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the image to remind them that the Gila woodpecker is an
omnivore.]- [Point to the image in the third row on the right.] This is a
squirrel. It eats plants such as acorns as well as insects. Is the
squirrel a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore?
- Next have students cut out the images of the animals and sort
them according to the three categories—herbivore, carnivore,
and omnivore. - Once they have sorted all the animals, have them glue or tape
the images in the correct category on Instructional Master 3B-2. - Talk with students about which animals they have in each
category on the chart. Be sure to use the vocabulary words
herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore as you talk to students about
the way they have classifi ed the animals. Encourage students to
use the following format to identify each animal and categorize
it: “A is a(n) herbivore/carnivore/omnivore that eats
plants/animals/both plants and animals.”
Habitat Chart
Note: Remind students that they are not expected to read all the
words on the chart because they are still learning the rules for
decoding. Tell them that you are writing what they say so that you
can remember their answers, and that you will read the information
on the chart to them.
Briefl y review information that is on the chart already. Remind
students that each column is about a different habitat. Point
to the column for the desert habitat. You may wish to have the
class think of a symbol for the desert habitat and draw it at the
top of the column. Tell students that you will fi ll in this chart with
information they have learned about the desert habitat.
Read the items for the rows: Climate, Water, Ground, Plants, and
Animals. Have students tell you about each of these features for
the desert habitat. A completed chart may look like the following: