Teaching with Salmon in Your Classroom by HCSEG

Healthy Salmon Habitats

americorps3 — 2023-11-07 20:02:35 UTC

Instruct students to draw what they think a healthy salmon habitat looks like. Use the poster above to start a discussion about what students drew and why they included, or excluded certain environmental components. How do different factors influence salmon habitats and the greater ecosystem?

Practicing observation: Life stages

americorps3 — 2023-11-07 20:26:41 UTC

For this activity, students will observe, draw, and form conclusions about the current life stage of their salmon. Allow students time to observe their salmon in the tank, and fill out the handout included here. Tip: take a picture of the salmon in the tank and project the image onto the screen!

Wild Washington Lesson Plans

2023-11-08 00:02:00 UTC

Free Environmental Education Curriculum provided by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fulfills Next Generation Science Standards with place based and student led learning.

Since Time Immemorial Curriculum

2023-11-08 00:15:13 UTC

Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State

A Salmon's Story: Life Cycle Coloring Book

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:01:16 UTC

Pacific Salmon!

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:02:38 UTC

Life Cycle Flash Cards

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:04:07 UTC

Create your own salmon life cycle flash cards!

Fry of Various Species

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:05:20 UTC

Healthy Streams

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:05:59 UTC

HCSEG Salmon in the Classroom Presentation #2

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:11:33 UTC

Note: HCSEG will be presenting these presentations to your classes/students throughout the Salmon in the Classroom program.

HCSEG Salmon in the Classroom Presentation #3

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:12:00 UTC

Note: HCSEG will be presenting these presentations to your classes/students throughout the Salmon in the Classroom program.

Salmon Mad Lib!

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:20:49 UTC

Practice parts of speech with this fun salmon mad lib!

Aquatic Insect Coloring Sheet

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:21:50 UTC

Interactive Salmon Field Guide

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:25:28 UTC

Excellent resource for all kinds of salmon questions. This is the guide used by Kitsap Salmon Tours docents!

Through Salmon Eyes

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:27:11 UTC

A 13 minute video that tells the traditional story of Salmon Woman and the promises made to get salmon to return to their rivers of origin. The video, presented by Salmon Homecoming, was produced by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission with a Title II grant through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Aquarium Care and Maintenance Guide for Chum

americorps3 — 2023-11-29 23:46:22 UTC

If you have Coho salmon, the timeline on page 5 is slightly different. Contact Leticia for questions.

USFWS Pacific Salmon & Steelhead Coloring Book

2023-11-30 23:06:28 UTC

Rain Garden Activity

2023-11-30 23:11:00 UTC

This is a fun activity that demonstrates how water is able to filter out pollution which is important because salmon need clean water. Kids build rain garden in groups with a cup, coffee filter, and natural materials (dirt,grass, leaves, etc.) filled inside. Simply pour some dirty water into the 'rain garden' and watch the magic happen!

Habitat Hunt

2023-11-30 23:17:59 UTC

Allows kids to explore outside while getting to learn about, and analyze the environment around them and how it sustains all forms of life.

Salmon Survival Game

2023-11-30 23:49:29 UTC

Like candy land, but salmon related, this game allows kids to play while learning about all of the hardships that salmon face.

Salmon Survival Game (Spanish Version)

2023-11-30 23:49:59 UTC

Salmon Eyes Game

2023-11-30 23:52:54 UTC

Salmon give the gift of life. This game shows how salmon escape from all the fish-catchers that want them!

Salmon Life Story Activity

2023-11-30 23:59:46 UTC

Have students brainstorm and write a story about salmon!

Salmon Journals

americorps3 — 2023-12-23 22:53:18 UTC

Have each student record their observations daily (or weekly) in a salmon journal, along with any other salmon activities you do in class. Encourage them to make creative comments, like giving the salmon names, when writing in their journals. At the end of the program, kids can take home their salmon journals.

