1. Mounia Belkasmi

2.  Shows an increasing awareness that animals and plants go through a lifecycle, consisting of birth or germination, growth and development, reproduction, and death  Identifies more detailed physical characteristics of a specific animal  Can compare observable similarities and differences among living things  Talks about baby animals, mommies and daddies and growing bigger with reference to self  Is aware that Metamorphosis describes a form of development in which there is a series of distinct stages from egg to adult

3.  Observes various plants and animals noticing similarities and differences in appearance  Uses hand lens to better see details of plants and animals  Makes simple drawings that may incorporate one characteristics of a plant or animal  Mentions various characteristics  Connects observations and data from multiple explorations, identifying patterns and relationships and stating conclusions  Describes parts of the life cycle of plants or animals  Makes very basic comparisons of animals and plants in different stages of life

4.  Metamorphosis : many growing stages where you notice big body changes  Marsupial : a mammal that has a pouch on its body  Cubs: baby lions or bears or babies of some other kinds of meat –eating animals  Mammal: an animal that has hair or fur on its body and drinks its mother’s milk when it is young  Amphibian: an animal that lives under water when it is young and lives on land as an adult  Reptile: an animal hat has soft scaly skin that sheds as it grows  Hatch: to break out of an egg  Fawn: a baby deer  Molting: shedding skin  Germinate: grow from seed  caterpillar: a butterfly’s form early in its life

9.  Title: Animal life Cycles  Author: Kalman, Bobbie  Summary: mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects all go through a certain pattern and change from being a baby to growing into an adult  Potential: teach about the similarities and differences in lifecycles of animals

10. Title: Metamorphosis : Changing Babies Author: Kalman, Bobbie Summary: change is the name of the game for some babies that look nothing like their parents Potential: teach about the animals that go through a complete change and the ones that undergo a partial change, all while teaching about the stages themselves

12. Title: From Seed o Plant Author: Gail Gibbons Summary: Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce Potential: teach the germination process and what kind of changes happen to the seed to make it into a plant as well as the different needs of the plants such as: water, sun, heat, and air to grow.

18.  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjam s/jams/science/animals/animal-life- cycles.htm http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjam s/jams/science/animals/animal-life- cycles.htm   http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjam s/jams/science/plants/plant-with-seeds.htm http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjam s/jams/science/plants/plant-with-seeds.htm   http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top- teaching/2014/04/10-ready-go-resources- teaching-life-cycles http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top- teaching/2014/04/10-ready-go-resources- teaching-life-cycles 