Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

18 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 1 | What Is a Habitat?

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options that exceed the time allocated for that part of

the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each

portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices

about which activities to include based on the needs of your

students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

Essential Background

Information or Terms

Instructional Master 1A-1 (Living/

Nonliving T-Chart); images of

living/nonliving things; chart paper

Show students images of living/nonliving

things, and categorize them onto a

T- Char t.

Domain Introduction Image 1A-1 Introduce students to the narrator for this

domain—Rattenborough. Practice saying

his name a few times. Have students

describe Rattenborough and where he

lives.

Vocabular y Preview: Habitats Images of the different habitats

presented in this domain:

Image 2A-2 (Arctic);

Image 3A-3 (Desert);

Image 4A-2 (Savanna);

Image 5A-3 (Forest);

Image 6A-2 (Rainforest)

Use images that show Rattenborough in

different habitats to introduce students to

these habitats.

Purpose for Listening

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

What is a Habitat? Create hand motions for food, water, and

shelter. Use these motions throughout

this domain.

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Shelter

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day

Extensions (20 minutes)

Multiple Meaning Word

Activity: Park

Poster 1M (Park)

Syntactic Awareness Activity:

Conjunction and