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Where do animals live?

Plant & Animal Secrets Unit
Lesson 2 of 6
Animal Needs: Shelter
4.6 (6003 reviews)
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# Optional Activity: Nature Nuggets

Watch this one-minute video of animals at home.

Discuss:

  • What animals did you see in the video?
  • Where do the animals live? How do you know?
  • If the animals could talk, what would you ask them?
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nest


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a thing built by an animal where they raise their young
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shelter


2 of 3

a place that protects something or someone
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needs


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things an animal or plant must have in order to live
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Where do animals live?
Plant & Animal Secrets Unit
Lesson 2 of 6
Animal Needs: Shelter
4.6 (6003 reviews)

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“My students were very engaged with this lesson. We stopped and talked about each page of the book.”
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“Great interactive story. It was easy enough for the kids to follow along as a choral read, and interactive enough for them to be engaged and attentive.”
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“I loved how my students were able to get up and move. The instructions were easy to follow and the lesson went so well. They were so engaged and loved doing turn and talk with their peers during the questioning. ”
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“I liked how each sentence was highlighted during the read aloud that lending itself to group reading. The built in videos held the students attention.”
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“The kids loved acting like a squirrel and watching the different animals in the Nature Nuggets. ”
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In this Read-Along lesson, Sofia wonders where animals live and goes for a walk in the woods to find out. The lesson includes a short exercise where students pretend to be squirrels and learn about their habitats. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Nature Nuggets, where students explore other animal homes.
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This activity does not require supplies.

As an optional activity, we suggest having your students view a one-minute video of animals at home and then discuss what they noticed.

The video is on the Nature Nuggets site, which offers a combination of videos and activities created by the makers of the documentary film series Nature. Preview it here.

Here are some possible questions for discussion:

  • What animals did you see in the video?
  • Where do the animals live? How do you know?
  • If the animals could talk, what would you ask them?

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