Animals Keisha Graham

Table of Contents Title Slide Table of Contents Georgia Performance Standards Day One’s Activities Animal Word Web Bar Chart Pie Chart Venn Diagram Day Two’s Activities Fish Video Dog Video Table Think about it! Table Day Three’s Activities Life Cycle of a Frog Conclusion

Georgia Performance Standards S1L1-Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals. a. Identify the basic needs of a plant. -Air -Water -Light -Nutrients b. Identify the basic needs of an animal. -Food -Shelter d. Compare and describe various animals-appearance, motion, growth, basic needs.

Thinking about animals Day One’s Activities: Thinking about animals

How many different animals can we think of? Work together activity-Now, turn to your partner and think of some more animals!

What animal did you choose? What do the numbers on the side of the chart mean? What do the words under the chart mean? If an animal has a tall bar what does that mean? If an animal has a short bar what does that mean? How many students chose a lion, bear, giraffe, etc.? Which animal was chosen most Did anyone choose an animal that was already on our animal word web?

Here’s another way to show it! Which animal was chosen the most? How do you know? Which animal was chosen the least?

What do plants and animals need to live? Plants Need They Both Need Food Shelter Air Water The plant portion of this Venn diagram relates to a unit previously taught.

What are some differences in animals? Day Two’s Activities: What are some differences in animals?

Watch a Fish Video! Pay attention to their appearance and motion. Click on the picture to start or pause the video.

Watch a Dog Video! Pay attention to its appearance and motion. Click on the picture to start or pause the video.

How are animals different? Appearance Motion It Started Out As… Basic Needs Fish Fins and scales Swims An egg! Air, water, food, shelter Dog Four legs, fur, and a tail Walks/runs A puppy! Appearance-the way an animal looks Motion-the way an animal moves It started out as…-Some animals are eggs when they are born and others are born as babies (for example a puppy). Can you think of another animal that started out as a baby? Can you think of another animal that started out as an egg? Basic needs-what do animals need to stay alive? What do you need to stay alive? What did the dog and fish have in common?

Think about it! Appearance Motion It Started Out As… Basic Needs Fish Fins and scales Swims An egg! Air, water, food, shelter Dog Four legs, fur, and a tail Walks/runs A puppy! ? Work together activity- Turn to your partner and decide on an animal that could go in the bottom row. Then, fill in all of the boxes in the bottom row with the characteristics of that animal.

Let’s think about the life of a frog! Day Three’s Activities: Let’s think about the life of a frog!

How do frogs grow? Learn more about frogs.

Conclusion Now, turn to your partner and tell one thing you have learned about animals. See if you can remember the life cycle of a frog and draw pictures to show it.