1. Woodland and Forest Habitat

2. What is a habitat?  The place where an animal or plant lives

3. What are in forests?   Soil, water, plants, animals and trees   The land is covered by trees, soil, water and full of wildlife.   There are five major layers in a forest

4. What are the layers of the forest?  Canopy  Understory  Shrub Layer  Herbal Layer  Forest Floor

5. Canopy  Highest layer in the forest  Filled with the largest and oldest trees  Owls, hawks and eagles fly and live here

6. Understory  Just beneath the Canopy and above the Shrub layer  Middle sized and aged trees  Squirrels, cardinals and other birds

7. Shrub Layer  Below the understory and above the herbal layer  Shrubs, bushes and small, baby trees  Deer feed and hide here

8. Herbal Layer  Above the forest floor  Wildflowers and dandelions  Ruffed grouse, rabbits and foxes

9. Forest floor  The ground and underground  Tree roots, fungi, grass and weeds  Earthworms, insects and spiders

10.  What is the top layer of the forest?  Name an animal that lives in the understory.  What type of plant grows in the shrub layer?  Where do dandelions and wildflowers grow?  What is the bottom layer of the forest? Review Canopy Cardinals, other small birds and squirrels Small trees, bushes and shrubs Herbal Layer Forest Floor

11. Wintertime in the forest What do the animals do?

12. Hibernate Sleep during the wintertime What animals hibernate?

13. Migrate Go somewhere that is warmer What animals migrate?

14. Stay Stay in the forest and do what they normally do What animals stay?