Joy Christian School - Animals Unit

Jun. 2, 2009 - Animals Unit

God created the animals!! Genesis 1:20-25

And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. so God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth. " And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth day.

And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures, according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and al the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

The family is studying animals (in particular - mammals) this spring. We will study other animal classes next year. What a great way to get to know our Creator than learning about the creativity, biology, and diversity of His creatures! As we see all the amazing facts about animals, we cannot help but to praise Him! "I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders." Psalm 9:1 Here are some of the Animal Lapbook Materials, Notebook Pages, Games, and Charts we used.

Animal Unit Study Resources - here is a huge collection of links that may be used in any kind of animal study that I collected and placed on one of my favorite sites ~ Lapbook Lessons!

Games

Animal Picture & Word Cards - We used these with several of the file folder games. File contains a list of suggestions on how to use the cards for science, math, social studies, and language arts.

Animal Card Games - Parts of Speech Game Cards & Pockets

Alphabet Animal Sort - File Folder Game - use above cards with the game.

Animal Short & Long Vowel Game - use cards with this game.

Animal Syllable Sort - File Folder Game - use cards with this game.

Compound Word Animals File Folder Game - game boards, word cards, and pocket.

Animal Vocabulary Cards- blank cards

Classification Labels - Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species - We used these with the following labels to review animal classifications by putting appropriate ones together.

Animal Kingdom Labels Animal Phylum Labels

Animal Class Labels Animal Order Labels

Lapbook Pieces

"Elephants" from Carnival of the Animals - Music Lapbook Unit at my music education blog ~ Joyful Songs ~ There are several other music lessons, lapbooks, and resources for music at the blog. I'm hoping to add more 'Carnival" animal units soon.

Elephant Lapbook Unit at Homeschool Share

5 Kingdoms of Animals, What is a Vertebrate & Invertebrate? 3 mini books

Classes of Invertebrates Mini Book Classes of Vertebrates Mini Book

Classification Accordion Mini Books - Write in the name, add a picture, and notate the classification.

Mammal Characteristics - a mini file folder with 'files' to list characteristics, we keep our files in the folder closed with a small piece of velcro. The little white strip is to make a little accordion book of characteristics.

Classification Mini Books - (above minis in one file) 2 charts, 5 Kingdoms Mini, What is? and Classes of Vertebrates & Invertebrates Mini Books, Classification Accordions, Mammal File Folder and 'Files'.

Lagomorpha Order - Mini books for the types of Rabbits & Hares.

Perissodactyl Order - Zebra, horse, rhino, donkey, tapir, onager, quagga, perissodactyl file folders to be filled in and placed in a "briefcase" pocket.

Notebook Pages

Notebook Divider Pages 1 - Animal Kingdom, Sub-Kingdoms Vertebrate & Invertebrate, Phylum Chordates, Class Mammalia

Notebook Divider Pages 2 - Sub classes of mammals: Eutheria (placental), Metatheria (pouched), and Prototheria (egg laying i.e. the platypus)

Animal Notebook Pages - drawing pages & elementary and regular lined pages.

Animal Vocabulary Sheets - use to write new words and definitions

God's Amazing Animals - 3 pages (elementary, lined, and blank)

Zebra Notebook Pages - elementary & regular lines.

Charts

Classification of Living Things Charts - One filled in & one blank.

Animal Line-Up Chart for listing animal facts - name, classification, picture, habitat, diet, size, and description.

Mammal Line-Up Chart - like above just for mammals.

Worksheets