26 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 1A | What Is a Habitat?
- After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]
Word Work: Shelter 5 minutes
- In the read-aloud you heard that “animals need food, water,
and shelter to stay alive.” - Say the word shelter with me.
- A shelter is something that protects you from the weather or
from danger. - The two friends ran into the house for shelter when it began to
rain. - Can you think of a shelter for different animals? Try to use
the word shelter when you talk about it. [Suggestions: nest/
bird; cave/bear; dog house/dog; hive/bee; anthill/ant; barn/
cow; coop/chicken. Ask two or three students. If necessary,
guide and/or rephrase the students’ responses: “A is a
shelter for .”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use a Making Choices activity as a follow-up. Directions: I am
going to name a few items and you should decide if it could be
a shelter or not. If you think it could be a shelter, say, “That’s a
shelter.” If you don’t think it could be a shelter, say, “That’s not a
shelter.” - a house (That’s a shelter.)
- a pencil (That’s not a shelter.)
- school (That’s a shelter.)
- a cave (That’s a shelter.)
- a chair (That’s not a shelter.)
Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day