SMARTBoard™ Lessons

SMARTBoard.JPGSMARTBoards™ have become extremely popular tools to engage students in interactive learning. Now you can download SMARTBoard™ lessons based on IDNR educational materials. More lessons will be added regularly so visit this page often.

 PLEASE NOTE: 1. The artwork in these lessons is copyrighted and may not be used in any other format without the written permission of the IDNR Division of Education.

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 Activities from 2019 State Fair!
​Where Do I Live? and What Do I Become?

 Activity from the 2018 State Fair!
​Fun Facts!

 Activity from the 2017 State Fair!
​Who Lives Here?

 Activities from the 2016 Illinois State Fair!

​Am I a Migrator? and Am I a Native Species?
Species of Concern

 Activities from the 2014 and 2015 Illinois State Fair!
Am I a Monarch? and Pick the Pollinator
Am I Milkweed? and Do I eat Monarchs?
Where do I live in Winter? and Monarch Migration
Butterfly Garden Basics and Monarch Helpers Do's and Don'ts
Calls of Frogs and Toads and Who Lives Here?

 A to Z from a Tree
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These activities are based on the student activity sheet, A to Z from a Tree and have been developed with the Illinois Early Learning Standards as their foundation. When finished with a lesson, do not save the changes unless you want to start where you left off. For example, if the students unscramble the letters in the alphabetical order activity, and you save the changes, the letters will appear in the proper order the next time you open the file. If you do not save the changes, the letters will again be out of order when the file is next opened. If you accidentally save a file, you can just download the original file and start again or change the file yourself and save it.
 
Alphabet: There are two versions of the alphabet file: 1) you can see part of the alphabet on screen and can scroll to the rest; and 2) you can see the entire alphabet on the screen at once.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECa, 1.A.ECd, 1.A.ECe 
 
Alphabetical Order: This exercise asks students to look at groups of three or four letters and put them in alphabetical order. Letter groups are sequential through the alphabet.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECa, 1.A.ECd 
 
Alphabetical Order Level II: Students are given small groups of letters and asked to place them in alphabetical order. These letter groups are not organized sequentially through the alphabet.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECa, 1.A.ECd
 
Find the Vowel: Students select the vowel from a group of letters and slide it into the answer box.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECd, 1.A.ECe 
 
Sorting: Students sort the pictures into two groups. The items in the first activity can be sorted into foods and musical instruments. The items in the second activity can be sorted into sports equipment and cleaning resources.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 12.C.EC
 
What Is It?: Students identify the object and slide the appropriate word into the box.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECa, 1.C.ECb 
 
Rhyming Words: Students select the word that rhymes with the item shown.
Illinois Early Learning Standards: 1.A.ECa, 1.B.ECc

 A Year with Wildlife
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These activities are based on the activity book, A Year with Wildlife, and have been developed with the Illinois Early Learning Standards and Illinois Learning Standards as their foundation. When finished with a lesson, do not save the changes unless you want to start where you ended. If you accidentally save a file, you can download the original file and start again or change the file yourself and save it.
 
Calendar Pages: A different wildlife species is featured each month, and information about wildlife events in the month is also provided.
 
Activities: These activities will test the students' knowledge of the information in the calendar pages.
A Year with Wildlife  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 12.A.ECb
Month by Month  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 12A.ECb
We Need Each Other  – Illinois Early Learning Standards – 1.A.ECa, 12. B.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.B.1b
Creature Feature  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 12.A.ECa; Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1a, 12.B.1a
A Year for the White-tailed Deer  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.B.ECa, 12.A.ECb; Illinois Learning Standards 12.B.1a
 
Part of Me - Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1a, 12.B.1a
The Right Class  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 12.A.ECa; Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1b
 
Calendar Activities, January through June - Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 1.C.ECb; Illinois Learning Standards 1.B.1c
Calendar Activities, July through December - Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 1.C.ECb; Illinois Learning Standards 1.B.1c
 
 
English- and Spanish-Language Activities
A Year with Wildlife  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 12.A.ECb, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC
We Need Each Other  – Illinois Early Learning Standards – 1.A.ECa, 12. B.EC, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.B.1b
 
Part of Me - Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1a, 12.B.1a
The Right Class  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 12.A.ECa, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1b
 
Spanish-language Version
 
 
Calendar Pages: A different wildlife species is featured each month, and information about wildlife events in the month is also provided.
 
A Year with Wildlife  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 12.A.ECb, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC
Month by Month  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 12A.ECb, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC
We Need Each Other  – Illinois Early Learning Standards – 1.A.ECa, 12. B.EC, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.B.1b
Creature Feature  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 12.A.ECa, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1a, 12.B.1a
A Year for the White-tailed Deer  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.B.ECa, 12.A.ECb, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.B.1a
 
Part of Me - Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1a, 12.B.1a
The Right Class  – Illinois Early Learning Standards 1.A.ECa, 12.A.ECa, 28.A.EC, 30.A.EC; Illinois Learning Standards 12.A.1b
 

 Slime, Scales and Mudpuppy Tails

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