Matching Animals to Continents
Lesson Plans
GradesK, 1, 2Science, Social Studies
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What it is
- In this activity, students will place animals on their respective continents and learn about how climate change has impacted animal habitats.
- The resource includes a lesson plan, a printable worksheet, and linked sources for more information.
Teaching tips
Positives
- In this simple and engaging activity, students will learn about climate change, habitats, animals, and geography.
- There are plenty of great conversation starters and classroom ideas in the Teacher's Guide.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students will need scissors and glue skills to complete this activity.
- Teachers may want to read the animal habitat descriptions out loud for younger students.
Differentiation
- This activity would work well in a language arts class for practicing nonfiction reading.
- Social studies classes could use this activity when learning about the continents. Teachers could ask students to describe some distinguishing environmental features of each continent and discuss how these features might be affected by climate change.
- As an extension, have groups of students look up other animals that share habitats with the animals from the worksheet.
- Other resources on this topic include this PBS video on animal habitats and this digital animal habitat matching game.
From the scientist review
In addition to learning how climate change is influencing animal migration, students will acquire a thorough understanding of the spatial distribution of species worldwide. For instruction, this is advised.
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