Stuffed Salmon

americorps3 — 2023-12-23 23:07:27 UTC

Create a paper stuffed salmon! Decorate two (mirrored) salmon shapes. Simply color the fish in. Tip: use glitter and diluted white glue to make the fish shiny!

Why "Upstream Adventures"?

americorps3 — 2024-01-10 19:07:22 UTC

Our Soul Salmon theme this year is Upstream Adventures! As we think about this theme, we encourage your students to think realistically about what salmon will see and/or experience as they make their journey from the ocean back to their natal streams to spawn. Salmon must travel from the ocean, through the estuary, back to their natal stream. There are many obstacles that they will face, and predators that they must evade. What a tough adventure that is! What challenges will your salmon overcome on their journey?

HCSEG Salmon Keystone Species

2024-02-01 20:02:10 UTC

Salmones en la Clase (Spanish SITC Slides)

americorps3 — 2024-02-27 22:12:06 UTC

Salmon Jeopardy!

americorps3 — 2024-04-09 15:55:22 UTC

Developed as a final review for HCSEG's Salmon in the Classroom schools.

HCSEG Salmon Keystone Species 2

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 16:58:10 UTC

Salmon Species

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 17:00:50 UTC

Salmon Life Cycle Stages

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 17:01:43 UTC

Salmon Hexaflexagon

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:16:19 UTC

Smell Your Way Home

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:38:09 UTC

This activity is a fun way to teach students about the amazing journey salmon make from the rivers, to the ocean, and then back. Having essential oils or multiple different fragrances is needed to conduct this activity.

Tale of a Scale Worksheet

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:42:29 UTC

Did you know that you can age a salmon similar to how you would a tree? Learn how otoliths and salmon scales help us age salmon!

Salmon Crossword

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:43:38 UTC

Salmon Wordsearch

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:44:27 UTC

Salmon Activity Booklet

americorps5 — 2024-09-05 20:46:42 UTC

From life cycles, to connect the dots and coloring pages, find all that and more here!

A Salmon's Anatomy

americorps5 — 2024-09-10 20:20:58 UTC

Salmon Anatomy Poster

Hooks & Ladders

americorps5 — 2024-09-10 20:36:48 UTC

The major purpose of this activity is for students to gain an understanding of some of the complex characteristics of the life cycle of Pacific salmon.

Stream Habitat

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:14:32 UTC

Salmon Life Cycle

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:18:33 UTC

Salmonid Life Cycle

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:19:02 UTC

Pacific Salmon Life Cycle

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:19:33 UTC

Salmon Survival Pyrimid

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:20:56 UTC

Salmon Viewing Poster

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:21:52 UTC

Maintaining the Culture of Salmon

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:25:49 UTC

A 3 minute video about the importance of salmon hatcheries to Washington State tribes.

Salmon Viewing in the Hood Canal

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:27:53 UTC

The Big 3 Macroinvertebrates

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:28:23 UTC

Make a Pacific Salmon Bookmark

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:28:57 UTC

Coded Coloring Pacific Salmon Species

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:30:26 UTC

An Incredible Journey - The Book

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:33:05 UTC

Un Viaje Increible - Spanish Book Version

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:34:27 UTC

Pacific Salmon and their Life Cycle

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:51:44 UTC

A 13 minute video that covers the life cycle of Pacific Salmon.

Run Salmon Run - Read Along with Bob & LoLo

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 16:59:47 UTC

Salmon Stream - Read Aloud

americorps5 — 2024-09-26 17:03:58 UTC

Water Quality - pH Scale

americorps5 — 2024-10-01 18:04:19 UTC

Salmon thrive under the pH level seven, the same pH level we like to drink our water at.

State of Salmon

americorps5 — 2024-10-03 16:16:26 UTC

Sea Stewards Handbook

americorps5 — 2024-10-03 16:16:52 UTC

Soul Salmon Sheet

2025-01-24 20:17:34 UTC

What's Your Salmon Story

2025-09-15 18:24:01 UTC

This activity encourages students to think about their connections to salmon and what salmon mean to them. Students can write or draw their salmon story!

