Lesson Plan Resources Resources used within the lessons are listed below for your convenience. You may use and/or modify resources created by MCS personnel for any educational purpose. Use for any other reason requires written permission. Rubrics Alligator Student Self Assessment Alligator Subtraction Rubric Amazing Alligators KidPix Rubric Amazing Alligators Group Project Evaluation Form Amazing Alligators Team Work Rubric Animals of Black Bayou Trading Card Rubric Batiking Black Bayou Rubric Bayou or Lake Rubric Birds of a Feather Flock Together Rubric Birds of a Feather Writing Rubric Bird Writing Rubric Black Bayou Lake - Our Wetland Rubric Bobby Beaver Rubric for Alliterations Book It! Rubric Bugs Rubric Children, Children, What Did You See? Rubric Crocodile rubric Cypress Tree Rubric Does Extinction Mean Forever Project Checklist Does Extinction Mean Forever? PowerPoint Rubric Falling Into Leaves Team Work Rubric Field Trip Booklet Rubric Fine Feathered Friend Rubric Extra, Extra Read All About It Newspaper Rubric Frogs Can Sing Too! CROAK!!! Paragraph Rubric Frogs Can Sing Too! CROAK!!! Participation Rubric Graphing is for the Birds PowerPoint Presentation Rubric Home Again Bunny Hop Rubric A Lengthy Visit Rubric Map Rubric Letter to the Editor Rubric Literary Devices Rubric for PowerPoint Presentation LA Wetlands Checklist Life Cycle/Food Web Rubric Louisiana Plants Rubric Louisiana Waters Team work Rubric Mammals or Birds? Team Work Rubric Mammals or Birds? Trait List Mammals or Birds? Venn Diagram Mapping Magic KidPix Rubric Nouns in Nature Paragraph Rubric Nouns in Nature Team Work Rubric Oral Presentation Rubic Paragraph Writing Rubric Paws for Poetry Journal Rubric   Persuasive Writing Rubric pH Around the Pond Lab Rubric Plant growth Rubric Poly-gon to the Bayou Rubric PowerPoint Presentation Rubric Questions Rubric Refuge Reality Rubric Research pH Around the Pond Rubric Rosie the Explorer Rubric Shaping Up With Nature KidPix Rubric Short Story Rubric Speaking Out for the Wetlands Rubric Storyboard Rubric Teamwork Rubric The Sound of Science Rubric Tree-mendous Hide and Seek Teamwork Rubric Trekking Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric Trekking Kid Pix Map Rubric Up Close and Personal with Black Bayou Lake Rubric Water cycle KidPix Rubric We All Live Together Rubric Whooose Who On the Bayou Rubric Wildlife Woes Persuasive Letter Rubric Writing on the Refuge Rubric Writing Prompts Fine, Feathered Friend Letter to the Mallards Letter Stationery Literary Devices Letter Stationery Up Close and Personal at Black Bayou Lake Research Guides Alligator Fact Sheet Batiking Black Bayou Lake Research Guide Bayou or Lake Bird Research Duck, Duck, Goose or Swan Research Guide Research Guide Does Extinction Mean Forever? Fine, Feathered Friend Writing Figuratively Graphing is for the Birds In Search of Literary Devices Guide Louisiana ABC Louisiana Animals Research Note-taking Guide Origami Jumping Frog Data Sheet Refuge Reality Research Log Researching pH Around the Pond Research Guide Speaking Out for Louisiana Wetlands Storyboard Research Guide Storyboard Interview Guide Where Do You Live? Research Guide Where in the World is Black Bayou Lake PowerPoint Presentations Does Extinction Mean Forever Figurative Language Figurative Language and Imagery PowerPoint Figurative Language Upper Literary Devices -They're for the Birds PP Presentation Paragraph Sandwich pH Around the Lake pH Around the Pond Student Lab Report Storyboard PowerPoint Example  Templates ABCs Observation Sheet Alligator Cutouts Animal Observation Tally Sheet Animal Tracks Tic-Tac-Toe Bayou or Lake Venn Birds of a Feather Station Signs Birds KWL CHART Bird Journal Cache Information Sheets Cache Logs Camouflage Capers Journal Camouflage Tally Sheet Compass Rose Conservationist Cards Cypress Tree TrackStar Worksheet Directions for Rubber Band Banjo Duck, Duck, Goose or Swan Venn Equation Activity Sheet Extra, Extra Read All About IT Newspaper Template Figurative Language and Imagery Inspiration Template Figurative Language and Imagery Inspiration Template Word Group Log Habitat Record Sheet Home Again Inspiration Sequencing Template Home Again Inspiration Sequencing Template Home Again Inspiration Sequencing Word Processing Template Idiom Test I Think I Know Activity Sheet KWL Chart A Lengthy Visit Recording Sheet Let's Tessellate Worksheet Letter to the Mallards Literary Devices Inspiration Template Literary Devices Letter Stationery Literary Devices Word Template Louisiana Animals List Louisiana Plants Venn Diagram Louisiana Waters KWL Chart Louisiana Waters Venn Diagram Mission Duties My Unknown Word List Nouns in Nature Chart Observation Record Sheet Origami Jumping Frog Outline Map of Black Bayou Lake refuge Paint Life Cycle Example 1 Paint Life Cycle Example 2 Paint Life Cycle Example 3 Paws for Poetry Journal Poly-gon Checklist Refuge Reality Foldable Refuge Reality I Think I Know Journal Short Story Assignment Short Story Map Simple Compass Rose Storyboard Inspiration Example Storyboard PowerPoint Example Subtraction Equations Venn Template Trekking Black Bayou Lake Recording Form   Trekking Black Bayou Lake NWR map Wetland's Favorite Animal Tally Sheet Wetlands Venn Diagram Template Where Do You Live? Trading Card Template Wildlife Cycle Story Board Wildlife Woes Quest envelope You're on the Right Track Class Tally Sheet Tracks Animals in the Louisiana Black Bayou Wildlife Refuge Bayou or Lake...Will the real one please stand up! Black Bayou Lake Refuge Does Extinction Mean Forever Literary Devices - They're For the Birds Figurative Writing Is for the Birds Student Products Batik Art Black Bayou Lake Refuge: Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Newsletters Black Bayou Lake Refuge: Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Photos of Class Field Trip Camouflage Capers PowerPoint

