Scales, Tails, and Discovery!

$19.50

Why do snakes stick out their tongue and how do they move without legs? Learn all about cold-blooded animals like snakes and turtles and make an alligator puppet with snapping jaws! Students will explore reptiles and their habitats. While the curriculum incorporates many different Pennsylvania Learning Standards, it focuses on the key learning area of “Approaches to Learning through Play.” Specifically, students will learn to engage in activities that meet the PA Standard Areas of Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies, and Visual Arts.

About our lesson plans:

  • Developed and tested by a team of experienced, certified educators

  • Immediate PDF download upon purchase with unlimited use

  • Activity pages, extension activities, and additional resources included at no cost

  • Developmentally appropriate

  • Printable format that is also digital friendly with links and QR codes embedded in the lesson plans

Camp Outline:

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Paper Chain Snake
  • Let’s Get Moving – Snake Pass
  • Wiggly Snakes Science Experiment
  • Hands-On Activity – Spinning Snake Patterns
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Self-Control Snake
  • Snake Fact Book
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • 3D Turtle
  • Let’s Get Moving – Turtle Tag
  • Hands-On Activity – Reptile Egg Experiment
  • My Very Own Turtle Shell
  • Social-Emotional Learning – “The Tortoise and the Hare”
  • Hands-On Activity – Pom Pom Turtles
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • More or Less Gator Game
  • Let’s Get Moving – Here Comes the Gator!
  • Hands-On Activity – Moving Mouth Crocodile
  • Crocodile Measurements
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Snip Snap
  • Gator Vision Glasses
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Paper Plate Chameleon Craft Part 1
  • Let’s Get Moving – Chameleon Claw Relay Race
  • Hands-On Activity – Concealed Chameleon Hide and Seek
  • Chameleon Calculation Game
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Standing Out or Blending In?
  • Paper Plate Chameleon Craft Part 2
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • My Lovable Lizard
  • Let’s Get Moving – Leaping Lizards Obstacle Course
  • Hands-On Activity – Cold-Blooded Creatures
  • Gila Monster Craft
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Conservation and Endangerment
  • Bearded Dragon Climbers
  • Reflection