Earth Day Library Lesson - Endangered Animals - Elementary Library Lessons April

This Earth Day Library Lesson focuses on endangered animals! Students will learn about different classifications of endangered animals, why they are endangered, and what we can do to help. Only one slide is for Earth Day, so it can be used year-round.

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS EARTH DAY LIBRARY LESSON:

• Recommended for: Grades 3-6
• Number of pages: 66
• Editable: Yes, all text is editable
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, and PDF
• Duration: 1-2 class periods (45 minutes each)

***Please note that this library lesson is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

THIS EARTH DAY LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

• 58 PPT + Google™ Slides (student slides)
• List of 26 Recommended Reads about endangered animals (1 page PDF -- print and give to students, teachers, and parents)
• Two scavenger hunt activities, differentiated (2 page PDF and PPT)
• Scavenger hunt answer key (1 page PDF and PPT)
• Prep checklist(1 page)
• Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (3 pages, PDF and PPT)
• Lesson tips and tricks (6 pages, PDF)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)

PART I - WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION:

Part I is the whole-class discussion. The slides walk you through the entire whole-class library lesson, from start to finish. It's a great introduction to endangered animals, their classifications, why they are endangered, and what we can do to help.

• 3 recommended library read-alouds. Each book has 1-2 video link recommendations to accompany the story.
• Sign language sign -- "earth" (how-to link)
• April 22 is Earth Day (this is the only Earth Day slide in the presentation)
• Definition of species
• Brief descriptions of 5 classifications of endangered species: least-concern, vulnerable, endangered, critically-endangered, and extinct. Each group includes multiple species that belong in that group.
• Real photos of several endangered animals
• Threats to animals (pollution, habitat loss, poaching, pet trade) - more threats are listed in Part II
• How can we help the endangered animals?
• Slide for your read-aloud (paste the book cover on the slide).
• Checkout reminders slide -- add your own reminders!
• "What Should We Do Now?" slide -- This is very clear instructions on what students should be doing after the lesson.

PART II - SCROLLING SLIDESHOW

The second part is the scrolling slideshow. Set them on a timer to scroll on a screen during library checkout.

Students can use the scrolling slides to complete one of the two Scavenger Hunts. All images and information in the slides relate to endangered animals.

• 5 "What am I?" slides (students guess which endangered animals are in a partially-covered photo)
• facts, information, and photos of Plains bison, rhinos, Galapagos tortoises, Yangtze softshell river turtles, red-eared slider turtles, manatees, sea lions, waved albatrosses, and pangolins
• 2 "Would-You-Rathers"
• 3 trivia questions with answers (multiple choice)
• vocabulary words: poach and deforestation
• this week's birthdays
• weekly schedule and agenda
• checkout reminders (you add your own!)

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS EARTH DAY LIBRARY LESSON

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joan F. wrote, " The students loved using the material for their lesson today. They were so excited about the extra slides as well. It took me very little time to edit and adjust for my school. Great presentation."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Denise S. wrote, "My students loved the pictures of all the animals in the lesson. Since I used this with younger students, I didn't really focus on the differences between the endangered and threatened animals. However, we identified the animals together and went over the causes of extinction and ways we could help for Earth Day. A great time saver!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Elementary Biblio-Tech wrote, "My library students LOVED the trivia and the guessing games of the different endangered animals!"

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