My Venomous Animals Book

In this activity, students will make a book about how different venomous animals in Arizona use their venom.

By completing this lesson, your students will be able to:

  • Obtain and evaluate information from a nonfiction text about venomous animals.
  • Understand how the structure of the teeth or stinger functions to inject venom.
  • Use scissors to cut along a straight line.

More About this Lesson Plan

Wild Kids is a collection of simple activities that can be used to introduce students to different wildlife and life science concepts. Each activity includes a two page printable student worksheet and a page of teacher instructions. They have been aligned to the Arizona academic science standards and can be used to promote three dimensional teaching.

In this activity, students will make a book about different venomous animals of Arizona. After reading the book (individually or guided), they will answer some basic comprehension questions. In addition

Authors

  • Eric Proctor, Wildlife Education Coordinator,
    Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
  • Other AZGFD staff

Standards Correlation

This lesson has been correlated to the following Arizona Department of Education academic standards:

  • Kindergarten
    Science

    1. K.L 1U1.6
    2. K.L 1U1.7

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