Positives

• The digital book is colorful and engaging.
• The lesson plan allows for plenty of student-centered learning.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• A teacher may have to cut up activity cards  or create charts before administering this lesson plan.
• The digital book is available to print or view as a PDF or ebook.
  

Differentiation

• This lesson plan has adaptations for younger and older learners, so teachers should use discretion according to their learners' ages and ability.
• Teachers are encouraged to shorten or lengthen activities based on learners' needs. 
• This lesson plan could enhance a classroom discussion on how humans can protect the health of Earth's soil by not using insecticides or other poisons around their homes.
• This lesson plan could augment a classroom discussion on why decomposers are so important for the environment.
• Older students could connect this lesson to ecosystem dynamics, the historic effects of DDT on other species, and connections between decomposition and nutrient cycling.