Bridge:  After all thoughts have been shared, the teacher will say that all of these ideas are all part of a word called habitats. (Teacher writes the word habitats in the middle circle).

Concept Development:

1.        Share that a habitat is the area or the setting which animals or people live in.
2.        Tell the students they are about to go on a “nature walk” by singing the Nature Walk song.
3.        Read the book Habitats by William B. Rice or you can read the habitats portion in your school’s science textbook. Throughout the book, stop and ask what the students see on their nature walk.
4.        Use chart pictures to label on an anchor chart. The teacher will draw animals underneath the habitat. (If drawing is not your thing, you can print pictures of animals.)
5.        Show about 2 minutes of the Discovery Video about Habitats. (*If students start becoming restless, let them stretch their legs by singing the habitat song or choose one from this playlist.)
6.        Introduce the book Home by Carson Ellis as a book that talks about all different types of habitats for animals and people. (If you can’t get a physical copy of the book, here is a video.)
7.        Use the Habitat Sorting Worksheet either on a SMART or Promethean board or draw it on chart paper. Have students help sort the different animals to the correct habitat. (You can also create interactive sort games on SMART Lab for SMART boards.)