Lesson Plans for EXTREME ANIMALS level K

Expand the Reading

Writing Connection
Have children write a story about their favorite animal from the text. They should include the animal’s eating habits, traits, and a story line that the child will enjoy writing about. Encourage children to use apostrophe s to show ownership when writing.

Science Connection
Invite a zoologist or veterinarian to speak to the class about animals. Make sure you have a lot of time for the guest speaker and that children have at least one question each they would like to ask the guest speaker. You can also bring in a few books about zoos for children to look through. You can also read several animal books to the class for an entire unit of study. You can adapt this lesson for other factual animal books, substituting the activities.

Reading Independently
Have children read the book independently or with a partner. You can also encourage them to read other books of their choice at the appropriate level. If you like, you can have children find comfortable places around the room to feel like it is more their own reading experience.


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