First Grade Lesson Plans
Nature Week Itinerary
This is a list of lesson plans that you can use to have a Nature Week at your school site. For each of the five days, there is a theme - plants, birds, mammals, recycling and a field trip - and a list of activities that you can use to teach your class about them. To download the lesson plans, click on their titles below.
Download the PDF of the 1st grade Nature Week Itinerary
Day 1: Plants
1. “What is Nature?”
2. “Hawk vs. Lizard Tag”
3. “Tree Parts Song”
4. “Grow an Oak”
5. “Colorful Flowers”
6. “Soda Bottle Terrarium”
7. “Sustainable Living Week Journal”
a. “Sustainable Living Week Journal Page"
Day 2: Learning about Birds
1. Check in on “Colorful Flowers” progress
2. “Birds in the Schoolyard”
a. “The Wild Birds” slide show and coloring activity
b. “The Wild Birds Presentation Notes”
c. Coloring pages: raven, great blue heron, mourning dove, swallow
d. Make a bird feeder:
i. “How to Make a Recycled Bird Feeder,” or
ii. “How to Make a Bird Feeder Out of a Pine Cone”
3. Brainstorm a group project to improve bird habitat in your schoolyard
a. Examples: pick up trash, plant more food and shelter plants, put in a birdbath or
pond, plant a hummingbird garden.
b. Raise money for projects by turning in recyclables. Click here to see a list of
recycling centers in Tulare County
4. Check in on students’ progress with the “Sustainable Living Week Journal”
Day 3: Mammals
1. “Wildlife & Habitat” slide show
a. “Wildlife & Habitat Presentation Notes”
2. “Bat & Moth”
3. “Fox vs. Rabbit”
4. “Squirrels, squirrels, squirrels!”
5. Next steps in group project
6. Check in on students’ progress with the “Sustainable Living Week Journal”
Day 4: Recycling
1. “Solar Oven”
2. “Recycled Necklace”
3. “Stick Painting”
4. “Recycling Posters”
a. “Recycling Posters Coloring Page”
5. Next steps in group project
6. Check in on students’ progress with the “Sustainable Living Week Journal”
Day 5: Field trip to Kaweah Oaks Preserve!
Reserve a field trip today by calling Laura at (559) 738-0211 x103. Or fill out our online request form.