Monica Swaim

READ 4373

April 18, 2006

Lesson Plan

A. Major Content

     Habitats for Animals

B. Grade Level

     1^st Grade

C. Subjects

     Reading

     Science

     Writing

D. Tradebook & Author

     Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

E. Rationale

     I used the DRA format because I felt it would fit the activity that I am providing for my students.

F. Lesson Objects

1). The learner will be given a internet access computer, selected websites, and a                                                                   Lost Animal form to identify the location and type of home of several different animals

 2). The learner will be given a internet access computer, selected websites, Lost          

 Animal form, paper and crayons to name and draw different types of animal homes

G. Texas TEKS

      TEKS §112.3. Science, Grade 1.

     (9) Science concepts.  The student knows that living organisms have basic needs.  The student is expected to: (A) identify characteristics of living organisms that allow their basic needs to be met;

      TEKS §110.3. English Language  Arts and Reading, Grade 1.

     (10) Reading/Variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. The student is expect to: (B) Use graphs, charts, signs, captions, and other information ways to acquire information (1).

H. Resources

     Lost animal form

     Computer with internet access

     Book – Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

     Crayons

      Paper

I. Procedure/Activity

   Ask the students what type of home do you think a bunny might live? Or a bird? Or a fish?

Ask the students why a bunny can not live in a pond or a nest or with a groundhog?

Go over vocabulary words, habitat, shelter, bog, pond, den, burrow, and dwelling.

Give the students an explanation of what animals live in a nest, pond or under the ground and why.

Have students pretend to help The Lost Animals find their homes.  Pass out The Lost Animal sheet and provide them with websites.  Ask them to use the provided websites to help them with there research on getting the animals to their correct home.

J. Student Assessment

     Look to see if students identified the homes the animals lived in and labeled and drew     the animal’s home correctly

K. Lesson Extension

     Pull out students for small group discussion with more references and pictures of animal homes, such as Animal Homes by Illa Podendorf

    Have students build a bird’s nest out of natural materials and learn about the different kinds of bird nests.