Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 5B | Animals of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Habitat 105

Note: Extensions may have activity options that exceed the time

allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain within the time

periods allocated for this portion of the lesson, you will need to

make conscious choices about which activities to include based

on the needs of your students.

Extensions 20 minutes

 Multiple Meaning Word Activity^5 minutes

Defi nition Detective: Bark

Note: You may choose to have students hold up one or two

fi ngers to indicate which image shows the meaning being

described, or have a student walk up to the poster and point to

the image being described.

1. In the read-aloud you heard the word bark in this sentence,
   “Bears (.. .) have sharp claws to strip the bark off trees to
   uncover the insects that live there.”


2. With your partner, think of many meanings or ways you can
   use the word bark.


3. [Show Poster 3M (Bark).] In the read-aloud, bark is the outer
   covering of a tree. Which picture shows this meaning of bark?


4. Bark is also the sound a dog makes. Which picture shows this
   meaning of bark?


5. Did you or your partner think of either of these defi nitions?


6. With your partner, make up a sentence for each meaning of
   bark. I will call on some of you to share your sentences. [Call
   on a few partner pairs to share one or all of their sentences.
   Have them point to the part of the poster that relates to their
   use of bark.]

AAnimals of the Temperate nimals of the Temperate

DDeciduous Forest Habitateciduous Forest Habitat^5 B