Lesson Ideas:
Science/Vocabulary- Activating Prior Knowledge: I would have a poster prepared ahead of time of about 6 different animals from the story. Write the name next to the animal and cover it with a post it. Before reading, ask the kids if they know the names of any of these baby animals. Write the name they think it's called on top of the post-it. Tell the kids to watch for each animal as you read the story and raise their hand when they hear/see one of the animals on the poster. Read the name they thought the animal was, lift up the post-it, and have them check to see if they were correct. Remind them it is okay if their guesses were wrong, as that is part of learning. Finish reading the story and going through each animal on the poster as it appears in the story.
Writing: After reading, pass out one baby animal picture to each student.You can use baby animals from the story or ones not in the story. If you use ones not in the story make sure to include other books for reference. If you need realistic pictures, this link has great pictures you can print and the students can color them. They need to label the baby animal picture with it's name and then draw the adult animal and name it as well that goes with the baby.(If you don't want the kids to draw the adult animal,you could also provide a picture for them to glue.) They will need to complete the writing prompt once their picture is drawn and labeled. A baby _______ is called a _________. An adult _________ is called a ________.
Compare/Contrast: They then need to write how the animal changed as it became an adult. For example, did it grow hair, feathers, get fatter, change colors, etc.
For a page to use with this lesson, click here NOTE:You will need to click on insert header to get the full document.
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