Web of Life

• This lesson plan and interactive activity allows students to visualize the interconnectedness of the natural world.
• This resource includes a lesson plan, student handouts, and plenty of tools for differentiation and extension.

Positives

• This resource includes an engaging read-aloud and activity. 
• Several resource types are also included to ensure that students at multiple levels are addressed during this lesson. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers will need to input their e-mail and name in order to download the lesson plan. 
• Additional materials needed for this lesson include a ball of yarn, index cards or paper, and markers or crayons. 

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in social studies classes that are discussing the interconnectedness of communities or in language arts classes that are working on reading comprehension.
• The Google Slides included are a great differentiation tool for older elementary students or students in distance learning. 
• This resource would make an excellent introduction to a unit on ecosystems or interconnectedness in nature.

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