Ed Resources – Aquatic and Angling Education

Here are some fun fishing themed activities for the kids. Use the Fish SD curriculum to hone their skills in knot tying, casting, fish identification, and more. Activities are listed in their suggested order. Each activity refers to a chapter of the Going Fishing Guide. 

• Going Fishing Guide Part 1
• Going Fishing Guide Part 2
  • Knot Tying (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Rigging a Fishing Pole (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Casting Accuracy and Distance (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Where are the Fish? (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Lure Making (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Attract a Fish (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Trip Planner (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Fishing Regulations (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Photographing Your Catch (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Fish Cookbook (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Tale of a Scale (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Fish Population Estimation (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Fashion a Fish (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Gyotaku-fish printing (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Fish ID Key (Lesson Plan PDF)
  • Aquatic Web of Life (Lesson Plan PDF)

Other Aquatic Information

Aquatic Invasive Species (Lesson Plan PDF)

Fishing Fun (Project Outline PDF)