These are all at Grade 3-4 reading level except for Winnie the Pooh that will be our read aloud.
Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne Beatrix Potter Books Mammals by David Burnie Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians by DK Marsupials by Nic Bishop Watch Me Grow Rabbit by DK Amazing Bats by Eyewitness Juniors Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by Mark Darwardine Amphibians by DK The Frog by Sabrina Grewe Tadpoles by Elaine Pascoe Salamanders by Maruska Incredible Reptiles by John Townsend Sea Turtles by Lockwood Outside and Inside Snakes by Sandra Markle Fish by DK
Pre-K to 1st Grade Level: MAMMALS: About mammals : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) About marsupials : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) Is a camel a mammal? by Rabe, Tish (Good) The furry alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good for older kids) Animals Born Alive and Well by Ruth Heller (Great) Baby Whales Drink Milk by Barbara Esbensen (Good)
BIRDS: About birds by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) The bird alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good for older kids)
ARACHNIDS: About arachnids : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) Diary of a spider by Cronin, Doreen (Good – silly) Scholastic's the magic school bus spins a web the special ways of spiders by Scholastic Inc (DVD) (Good) Spiders' secrets by Platt, Richard (Good but long) Are you a spider? by Allen, Judy (Best one) Spiders are not insects by Fowler, Allan (Good) Spinning spiders by Berger, Melvin (Good) Spiders Spin Webs by Yvonne Winer (Good)
INSECTS: Bugs are insects by Rockwell, Anne F. (Great) The beetle alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good) The Magic school bus creepy, crawly fun! (DVD) by Cole, Joanna (Great) About insects : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) On Beyond Bugs! by Tish Rabe (Good) Bright Beetle by Rick Chrustowski (lady bugs) (Good) Starting Life Ladybug by Claire Llewellyn (Good) Demi's secret garden : poems by Demi.(Use for insects + poems) Are you a grasshopper? by Allen, Judy (Great) INSECTS: BEES Brilliant Bees by Linda Glaser (Good) Honeybees by Joyce Milton (Good) The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre (Good) Honey in a Hive by Anne Rockwell (Good) INSECTS: ANTS Army Ant Parade by April Pulley Sayre (Good) Those Amazing Ants by Particia Demuth (Great) Scholastic's The Magic school bus gets ants in its pants by Tomlin, Lily (DVD) (Great) Are you an Ant? by Allen, Judy (Great)
CRUSTACEANS: About crustaceans : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) A pill bug's life by Himmelman, John.(Good) That's not right! by Durant, Alan (Great)
MOLLUSKS: About mollusks : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) Are you a snail? by Allen, Judy (Great) Shells! shells! shells! by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth (Great) Shellfish aren't fish by Fowler, Allan (Good) What Lives in a Shell? By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Good) An Octopus Is Amazing by Patricia Lauber (Good)
FISH: About fish : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) Wish for a Fish by Bonnie Worth (Good) Puffer’s Surprise by Barbara Gaines Winkelman (Good)
AMPHIBIANS: From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer (Good) Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley (Good) Starting Life Frog by Claire Llewellyn (Good) Tree frog hears a sound by Johnson, Rebecca (Good) Wanda and the frogs by Azore, Barbara (Good) The frog alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good) Growing frogs by French, Vivian (Good)
REPTILES: About reptiles : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good) Crocodiles by Cynthia Klingel (Good) Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller (Good)
Classification: - Tree of Life by Rochelle Strauss (Not Christian) - Benny’s Animals and How He Put Them in Order (Not Christian) - The Journey Never Taken (Jonathan Park) (CD) (*Christian*)
I posted more of our favorite books at http://www.squidoo.com/taxonomy-animal-classification-and-invertebrates-lesson-plan
About marsupials : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill About amphibians : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill About arachnids : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill About fish : a guide for children / written by Cathryn Sill About reptiles : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill About crustaceans : a guide for children / written by Cathryn Sill Diary of a spider / by Doreen Cronin Are you a spider? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries Spiders are not insects / by Allan Fowler Spinning spiders / by Melvin Berger Spiders spin webs / written by Yvonne Winer Bugs are insects / by Anne Rockwell The magic school bus. Creepy crawly fun DVD On beyond bugs! / by Tish Rabe Ladybug / Claire Llewellyn Are you a bee? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries Are you a butterfly? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries Are you a dragonfly? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humpries Are you a snail? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries Are you an ant? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries Honeybees / by Deborah Heiligman The bumblebee queen / April Pulley Sayre Honey in a hive / by Anne Rockwell An octopus is amazing / by Patricia Lauber Wish for a fish / by Bonnie Worth Red-eyed tree frog / story by Joy Cowley Frog / Claire Llewellyn Butterfly / by Claire Llewellyn Reptiles / by Claire Llewellyn Duck / Claire Llewellyn Growing frogs / Vivian French Chickens aren't the only ones / by Ruth Heller Wildlife atlas : a complete guide to animals and their habitats / John Farndon Tree of life : the incredible biodiversity of life on earth / written by Rochelle Strauss
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These are all at Grade 3-4 reading level except for Winnie the Pooh that will be our read aloud.
Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne
Beatrix Potter Books
Mammals by David Burnie
Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians by DK
Marsupials by Nic Bishop
Watch Me Grow Rabbit by DK
Amazing Bats by Eyewitness Juniors
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by Mark Darwardine
Amphibians by DK
The Frog by Sabrina Grewe
Tadpoles by Elaine Pascoe
Salamanders by Maruska
Incredible Reptiles by John Townsend
Sea Turtles by Lockwood
Outside and Inside Snakes by Sandra Markle
Fish by DK
Pre-K to 1st Grade Level:
MAMMALS:
About mammals : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
About marsupials : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
Is a camel a mammal? by Rabe, Tish (Good)
The furry alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good for older kids)
Animals Born Alive and Well by Ruth Heller (Great)
Baby Whales Drink Milk by Barbara Esbensen (Good)
BIRDS:
About birds by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
The bird alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good for older kids)
ARACHNIDS:
About arachnids : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
Diary of a spider by Cronin, Doreen (Good – silly)
Scholastic's the magic school bus spins a web the special ways of spiders by Scholastic Inc (DVD) (Good)
Spiders' secrets by Platt, Richard (Good but long)
Are you a spider? by Allen, Judy (Best one)
Spiders are not insects by Fowler, Allan (Good)
Spinning spiders by Berger, Melvin (Good)
Spiders Spin Webs by Yvonne Winer (Good)
INSECTS:
Bugs are insects by Rockwell, Anne F. (Great)
The beetle alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good)
The Magic school bus creepy, crawly fun! (DVD) by Cole, Joanna (Great)
About insects : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
On Beyond Bugs! by Tish Rabe (Good)
Bright Beetle by Rick Chrustowski (lady bugs) (Good)
Starting Life Ladybug by Claire Llewellyn (Good)
Demi's secret garden : poems by Demi.(Use for insects + poems)
Are you a grasshopper? by Allen, Judy (Great)
INSECTS: BEES
Brilliant Bees by Linda Glaser (Good)
Honeybees by Joyce Milton (Good)
The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre (Good)
Honey in a Hive by Anne Rockwell (Good)
INSECTS: ANTS
Army Ant Parade by April Pulley Sayre (Good)
Those Amazing Ants by Particia Demuth (Great)
Scholastic's The Magic school bus gets ants in its pants by Tomlin, Lily (DVD) (Great)
Are you an Ant? by Allen, Judy (Great)
CRUSTACEANS:
About crustaceans : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
A pill bug's life by Himmelman, John.(Good)
That's not right! by Durant, Alan (Great)
MOLLUSKS:
About mollusks : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
Are you a snail? by Allen, Judy (Great)
Shells! shells! shells! by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth (Great)
Shellfish aren't fish by Fowler, Allan (Good)
What Lives in a Shell? By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Good)
An Octopus Is Amazing by Patricia Lauber (Good)
FISH:
About fish : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
Wish for a Fish by Bonnie Worth (Good)
Puffer’s Surprise by Barbara Gaines Winkelman (Good)
AMPHIBIANS:
From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer (Good)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley (Good)
Starting Life Frog by Claire Llewellyn (Good)
Tree frog hears a sound by Johnson, Rebecca (Good)
Wanda and the frogs by Azore, Barbara (Good)
The frog alphabet book by Pallotta, Jerry (Good)
Growing frogs by French, Vivian (Good)
REPTILES:
About reptiles : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P., (Good)
Crocodiles by Cynthia Klingel (Good)
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller (Good)
3rd Grade Level:
Classification:
- Tree of Life by Rochelle Strauss (Not Christian)
- Benny’s Animals and How He Put Them in Order (Not Christian)
- The Journey Never Taken (Jonathan Park) (CD) (*Christian*)
I posted more of our favorite books at http://www.squidoo.com/taxonomy-animal-classification-and-invertebrates-lesson-plan
3rd Grade Level:
Insects & Spiders:
- Amazing World of Spiders by Janet Craig
- Bugs Are Insects by Anne Rockwell
- Lyrical Life Science (CD)
I posted more of our favorite books at: http://www.squidoo.com/insects-and-spiders-lesson-plan-in-animal-classification-unit-study
About marsupials : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill
About amphibians : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill
About arachnids : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill
About fish : a guide for children / written by Cathryn Sill
About reptiles : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill
About crustaceans : a guide for children / written by Cathryn Sill
Diary of a spider / by Doreen Cronin
Are you a spider? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Spiders are not insects / by Allan Fowler
Spinning spiders / by Melvin Berger
Spiders spin webs / written by Yvonne Winer
Bugs are insects / by Anne Rockwell
The magic school bus. Creepy crawly fun DVD
On beyond bugs! / by Tish Rabe
Ladybug / Claire Llewellyn
Are you a bee? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are you a butterfly? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are you a dragonfly? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humpries
Are you a snail? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Are you an ant? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
Honeybees / by Deborah Heiligman
The bumblebee queen / April Pulley Sayre
Honey in a hive / by Anne Rockwell
An octopus is amazing / by Patricia Lauber
Wish for a fish / by Bonnie Worth
Red-eyed tree frog / story by Joy Cowley
Frog / Claire Llewellyn
Butterfly / by Claire Llewellyn
Reptiles / by Claire Llewellyn
Duck / Claire Llewellyn
Growing frogs / Vivian French
Chickens aren't the only ones / by Ruth Heller
Wildlife atlas : a complete guide to animals and their habitats / John Farndon
Tree of life : the incredible biodiversity of life on earth / written by Rochelle Strauss
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