1-LS1-1. Use materials to
design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use
their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. [Clarification Statement:
Examples of human problems that can be solved by mimicking plant or animal
solutions could include designing clothing or equipment to protect bicyclists
by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales; stabilizing
structures by mimicking animal tails and roots on plants; keeping out intruders
by mimicking thorns on branches and animal quills; and, detecting intruders by
mimicking eyes and ears.]
Like I said last
week, this is a very meaty PE, so we’re going to look at it bit by bit. Today’s
focus in on how animals find, catch, and eat food. Let’s face it, this is a fun
topic, and there are lots of great books to choose from. Here are a few of my
favorites.
has a brand-new book called Swamp Chomp.
I haven’t read it yet, but my guess is that it would also be perfect for a
lesson on this topic.)
Wants More by Karma
Wilson
Like a Bear by April
Pulley Sayre
View by April Pulley
Sayre
by Janell Cannon
to Eat by Steve
Jenkins
learned about and make a book of their own. Titles might include: How Animals Find Their Food, How Animals
Catch Their Food, How Animals Eat Their Food.
students have buddied up, give each pair a large, square piece of construction
paper and put out variety of art supplies. Assign each team one of the animals
they read about (frog, giraffe, octopus, whale, parrot, elephant, butterfly)
and one of the three food-related actions (finding, catching, eating). Encourage
the buddies to work together to create and label an image that shows how their
animal uses its body parts to accomplish the assigned action.
the students are done, use their drawings to create an Animal Lunch Quilt on the
wall outside your classroom. Write the following questions above or below the
quilt:
looking for food? What body part is that animal using?
or grasping food? What body part is that animal using?
food? What body part is that animal using?
other classrooms to visit the quilt and test their knowledge about what animals
eat.
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Animal lunch quilt – what fun! But why stop there…. why not prepare an animal lunch? Serve the different kinds of foods animals eat (that we might also want to try)…. a salad with edible flowers (nectar) and bird seeds (sunflower seeds, pepitas), squirrel food (nuts) and bear food (honey, fish or blueberries).
Great idea, Sue. Thanks for your contribution.