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Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat

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This Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat lesson plan also includes:

To gain insight into the many different types of habitats, individuals must first get to know their own. Here, scholars explore their school environment, draw a map, compare and contrast their surroundings to larger ones. They then write a poem about their favorite space at school, and listen carefully to the story, Welcome to the Green House by Jane Yolen.

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Concepts

habitats, school environment, landscape picture maps, map skills, Maps, compare and contrast, mapmaking, poetry writing, read-alouds, picture maps, sensory details, scale drawings

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Go beyond the school; direct learners to draw a map of another area in town such as their neighborhood or favorite park
Create a poetry corner where pupils can read their poems to the class
Direct scholars to draw or write what they visualized while listening to the read-aloud

Classroom Considerations

The lesson is the first of four in a series focused on habitats, created by Rainforest Alliance
Many of the items found in the Included Materials section are required for the remaining lessons in the series

Pros

The lesson plan has a clear organizational pattern
The activity gets pupils up and out of the classroom
A picture example is provided

Cons

The link referenced in the math portion of the lesson no longer works; therefore, math instruction is vague

Common Core

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