Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 1B | What Is a Habitat? 29 Vocabulary Instructional Activity^5 minutes
Word Work: Survive- In the read-aloud you heard, “All living things need food and
water to survive.” - Say the word survive with me three times.
- To survive means to continue to live.
- Humans need food and water to survive.
- Can you think of something else humans need to survive?
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or
rephrase the students’ responses: “Humans need _____ to
survive.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use a Synonyms and Antonyms activity for follow-up. Directions:
What are some words that are similar to the word survive?
(Answers may vary, but may include live, exist, last, remain, live
through, tough it out, make it, etc.)
What are some words that are opposite of survive? (Answers may vary,
but may include die, leave, stop, give up, depart, not make it, etc.)
Safari 20+ minutes
Hold a supervised local “safari” in which you and students explore
the habitat surrounding your school. Point out animals and plants
living in the habitat. Places to look include holes and cracks in
pavement, along fences and walls, and around buildings. Compare
and contrast all the different types of plants you see, including trees,
weeds, grasses, fl owers, bushes, etc. Have students identify things
that animals might eat and things that might be shelters for animals.
Back in the classroom, have each student make a list on a T-Chart
using pictures or words for what they observed, labeling the chart
Food on one side and Shelter on the other side. Talk with students
about what they discovered. Record their observations in a class
list on chart paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard. Ask students
if they think the area around their school is a good habitat for
animals. Which animals do you think would fi nd this area to be a