-12
Published: 2011
Lessons from Johannesburg Zoo on rhinos using environmental science, geography, mathematics and English.
Save the Rhino Programe – Educators Guide and Resources
Grade 5
Published: 2011
Lessons from Johannesburg Zoo that focus on the African rhino species and ways children can help save rhinos.
Lions and Giraffes
Grades 2 -6
Published: 2004 – 2006
Teacher’s guide to accompany America’s Public Broadcasting Station (PBS television programs, Tall Blondes and the Vanishing Lions. Available at www.shopthirteen.org
Disneynature CHIMPANZEE Educators’ Guide
Chimpanzee Movie
Grade 2 – 6
Published 2011
The guide contains 100 pages of lessons and activities targeted to grades 2-6, aligned to National Science Education Standards and integrated with interactive elements.
Getting along with Elephants Activity Kit
Age 6 – 14
Published in 2001
An assortment of materials that teach students about elephants and their threats compiled by Sally Walker with help from J. Basom.
REPTILES
The Reptiles Teacher’s Guide
Lesson Plan and DVD
Grades 5 – 8
Published in 2003
Teacher’s guide to accompany America’s Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) television programs, The Reptiles, that explores the fascinating qualities of the four reptile groups
INSECTS
Butterfly Habitat @ Life Cycle
Grade 2 – 6
Published in 2003
KLRU-TV Austin PBS
Comprehensive resources with life cycle handouts, videos, and more.
Florida Museum of Natural History MESS – Animals 2
3 – 5 years
Published in 2010
The focus of this guide is some of the smaller animals that inhabit our world: spiders and insects.
Be a Bee PBS Learning Media
Lesson Plan with video
Grade 5 -6
Published in 2012
Objectives
- Students will be able to identify, describe, and explain pollination
- Students will be able explain why pollination is critical to producing the fruits we eat
- Students will be able to explain why it is necessary to have healthy pollinators to do a good job.