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Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4 Lesson PlanPollinator's Journey: Grades K-4 Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Wildlife Federation
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Grade
K - 4th
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Science
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Duration
2 days
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2001
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Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4

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What's it like to migrate as a pollinator? Teachers provide direct instruction about the roles of pollinators such as butterflies on plants along with the threats they encounter. The class then acts out a story of the migration of bats and butterflies as they travel from summer habitats to their winter homes.

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Concepts

butterflies, monarch butterflies, pollen, pollination, pollinators, bats, flowering plants, desert plants, plants, parts of a plant

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide pictures of different pollinators
  • Have learners identify the same parts of flowers for different flower diagrams

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires an open area within the classroom to use as the stage for the play

Pros

  • Includes a graphic of the parts of a flowering plant
  • Contains a list of literature resources to accompany the task

Cons

  • None

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