Teaching Wildlife Conservation for Kids?

You’re in the right place! We’ve been putting together some fantastic resources to guide your instruction surrounding animal and wildlife conservation.

This endangered animal conservation word wall provides a fun, interactive way to help young students understand the keywords related to the concept.  The set contains 44 vocabulary word/picture cards that students use to identify words and ideas related to Earth Day. Students can refer to the vocabulary cards while reading or writing about endangered animals.

Wildlife Conservation Vocabulary Words include:

endangered,  species, endangered species, threatened, extinct, deforestation, conserve, habitat, extinction, carnivore, herbivore, adaptation, predator, common species, omnivore, food chain, environmentalist, ecosystem, conservation effort, global warming, recover, vulnerable, reforestation, poach, area of occupancy, wildlife, risk, development, decline, conservation, near threatened, monitor, extinct in the wild, overhunt, overharvest, overfish, sustainability, critically endangered, breed in captivity, vulnerable species, threatened species and threatened categories.

Download Your Endangered Animal Vocabulary Cards

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, pass them out to your students, and you’re ready to begin!

This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

More Ways to Teach About Endangered Animal Species

Before you go, take advantage of a world of educational possibilities! Explore our related resources to enhance your teaching toolkit.

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Endangered Species Fact Cards

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Scarlet Macaw Endangered Animal Poster

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