Day 1 Lesson Plan Students will be watching a video about animal and their different habitats. After watching the video, students will be completing a worksheet where they have to match the name of a habitat with the correct picture.
Day 2 Lesson Plan Students will listen to the teacher read aloud "The Magic School Bus: Hops Home- A Book About Animal Habitats" and discuss what was seen in the story. After the read aloud the students will be broken into groups to make their own habitats in plastic containers. Students will be given sand, dirt, ricks, grass, sticks, water, and fake aquatic animals to build their habitat diagram.
Day 3 Lesson Plan Students will be using their habitats they created from the day before, and making a map about it. Before the teacher releases students to make their maps, the class will discuss what key features they should be on a map.
Day 4 Lesson Plan Students will write a story about their habitat and an animal that lives in the habitat they designed. Students will talk about what the habitat is like and what resources are provided in the habitat.
Day 5 Lesson Plan The teacher will bring into class different books from the library about various kinds of habitats. The teacher will give students a worksheet that they will fill out about different kinds of habitats.