Teacher Resources
Venomous Snake Safety (All Ages)
Dealing with Snakes in Florida Schoolyards: This series of educational documents for teachers is available online through the University of Florida's electronic data information source (EDIS). These fact sheets provide information that will help you to prevent negative encounters between children and snakes, will teach you how to identify venomous snakes, and will prepare you to deal with snakebite emergency situations. Programs by Dr. J for teachers and students on this topic are also available through the Florida Knowledge Network.
Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer the "Venomous Snakes of the Southeast" posters and CD/DVD set free of charge. However, both items are available for purchase from the UF/IFAS bookstore -- follow the links below to order.
- Venomous Snakes of the Southeast - Posters
- Las Serpientes Venenosas del Sureste de los EEUU - Carteles en Espanol
- Venomous Snakes of the Southeast: Identification, Safety, and Exclusion - CD/DVD Set
Educational CD/DVD Set
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CD Includes:
Dealing with Snakes in Florida Schoolyards series (4 fact sheets)
Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Residential Areas (4 fact sheets)
"Black Snakes": Identification and Ecology (fact sheet)
Two PowerPoint presentations with speaking notes
BONUS!
The Cuban Treefrog in Florida (fact sheet)
Venomous Snake Information sheet (for kids)
Florida Frogs coloring sheets (art by Dale A. Johnson)
- DVD includes:
Venomous Snakes and Specimens - video presentations by Dr. J
- To purchase the CD/DVD set, visit the UF/IFAS bookstore website
PowerPoint Presentations for Download
- "Venomous Snakes of the Southeast: Identification, Safety, and Exclusion" (26.5MB)
- "Snake Safety" -- for children (22.9MB)
Printable Resources for Download
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Venomous Snakes of the Southeast Poster (All, 3MB pdf)
To purchase a full sized poster, visit the UF/IFAS bookstore website
- Know Florida's Venomous Snakes! (Middle/High School, 1.79MB pdf)
- Florida Frogs Coloring and Activity Book (413KB pdf)
- Venomous Snakes Coloring sheets (623KB pdf)
- How to Make a Treefrog House - fact sheet for kids
- Florida Invader: Cuban Treefrog (710KB pdf) - identification handout
- Florida Invader: Cane Toad (710KB pdf) - identification handout
- EDIS Fact Sheets by Dr. J
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Online Resources - Links
FCAT style activities!!!
- Schoolyard Wildlife Pack - FWC (Grades K-6)
- Project Wild and Aquatic Wild - FWC (Grades 3 - 12)
- Florida Project Learning Tree FCAT Prompts
Amphibians and Reptiles
- How to Make a Treefrog House (All ages)
- Amphibian Alert Curriculum - Smithsonian National Zoo (Grades 2-5)
- Herps of the Southeast Virtual Walk - UGA/SREL (Elementary)
- The Amphibian Project - Lessons and Activities (Middle/Junior High)
- Treefrogs in the Schoolyard - NSTA (Middle/Junior High)
- A Teacher's Guide to Reptiles - San Diego Natural History Museum
- A Thousand Friends of Frogs - Hamline University
Invasive Species
- EDIS Invasive Species Curriculum - University of Florida
- Intruders in Paradise Teacher's Guide (Middle)
- Don't Let it Loose! Activity Guide (Junior High)- Everglades National Park
- Invasive Species Interactive Learning Module - National Invasive Species Info Center
- Nonindigenous Species Activities for Youth - Mississippi State University Extension (pdf)
Other Resources
- Project Wild: How to think, not what to think - FWC (Grades 3 - 12)
- Florida Schoolyard Wildlife Project: Effective Outdoor Classrooms - FWC (Grades K - 6)
- Florida Black Bear: A Threatened Species - FWC (Grades 3 - 8)
- Wings over Florida: Junior Birder Program - FWC (Grades 3 - 4)
- Wild Action Grant Program - FWC
- Schoolyard Habitats - NWF
- Project Learning Tree - Environmental Education Resources & Activities (Grades K - 12)
- Florida Project Learning Tree
- Urban Forests - Supplement to Florida Project Learning Tree - University of Florida
- Southwest Florida Water Management District - activities and grant opportunities