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Learning Center: Coral Reef - Teacher Page Instructions for how to most effectively use our coral reef learning centers. All of these centers are available on our member site.
Award: Coral Reef Activities Award of completion for coral reef activities.
Chart: Dolphin (Labeled)  
Chart: Dolphin (Unlabeled) This activity asks students to label the parts of a dolphin.
Coloring Activity: Coral Reef Instructions for drawing and coloring coral reef animals.
Coloring Page: Coral Reef Color this drawing of a coral reef.
Coloring Page: Dolphin Color this picture of a dolphin or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Did You Know? Coral Reef Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the coral reef.
Did You Know? Dolphin Cute drawing of a happy dolphin for writing facts about dolphins.
Illustration: Habitats (Page 1, Black/White) Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Illustrations: Habitats (Page 1, Color) Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Art - Tissue Coral (elem/upper elem) Directions for creating beautiful coral decorations out of tissue paper and cardstock. This is a great coral reef lesson AND window decoration.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (elem/ upper elem) "Belize's coral reef is ( SE / SW ) of Florida's coral reef." Use a map with a compass rose to find the correct cardinal direction and then circle the correct answer.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Adjectives (primary) "The Leopard moray eel has very ___ teeth. It can even bite off a person's finger!" Use the adjectives from the word bank to complete the sentences. One of several "coral reef" themed learning centers on our member site.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - Understanding Graphs (elem/upper elem) Two graphs: "Comparing Animal Characteristics" (scatterplot) and "Animals Seen in the Coral Reef" (bar graph) help with developing graph skills.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (elem/upper elem) Look over the list of unusual coral reef animals and choose one to write about, or find an unusual coral reef animal on your own.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Water Cycle This center activity helps you learn about the water cycle, when studying coral reefs or other habitats.
Unscramble the Words: Coral Reef [member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "eel" to "salty".
Word Problems: How Many Fish? "Joan caught 35 fish on Monday and 56 fish on Tuesday. On Wednesday she sold 27 fish. How many fish did she still have?" Word problems and instructions to make a journal entry explaining how the answer was achieved and illustrating it with a drawing.
Word Search: Coral Reef [member-created with abctools] Find the words from "algae" to "starfish" in this octopus-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Dolphins From "aquatic" to "whale".
Word Search: Sharks From "basking" to "whale"
Writing Activity: Coral Reef Journal Instructions for writing a creative journal about a fictional trip to a coral reef. Includes lined paper to copy for a journal.
Writing Prompt: A Whale of A Tale Use this whale-shaped pattern to write "tall tales", or trace and cut out to make a shapebook.



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Research and Report: Coral Reef Report planner, KWL, space to write report, survey and graph for "favorite coral reef animal."
Poetry Prompt: Coral Reef Poetry prompts with a coral reef theme, including alliteration, similes, acrostics, and more.
Assignment Forms: Coral Reef (all ages) Fun coral-reef-themed late assignment tracker, homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 1 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Center Sign: Coral Reef Math  
Comprehension: Coral Reef (upper elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about coral reefs. Includes a writing prompt.
Game Board: Coral Reef (primary) - color Colorful game board with a coral reef theme.
Game Board: Coral Reef (primary) - b/w Game board with a coral reef theme
Vocabulary Cards: Coral Reef (b/w) Eighteen pictures of creatures from the coral reef habitat, from anemone to squid.
Vocabulary Cards: Coral Reef (color) Eighteen pictures of creatures from the coral reef habitat, from anemone to squid.
Poetry Prompt: Dolphins (upper elem) An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using fun dolphin themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Report Form: Dolphins Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
Report Form: Dolphins (color) Booklet format for students to write a short report on dolphins.
Did You Know? Coral Reef Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the coral reef.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Stingray (to 20)  
Research and Report: Dolphins Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about dolphins. Includes a tally and graph for students to find out about people's favorite marine animal.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Seahorse (by 2s)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 2 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - add/subtract to 10 (pre-K/primary) set 3 Place colored tiles on top of the same black and white coral reef animal. Place the answer tiles in the blank. Three pages.
