Connections

National Standard -- Content Standard C (Life Science) As a result of the activities in grades k-4, all students should develop an understanding of Organisms and Environments (LS3).

State Standard -- KCCT SC-E-3.1.2 - Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants need air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met.

KCCT SC-E-3.3.2 - The world has many dif ferent environments. Distinct environments support the lives of different types of organisms. When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations.

Local Standards/ Curriculum Map --Shelters- People, Animals

These standards relate to the lesson because students will be learning that animals live in different types of shelter and that they need their shelter in order to survive.

Context -- This unit is following a unit on various human shelters. This will begin a unit on animals and their various shelters. This lesson focuses on introducing the importance of shelters and what types of shelters various animals live in. The lessons following will continue with the importance of shelters and how they help animals survive. Students will also learn about how those homes serve the animals for more than just a shelter and the shapes of animal homes and how they are built. The unit will culminate by comparing animal homes with their own homes.

Materials/Technology -- Hermit Crab and his shelter, Bird,Fish and their shelter, Spider and Web,Animal homes booklet, Animal homes bulletin board,Books on animal homes,Glue sticks,Scissors, Crayons

Procedure

Begin discussion over various animal shelters

Everyone has a home from the tiny bee buzzing around its hive to the great blue whale swimming in the ocean. Their home helps the animal live. Animals have their own particular type of home that helps suit their needs. Without their own type of home, the animal may not be able to survive. Lets look at the hermit crab. The hermit crab carries his home on his back. This way he can avoid other animals or hide from storms in just an instant by crawling up into his shell. A hermit crab doesn't move very fast so he couldn't make it home if he lived in a nest in the tree like a bird. What about a fish, could a fish live in a bear cave? A fish needs to be in water in order to live because the water helps them to breathe.

Continue discussion of each animal.

Have student s return to desks and pass out animal homes booklets.

Explain how to cut and paste animals on to their correct page.

Pass out glue sticks, scissors, and crayons.

Collect completed booklets and clean up

Explain that in the next lesson, we will be making mobiles about why animals need shelter.

Student Assessment -- Formative assessment will be checking students' animal booklets to see if they correctly matched the animal to its home.

Connections

National Standard -- Content Standard C (Life Science) As a result of the activities in grades k-4, all students should develop an understanding of Organisms and Environments (LS3).

State Standard

KCCT SC-E-3.1.2 - Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants need air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met.

KCCT SC-E-3.3.2 The world has many different environments. Distinct environments support the lives of different types of organisms. When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations.

Local Standards/ Curriculum Map -- Shelters- People, Animals

These standards relate to the lesson because student will be learning about the importance of shelter for all living things.

Context-- This lesson is a continuation of the previous lesson covering various animal homes. Today we will cover why the animals need shelter in order to survive. We will read a story about various creatures and their homes and have a discussion. The students will then complete an open response and draw a picture on why animals need shelter. In the lessons following students will learn about how those homes serve the animals for more than just a shelter, and the shapes of animal homes and how their built. The unit will culminate by comparing animal homes with their own homes.

Materials -- A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman, Mobile, Paper for Open Response and drawings,Stick glue, Construction Paper

Procedures

Introduce lesson at the carpet over why animals need shelter.

Yesterday we talked about different animals and their homes. Today I am going to read a story about homes of different animals and then we will discuss why they need those homes.

Read story A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman

After story ask students the following questions:

Why do animals all need different homes?

Why does everyone and everything need a home.

How do the homes in the book keep their owners safe?

We have found out that animal homes help the animal live. It provides the animals shelter from the cold/hot weather, from the rain, keeps them safe, and provides the food they need in order to survive. Animals need all of these things in order to live.

Have students return to desk and explain how to do handout.

Instruct students to draw a picture of an animal and their home and explain why the shelter is needed.

Walk around an assist with scribing and any other questions students may have.

After everyone has completed drawing and writing, explain to students how to cut out their picture and writing for their mobile.

Have students glue writing and drawings on construction paper.

Walk around and punch holes in tops of papers.

Pass out mobiles and tie papers on to mobile

Collect mobiles and explain that in the next lesson, we will look at various animal homes.

Clean up

Student Assessment

Formative assessment will be a four point scoring guide used to assess the open response.