Practice early writing skills with this Zoo Minutes activity page. Learners trace letters and the words “fishing cat,” draw a fishing cat, and share what they know through writing or dictation.
Standards
- 2-LDC-8n Use and share books and print in their play.
- 2-LDC-9n With prompting and support, run their finger under or over print as they pretend to read text.
- 3-LDC-13i Independently engage in writing behaviors for various purposes (e.g., write symbols or letters for names, use materials at writing center, write lists with symbols/letters in pretend play, write messages that include letters or symbols).
- ELA.C.4 Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing.
Resources
Fishing Cat: Who Eats Whom? Food Chain Lesson Plan (Grade 2)
Students begin with the video, collecting evidence about what the fishing cat eats and how it hunts. They then become the food chain themselves, passing yarn from the sun to a plant to an animal to...
View LessonFishing Cat | Zoo Minutes
Meet Kayuma, a fishing cat whose story at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is part of a much larger effort to protect his species. Discover the adaptations that make fishing cats at home around water and how...
View AssetFishing Cat Coloring Sheet
Color a fishing cat and discover what makes this water-loving feline unique.
View AssetFishing Cat: Built for the Water - K-12 Science Standards
This is a list of all applicable South Carolina K-12 science standards that can be applied to the Fishing Cat video and science materials and lessons.
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