Animals Everywhere
Know that animals live in different places around the world, including on land and in water. Some animals can fly. Every continent, even icy Antarctica, has animals suited to the conditions where they live.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Names at least 3 animals from different environments (e.g., forest, ocean, desert)
- States that animals live on land, in water, and some can fly
- Recognises that animals live on every continent
1 · Read
Animals live on land and in water. Some can fly, but also land to rest. An animal's home is its habitat. A habitat must meet the animal's needs, including food, water and rest.
Mia reads about a camel in a desert, a parrot in a rainforest and a shark in the ocean. She also reads about penguins in Antarctica. These animals live in different places. To match place cards with animals, find the animal for each place. Name the animals in the same order as the place cards.
A continent is a very large area of land. Animals live on every continent, even icy Antarctica. Some penguins live there. Other penguins live in warmer places. A cold place can be an animal's home too.
Body parts give clues about how animals move. Fins help fish swim. Wings help parrots fly. Not every animal with wings can fly. Penguins use their wings to swim. A body part is a clue about movement, not an exact address.
A claim about all animals must fit every animal. To check it, look for an example that does not fit. One such example is enough to show that the claim needs changing.
Animals on every continent does not mean animals in every spot. A continent contains many places. Not seeing animals in one small patch does not show that the whole continent has none.
Animals live in different homes and on every continent. Some can fly. Body parts give clues about movement.
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Pair an animal with a home
Imagine cards with these words: camel, parrot, shark. Now imagine place cards: ocean, desert, rainforest. Pair each animal with a place from Mia's reading. The camel goes with desert, the parrot with rainforest and the shark with ocean. These pairs show different animal homes. One kind of home does not meet every animal's needs.
Can a cold place have animals?
Someone says that all animal homes are warm. Think about the penguins in Antarctica. Their icy home does not fit that claim. One cold-home example is enough to show that animal homes are not all warm. This does not mean every animal can live in the cold. Different animals need different conditions.
What can wings tell you?
A parrot has wings and can fly. A penguin has wings too, but uses them to swim. Seeing wings does not tell you that an animal can fly. Body parts give clues about movement. To learn about an animal's home, you also need to know where it finds food, water and places to rest.
2 · Watch
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Learn first
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Where this leads
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