Positives

• Students will love the cute images of the animals!
• Teachers can use this low-prep resource as a substitute teacher activity.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may need to explain how to complete a crossword puzzle but all of the answers are in the reading.
• Students should know the terms predator and rabies.

Differentiation

• Teachers can take students to a park to practice being in nature without disturbing it.
• Students can create posters, warning others to leave nature as it is.
• Students may enjoy learning more about the careers the worksheet mentions.
• After reading the section about not feeding animals, students can research what some Connecticut animals eat in the wild.
• Teachers and students can read the worksheet together and use the crossword to assess students' understanding,
• Teachers can use this topic to lead into other ways humans disturb natural systems, such as deforestation and climate change.