Activities and Lessons
- Common Pennsylvania Mammal Tracks for grades 3–12 (PDF)
- Bird and Mammal Adaptations and Notes for grades 1–3 (PDF)
- Decomposition Inquisition Lesson Curriculum for grades 5–10 (PDF)
- Living and Non-living Backyard Lesson Plan for grades K–3 (PDF)
- Wildlife Nature Hunt for grades K–3 (PDF)
- Wildlife Bingo for grades K–3 (PDF)
- Backyard Wildlife Nature Journal for grades K–6 (PDF)
- Wildlife Word Search for grades K–6 (PDF)
- Bird Feeder Bingo for grades K–6 (PDF)
- Eat or Be Eaten; for grades 4–8 (PDF) learning about energy transfer and connections between plants and animals.
Positive Pollinators activities:
Courtesy of Pollinator Partnership in conjunction with the Game Commission's Howard Nursery Teacher Resource Guide
- Storytime: Monarch Butterflies by Gail Gibbons for grades K–3
- Butterfly Box Plan for grades K–6 (PDF)
- Bee Box Plan for grades K–6 (PDF)
- Pollinator Lesson Plans for grades 3–8 (PDF)*
Videos and Watchable Wildlife
- Wildlife Storytime: Raccoon at Clear Creek Road by Carolyn Otto for grades K–3 (7:40 video)
- Wildlife Story Time: The Best Nest for grades K–3 (7:29 video)
- Bear Dens in Your Backyard. Oh My! for grades K–6 (8:42 video)
- How to Make Your Own Animal Track Cast for grades K–6 (4:03 video)
- Creating a Backyard Animal Track Trap with Household Items for grades 3–6 (5:36 video)
- Build a Backyard Brush Pile for grades 3–6 (4:35 video)
Our vision is to connect Pennsylvania residents to their state’s wildlife from anywhere. To achieve this, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s award-winning Wildlife on WiFi program provides innovative online learning opportunities, virtual lessons and educational resources about wildlife and its conservation.