In the unit Where Animals Live, students learn about animal habitats. Students will be exposed to stories that describe various habitats and animals that live there. The stories help students understand how each habitat has specific features that make it a good home for an animal. Students will complete the 3 activities below throughout the unit. Their goal by the end of the unit will be to create a digital presentation that visually shows their habitat, its features, and animals that live there. It will include three new facts that students will find as they complete each activity. Students will be asking and answering questions while they read and find new information. They will also be learning that the internet and other digital resources can be used as tools to find new information.
Blendspace - Whole Group
Use the digital tool called Blendspace to introduce the unit “Where Animals Live!” and supply a brief summary of what a habitat is. Blendspace is a place where teachers can easily find, add, and share online content (videos, images, PDFs, Google docs). Students can comment or take notes alongside content.
To learn about animal habitats, show students videos about what a habitat is, as well as specific animal habitats. (I.E Desert, Polar, Rainforests, Grasslands) use this collection of videos located on this Blendspace.
Students should then be placed in groups of 4 and each group will choose a habitat they would like to learn more about (or the teacher can assign groups a habitat). The teacher may choose to show entire videos or clips from the videos provided. The teacher may also pull in any texts they have that connect to habitats.
*If you do not have enough iPads for this activity, students can use the strategy Jot Thoughts on sticky notes or paper to collect ideas. Students can add images of their thoughts in rotations to their collage on limited devices.
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