Children often become very interested and engaged in the study of one particular animal, such as the horseshoe crab project pictured here. The study can be inspired by seeing the animal in the schoolyard, reading about it in a book, seeing a photograph that someone brings in, or a visit to a nature museum or zoo. There are literally thousands of resources available for teachers to implement a them or project about one specific type of animal. Here are a few examples:
1. Getting to Know Nature's Children series by Scholastic. This is a great set of 30 different volumes, each focusing on one animal. Most libraries have these in the children's non-fiction section.
2. Google Images. Search on an animal and click on images. You will be able to find hundreds of images for each animal.
3. Live webcams and YouTube videos. There are dozens of live webcams and hundreds of You Tube videos for many animals. Here are two examples:
Try these and then search for more that go along with the animal you are studying.
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