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Unit Plan

Animal Habitats

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Explore animal habitats and reinforce speaking, listening, reading comprehension, and writing skills with a unit that focuses on the Arctic, desert, ocean, prairie, and rainforest. Enthusiastic scientists read informational text to discover the variety of habitats, and write their findings in short-answer form and in graphic organizers. A pre- and post-assessment allows you to track scholars' growth in the scientific area. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
animals, habitats, summaries, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading, reading fluency, academic vocabulary, animal vocabulary, the arctic, deserts, sea level, ocean habitats, prairies, rainforests, rainforest animals, the tree canopy, the understory, the forest floor, ocean zones
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Make a packet of the unit's applicable worksheets for easy reference 
  • Schedule time at the library, computer lab, or on mobile learning devices to research information about animal habitats 
  • Invite class members to become an expert in one habitat; encourage them to present their knowledge in creative ways 
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires modifications to conduct lessons that require curriculum-specific materials 
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Pros
  • Provides a parent letter in both English and Spanish
  • Pacing guides are presented with the option of one or two week implementation 
  • Corresponding worksheets are shown on the lesson's page for easy referencing
Cons
  • None