Salmon Life Cycle Wheel

2025-09-15 21:21:44 UTC

These wheels provide a visual and interactive way to teach students the salmon life cycle using art.

Survival Game Worksheet

2025-09-15 21:57:25 UTC

This worksheet can be used while students are playing the Salmon Survival Game! Have students answer questions as they play.

Catch Me if You Can

2025-09-15 22:00:34 UTC

This game allows students to become fishing fleets and experience how resource management affects fish populations!

Salmon People - Short Film

2025-09-15 22:27:30 UTC

A short film (20 minutes) that details what salmon mean to Indigenous cultures.

Salmon Mortality Pyrimid

2025-09-15 22:47:33 UTC

Salmon ID Posters

2025-09-15 22:48:44 UTC

Salmon Life Stages

2025-09-15 23:25:44 UTC

Field Experience Journal

leticia_sosa — 2025-11-14 23:19:25 UTC

This journalist experience utilizes students observation skills and has activities that will include art, writing and/or drawling observations, the opportunity to create a poem, and identify objects and/or creatures in their surroundings areas!

HCSEG Salmon in the Classroom Presentation #1

leticia_sosa — 2025-11-25 21:46:09 UTC

Note: HCSEG will be presenting these presentations to your classes/students throughout the Salmon in the Classroom program.

Pacific Salmon and their Circle of Life

leticia_sosa — 2026-01-08 19:04:20 UTC

A 13 minute video that details the life cycle of Pacific salmon. This video is helpful in reminding students of the different life cycle stages and can help generate ideas about the upstream adventure that awaits salmon as they make their way back to their natal streams to spawn. Can start the video at 7:57 for a shorter recap of their journey home.

The Salmon Journey to the Forest

leticia_sosa — 2026-01-08 19:18:10 UTC

A 5 minute video recapping a salmon's journey home to their natal stream and a few of the hardships they will face along the way! I recommend stopping the video at 2:57 minutes.

Against the Current

leticia_sosa — 2026-01-08 19:25:28 UTC

A 5 minute video that details a fish eye’s view: experience the amazing life cycle of the wild Pacific salmon as they migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back to freshwater.

The Life Cycle of Northwest Salmon

leticia_sosa — 2026-01-08 19:29:41 UTC

A 2 minute video that outlines the epic journey for Northwest salmon! Learn about the wild ride salmon experience as they migrate to and from the ocean. Sea lions, fishing hooks and warm ocean temperatures, oh my! Despite these challenges, each year tens of thousands of Northwest salmon make it home to their birth streams to begin the cycle again.

Salmon Anatomy Lesson

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 22:51:39 UTC

Learn about salmon anatomy. Video included in presentation to follow along with the worksheet. Recommended for students aged middle school and up!

Salmon Anatomy Worksheet

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 22:52:24 UTC

This worksheet is to be completed along side the "Salmon Anatomy" presentation. Recommended for middle school and up!

Tale of a Scale Lesson

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 23:01:25 UTC

Lesson plan and answer sheet included!

Salmon Hats!

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 23:31:44 UTC

Print this on 11x17 sheets of paper. Have students color and cut out both salmon and then staple the front and back ends for a fun paper salmon hat!

Salmon Habitat / Water Quality Assessment

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 23:38:57 UTC

Salmon Life Cycle Coloring Sheet

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-03 23:45:50 UTC

Salmon Memory Cards

americorps3 — 2026-09-16 17:26:14 UTC

Play a fun card game using these memory cards! All you have to do is print, cut out, and laminate.

Note: Please print the attachment twice for each set of memory game cards!

Kitsap Salmon Tours

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-16 20:37:41 UTC

Bayshore Preserve

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-16 20:38:49 UTC

Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail

leticia_sosa — 2026-09-16 20:45:29 UTC