Why Animals in the winter: hibernation, Migration and Adaptations
What Animals do we see in the winter
Where are the animals we dont see in the winter?
Migration: Animals who go somewhere else for winter
Hibernation: Animals who stay inside and sleep during the winter
Adaptations: how animals stay safe and warm in the winter
Animals that look different in the winter picture match animals that match their environment
birds that stay vs. birds that go
Making a migration map
comparison chart, whats the same and whats different winter vs. summer
stations and other activities
Building a bears den (blocks and toy animals)
spelling animal names with letter manipulatives
Find the camouflaged animals (wheres waldo style)
Why do animals need to adapt? simple predator/ prey/ life cycle, animals need to eat to live
Combining all three
picture sorting, which animal does what (sky, land, undergroud)
Animal, Animal, Who are you Cherades (pick a picture out of a hat)
geese Migration role play outdoor
Class mind map
Building paper bag bear dens
Bear and bat hibernation role play
POS/ I can statments
I can recognize changes in weather and some ways people and animals adapt to the seasons; e.g., different clothes and migration
Books:
Bear Snores On
Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep
Hibernation (Patterns in Nature)
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!
Don’t Wake Up the Bear!
Time to Sleep
Hibernation Station
Books
How Do Birds Find Their Way?
Books
In the Snow: Who’s Been Here?
Who Lives in the Snow?
Books
When It Starts to Snow
Birds in Winter
Goose’s Story
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
Honk! Honk! A Story of Migration
The Journey: Stories of Migration
On the Move: Mass Migration
Over and Under the Snow
• I can describe a variety of homes; e.g., for people, animals, birds
• I can recognize familiar animals and their characteristics and surroundings; e.g., farm and zoo
• I can become aware of the importance of protecting the environment.
I can become aware of colours, shapes, patterns and textures in the environment
Environment and Community awarness
transition from winter mini unit: the mitten
animals vs.humnas
How do animals stay safe and warm in the winter?