Materials Needed (different for each activity)::

Graphic Organizers: Observation Journal (PDF), KWL Chart (PDF)

Computer: activities can be modified from one computer to a whole computer lab.

Optional: Power Point, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector

Transparency Paper: print out selected web pages and make transparency copies to post on the overhead, if you don't have access to a computer.

As you plan your lessons, you may wish to print out any reading assignment pages and staple them into a book for individual students. If you have several computers in your classroom, assign computer time to small groups of same-reading-level students.

Grade Specific Lessons

4–5 | 6–9 | K–2: Sea Otters by Anne M. Vitale | 5–8: Costa Rican Sea Turtles by Leonard Choi | K–2: Bahama's Whales and Dolphins by Pearl West | K–5: Fish, Food, and Fate by Berta L. Ugalde | 1: Queensland Dolphins by Kim DeMarchi | 3–4: Humpback Whales by Kristina Racek | 4–5: Orca by Sandra Bacal | 9–12: Bahama's Whales and Dolphins by Marshall Hall | 9–12: Bahamian Reef Survey by Lauren MacLaughlin