Georgia Habitats Learning about Habitats By Wanda Mc

Georgia Habitats Learning about Habitats By Wanda Mc. Rae-Jones

Georgia Performance Standards § S 3 L 1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat. § ELAGSE 3 RL 2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. § ELAGSE 3 RL 5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. § ELAGSE 3 RI 2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

ENGAGE Misconception Can all animals and plants live in any part of Georgia? Let’s learn about the different habitats?

EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN § Complete Frayer Model of vocabulary words from the unit and books.

Differentiated Activities Individual § Students will write a five paragraph report on the piedmont, mountains, swamp/marsh, coastal plain, and Atlantic Ocean. Paper must introduce a description of the habitat, animal paragraph, plant paragraph, urban, suburban, and rural life (any cities within your habitat), and conclusion should list 4 -5 interesting facts. Intervention (Teacher w/one on one) or small group § Students will. write a 3 paragraph report on one of the piedmont, mountains, swamp/marsh, coastal plain, and Atlantic Ocean. Paper must introduce a description of habitat, 2 nd paragraph discusses an animal and plant within the habitat, and the last paragraph talks about 2 -3 interesting facts.

EVALUATION § Habitat Checklist Rubric

Documentation of Resources § www. georgiastandard. org 3 rd Grade Habitat Framework § https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w 2 Ys 1 CFfdt. I (Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta)