Animal Needs

Students will identify what an animal needs to survive and grow.

Duration
Less than 1 hour
Lesson Type
Traditional Lesson

Lesson Created By: MelanieMiller

Essential Question

What does an animal need to survive and grow?

Grade(s):

  • Kindergarten

Subject(s):

Other Instructional Materials or Notes:

Lesson Progression

~Watch video clip, on youtube, of the Berenstain Bears: The Trouble With Pets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBc6Ri4MK9Y&list=PLpTWh6VEf2n98HbsesnNLj...

~Discuss the importance of taking care of a pet and what a pet might need to survive

~Watch video on youtube of what animals need to survive 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UDf3tF_O4

~Create an anchor chart of what an animal needs to survive and discuss why each of those are important

~Have students independently draw a picture of an animal and what they need to survive and label those items.  Once students have finished they can then share with the group and look at different animals students drew.  

Assessments

To show student understanding student will draw a picture of an animal and what that animal needs to survive and then label the picture.