Animal Homes
Know that animals make or find many different kinds of homes — birds build nests, rabbits dig burrows, bees live in hives, hermit crabs use empty shells, spiders spin webs — and that these shelters protect them and their young
What a learner can do afterwards
- Names at least 4 different types of animal homes (nest, burrow, hive, web, shell, den, lodge)
- Explains that animals need homes for shelter and to keep their babies safe
- Matches common animals to their homes
The lesson
Every animal needs a safe place to live. Animals make or find many kinds of homes.
A bird builds a nest from twigs and grass. A rabbit digs a burrow underground. A bee lives inside a hive with its family.
A hermit crab finds an empty shell and moves in. A spider spins a silky web to catch food and rest.
Animal homes keep them safe from weather and other animals. Homes also protect their babies.
Animals build or find homes to stay safe and protect their babies.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.