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Move Like an Animal!
Move Like an Animal!
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Move Like an Animal!
First Grade
Life Science
Have your students get energized while they learn about animal locomotion and move around like various animals!
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Move Like an Animal!
Move Like an Animal!
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Move Like an Animal!
Have your students get energized while they learn about animal locomotion and move around like various animals!
First Grade
Life Science
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Let's Go to the Zoo
Let's Go to the Zoo
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Let's Go to the Zoo
Kindergarten
Life Science
Embark on a classroom safari! In this hands-on lesson, students will create a scrapbook using their own observations of animal behavior during a field trip to the zoo.
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Let's Go to the Zoo
Let's Go to the Zoo
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Let's Go to the Zoo
Embark on a classroom safari! In this hands-on lesson, students will create a scrapbook using their own observations of animal behavior during a field trip to the zoo.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Flower Garden: Literacy
Flower Garden: Literacy
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Flower Garden: Literacy
First Grade
Life Science
How does your garden grow? In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension, vocabulary, and story sequencing. This hands-on art and literacy lesson is perfect for Earth Day, or any nature unit.
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Flower Garden: Literacy
Flower Garden: Literacy
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Flower Garden: Literacy
How does your garden grow? In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension, vocabulary, and story sequencing. This hands-on art and literacy lesson is perfect for Earth Day, or any nature unit.
First Grade
Life Science
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My Body
My Body
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My Body
Kindergarten
Life Science
This simple lesson plan will help your students gain a basic understanding of different body parts.
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My Body
My Body
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My Body
This simple lesson plan will help your students gain a basic understanding of different body parts.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Where is My Home?
Where is My Home?
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Where is My Home?
First Grade
Life Science
Students will go wild for this hands-on habitat lesson. Who can help the animals find their homes?
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Where is My Home?
Where is My Home?
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Where is My Home?
Students will go wild for this hands-on habitat lesson. Who can help the animals find their homes?
First Grade
Life Science
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
First Grade
Life Science
In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles!
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles!
First Grade
Life Science
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Describe Sensory Details
Describe Sensory Details
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Describe Sensory Details
First Grade
Life Science
In this lesson, students will use their five senses to tell about a picture. They will gain experience articulating and recognizing sensory details while building language skills.
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Describe Sensory Details
Describe Sensory Details
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Describe Sensory Details
In this lesson, students will use their five senses to tell about a picture. They will gain experience articulating and recognizing sensory details while building language skills.
First Grade
Life Science
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Trees, Trees Everywhere
Trees, Trees Everywhere
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Trees, Trees Everywhere
Kindergarten
Life Science
Teach your kids about the different parts of a tree with this neat lesson plan. Young scientists will love examining trees and sharing their opinions about them.
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Trees, Trees Everywhere
Trees, Trees Everywhere
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Trees, Trees Everywhere
Teach your kids about the different parts of a tree with this neat lesson plan. Young scientists will love examining trees and sharing their opinions about them.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Five Senses Artists
Five Senses Artists
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Five Senses Artists
Kindergarten
Handwriting
This fun art-inspired lesson will give your students a chance to dive into a study of the five senses.
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Five Senses Artists
Five Senses Artists
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Five Senses Artists
This fun art-inspired lesson will give your students a chance to dive into a study of the five senses.
Kindergarten
Handwriting
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Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
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Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
First Grade
Life Science
Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
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Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
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Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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Life Cycle of a Plant
Life Cycle of a Plant
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Life Cycle of a Plant
First Grade
Life Science
From seed to flower, students will learn all about the life cycle of a plant in this science lesson. Your class will discover what living things need to grow, and learn the various stages of a plant’s life span, with new vocabulary words.
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Life Cycle of a Plant
Life Cycle of a Plant
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Life Cycle of a Plant
From seed to flower, students will learn all about the life cycle of a plant in this science lesson. Your class will discover what living things need to grow, and learn the various stages of a plant’s life span, with new vocabulary words.
First Grade
Life Science
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Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
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Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
Pre-K
Life Science
Teach your students about living and nonliving things with this interactive lesson that keeps your class engaged as they learn!
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Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
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Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
Teach your students about living and nonliving things with this interactive lesson that keeps your class engaged as they learn!
Pre-K
Life Science
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I Spy Nature All Around
I Spy Nature All Around
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I Spy Nature All Around
First Grade
Life Science
Get your young scientists out of the classroom and into nature with this interactive science lesson.
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I Spy Nature All Around
I Spy Nature All Around
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I Spy Nature All Around
Get your young scientists out of the classroom and into nature with this interactive science lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources
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Natural Resources
First Grade
Life Science
Without natural resources, our world would be a very different place. Help your class understand the importance of water, plants, and soil with this exploratory science lesson.
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources
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Natural Resources
Without natural resources, our world would be a very different place. Help your class understand the importance of water, plants, and soil with this exploratory science lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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Parts of a Plant
Parts of a Plant
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Parts of a Plant
First Grade
Life Science
Root, stem, flower, leaf! In this hands-on science lesson, your students will create their own plants to help them identify and remember the parts of a plant.
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Parts of a Plant
Parts of a Plant
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Parts of a Plant
Root, stem, flower, leaf! In this hands-on science lesson, your students will create their own plants to help them identify and remember the parts of a plant.
First Grade
Life Science
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Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
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Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
First Grade
Life Science
Combine the power of poetry and storytelling to teach your first graders about sensory language in this exciting lesson.
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Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
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Sensory Language: Writing a Five Senses Poem
Combine the power of poetry and storytelling to teach your first graders about sensory language in this exciting lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
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Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
First Grade
Reading
ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
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Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
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Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
First Grade
Reading
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Kindergarten
Life Science
Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Seeds Seeds Seeds
Seeds Seeds Seeds
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Seeds Seeds Seeds
First Grade
Life Science
Every experiment begins with a hypothesis. In this hands-on science lesson, young botanists will learn about making educated guesses by planting and observing the growth of their very own lima bean seeds.
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Seeds Seeds Seeds
Seeds Seeds Seeds
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Seeds Seeds Seeds
Every experiment begins with a hypothesis. In this hands-on science lesson, young botanists will learn about making educated guesses by planting and observing the growth of their very own lima bean seeds.
First Grade
Life Science
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Describing the World Using Sensory Language
Describing the World Using Sensory Language
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Describing the World Using Sensory Language
First Grade
Life Science
What are the five senses and how do we use them everyday? Students get a chance to practice using sensory language as they think about the world around them. Can be used as a stand alone or support for the Writing a Five Senses Poem lesson.
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Describing the World Using Sensory Language
Describing the World Using Sensory Language
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Describing the World Using Sensory Language
What are the five senses and how do we use them everyday? Students get a chance to practice using sensory language as they think about the world around them. Can be used as a stand alone or support for the Writing a Five Senses Poem lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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About 1st Grade Life Science Lesson Plans

On Education.com, 1st Grade Life Science Lesson Plans provide resources to introduce young learners to foundational biological concepts. These lessons include activities such as exploring plant and animal life cycles, examining habitats, and understanding basic human body functions. Educators can access printable worksheets, hands-on experiments, and engaging activities to spark curiosity and teach age-appropriate science skills.

Educators and parents can use these resources to create comprehensive classroom units or at-home learning experiences. The page offers materials like observing plants and animals, comparing traits, and conducting simple experiments. These tools make it easy to introduce students to core life science concepts while fostering critical thinking and observation skills.

Using these lesson plans and activities saves educators time while providing structured, engaging content. Incorporating practical experiments and observing nature helps students connect science to everyday life, making lessons both enjoyable and educational.