Nature Resources

Nature Notes "You can choose anything from majestic moose to mysterious minks to melting snow. These one-page overviews are full of facts about our natural world and the wildlife within it." Sights and Sounds of Black Bayou Lake Play Sounds of the Bayou America's Wetlands: Our Vital Link Detailed information from the US Environmental Protection Agency Bird Songs Award-winning site by Tony Phillips with lots of bird sounds and information. LA Coastal Wetlands "...contains information and links relating to coastal restoration projects in coastal Louisiana." Louisiana Soundscapes Listen to the sounds of a swamp at midnight or tap, tap, tap of a woodpecker... Introduction to Wetlands "Learn about four types of wetlands found in many areas around the world."  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Calls of Louisiana frogs and toads arranged in order of similarity of sound... America's Wildlife Refuge System Black Bayou Lake NWR is only one of many refuges in the US. Information on the system from the US Wildlife and Fish Service.

Misc.

Kid's Corner Ducks Unlimited's Greenwings Information on flyways, duck identification, games, activities, and much more Dialogue for Kids - Wetlands Stream the Idaho Public Television Wetland show and access activities and other information   Coastal LA Coloring Book Color online (requires Flash) or print out the pictures for the class to color later   DOI Just for Kids Information and activities for children from the US Department of Interior Photo Gallery Pictures taken by Monroe City Schools LA INTECH teachers.   Friends of Black Bayou Photo Contest (click Annual Photography Contest on the left to view photos) Wetland's Reading List  Community Corner Friends of Black Bayou Learn how you can help from the award-winning community support organization dedicated to the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Black Bayou Lake NWR and Black Bayou Lake both sites contain information from the US Fish and Wildlife Service LA INTECH Field Trips  Recommended Web Sites Science and Social Studies Fact Monster Journey North National Geographic for Kids World Book Online eNature Learning in Louisiana Maps that Teach: US and World Geography Science Monster BrainPop Animals - Vertebrates Franklin Institute Online NATURE: The Reptiles: Alligators and Crocodiles Louisiana State Map EPA Student Center WETMAAP English Language Arts  Guide to Writing and Grammar WordCentral ReviseWise English FACE kids Site FunBrain.com Wacky Web Tales Prompt Generator English-Zone.Com Puzzlemaker Rubrics, Rubrics- Teacher Rubric Maker RubiStar Venn Diagram Generator Online Writing Lab Letter Generator Mathematics National Library of Virtual Manipulatives NCTM: Illuminations FunBrain.com-Change Maker  Create a Graph A + Math Cool Math The Fractory Interactive Math Online Count Us In Math Playground Black Bayou Home | Curriculum Materials | Resources | Black Bayou Lake NWR | Monroe City Schools