Coloring Page: Reef Animals Five pages of reef animals to color: angelfish, stingray, clownfish, octopus, seahorse.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Clownfish (to 10)  
Shapebook: Dolphins (elementary) Trace and cut out. From "beak" to "swim", each page of this dolphin-shaped shapebook has a word relating to dolphins. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Comprehension: Coral Reefs and People (upper elem/middle) This reading comprehension addresses the direct and indirect effects of humans on coral reefs.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Octopus (by 3s)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (upper elem) Read through all of the definitions and then go back and fill in the answers to the ones that you know. Use a reference source to find the rest.
Dot to Dot: Reef - Angelfish (alphabet)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Unscramble the Words (elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Animals (primary/elem) Match the animals to the correct description.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Unscramble the Words (primary)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (primary)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Art - Animals (elem) Directions for creating stuffed paper animals from the coral reef.
Center Sign: Coral Reef Science  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (primary/elem) "Belize's coral reef is (north/south) of the Florida reef tract." Use a map to find the correct cardinal direction and then circle the correct answer.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Word Search (upper elem)  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - latitude and longitude (primary) Use a globe or map to find the latitude and longitude for each coral reef listed and enter the corresponding letter into the correct blank.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Designs (elem) Center activity using pattern blocks, tangrams or pentominos.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Crossword Puzzle (upper elem)  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Art  
Center Sign: Coral Reef Puzzles  
Writing Prompt: Coral Reef Instructions for journal writing exercise about an imagined visit to a coral reef. Includes journal pages to copy, cut out and bind.
Shapebook: Ocean and Coral Reef Trace and cut out. From "fish" to "gulf", each page of this fish-shaped shapebook has a word relating to marine life. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Report Form: Coral Reef Full page format for students to write a book report on a book about coral reefs, both fiction and non-fiction.
Comprehension: Coral Reef (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the coral reef.
Activity: Water Cycle Center activity: instructions for making a poster about the water cycle.
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (labeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Dolphin (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Shark (labeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Shark (unlabeled parts)  
Animal Diagrams: Octopus (labeled and unlabeled)  
Book Report Form: Dolphins Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about dolphins.
Comprehension: What Is a Dolphin? Learn about dolphins with this informative reading comprehension.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (20 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Under the Sea (30 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -b/w Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
Game: Seashell Matching (primary) -color Match the seashells to their silhouettes.
KWL: Sharks (booklet, b/w) Use this foldable booklet form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about sharks. Black and white illustration.
Map Skills: World Map Habitats Practice map skills by identifying habitats on this world map.
Comprehension: Coral Reefs and People (elem) This reading comprehension addresses the direct and indirect effects of humans on coral reefs.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - ABC Order (primary) Put the coral reef theme words in (first letter) alphabetical order.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - ABC Order (elem) Put the coral reef theme words in (to the second letter) alphabetical order.
Center Sign: Coral Reef Geography  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Geography - Reading a Map (elem/ upper elem) Label the oceans, continents, and coral reefs on this map.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math- Reading a Graph (upper elem) Read the bar graphs comparing the numbers of sea animals seen on two different trips. Compare the data and answer the questions.
Center Sign: Coral Reef Language Arts  
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Writing Prompt (elem/upper elem) Imagine that you are on vacation and you have decided to explore the Coral Reef. Use your imagination to write a journal about your day to day vacation activities.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Language Arts - Adjectives (upper elem) "A frightened octopus squirts ink to defend itself." Underline the adjectives in each sentence.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math- Survey and Graph (elem/upper elem) "What is your favorite coral reef animal?" Survey the class, then tally and graph the information and answer the questions about your data.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Science- Reef Types (elem/upper elem) Use reference books or a computer to research the different kinds of coral reef formations to fill in the blanks. Also includes suggestions for an art project.
Color and Write Prompt: Coral Reef (elem) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Math - Colored Tiles (pre-k/primary) Use these colored tiles with the "add/subtract to 10" lessons on abcteach.com. Also fun for matching games and other activities.
Color and Write: Coral Reef (primary) A picture of a coral reef to color, and wide lines to write about it.
Color and Write: Coral Reef (elem) A picture of a coral reef to color, and lines to write about it.
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