34 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 2 | Animals of the Arctic 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)
What Have We Already
Learned?Images 1A-4 and 1A-5 Have students talk about a park habitat
and the plants and animals that live in a
park. Emphasize that a habitat provides
food, water, and shelter.
Where Are We? Image Card 3 (Arctic Fox), yarn,
world mapYou may wish to connect Image Card 3
to the Arctic area on a world map (North
and South Poles).
Vocabulary Preview: Arctic
tundra, Arctic OceanImage 2A-2; additional images of
the Arctic tundra
Image 2A-9; additional images of
the Arctic Ocean; world map
Purpose for Listening chart paper to make a Know-
Wonder-Learn (KWL) ChartYou may wish to create a KWL Chart for
the Arctic habitat. Ask students what they
know and wonder about the Arctic. At the
end of the lesson or on the following day,
have students share what they learned
about the Arctic.
Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)
Animals of the Arctic Habitat You may wish to pause after Image 2A-8
and review the Arctic tundra before telling
about the Arctic Ocean.
You may wish to conclude the read-
aloud with a short video clip of the Arctic
habitat.
Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)
Comprehension Questions You may wish to fill in the Learned
column of the KWL Chart for the Arctic.
Word Work: Adapted Image Cards 1–3; Image 2A-10 Review how each Arctic animal has
adapted to the Arctic habitat. Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day