matching baby animals with their parents

Time the students to see how quickly they can match up without talking. Students sit down when they find all the members of their animal family with similar physical features. Students stand up, put a hand up, and pair up to compare pictures with another student. To play, pass out one card to each student.

You will need one set of parent cards and enough copies of baby animal cards so that the number of total cards equals the number of students playing the game. 7-8), or Scholastic News: Bath Time for Baby Additional Research can be found on EBSCO: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL on Utah's Online Library. Research mother and baby animal patterns. Go to GALE IN CONTEXT ELEMENTARY (search Animals, Animal-Related Subjects, Animal Behavior.) Begin to construct an explanation of patterns in the behavior of parents and offspring which helps offspring to survive by reading Animal Behavior, or Lions. Chimpanzees, Gazelles, Hippopotamus, Giraffes, Koalas, Ducks, and Horses.ĭeepen your understanding of physical feature patterns in mother and baby animals by reading Are you My Mother? Baby Animals Do Not Always Look Exactly Like Their Parents found on EBSCO: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL on Utah's Online Library. A great worksheet for Pre-K/Kindergarten for students to show their understanding of the pairing of animals to their babies. Introduce mother and baby animal relationships by watching the video Mother Bruce (9:20) from eMedia on Utah's Online Library.ĭiscuss photos of mother and baby animals to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the patterns of animals that are alike, but not exactly the same.Compare and contrast the two animals' features and how those features help them survive in the habitat they live in. Use Worldbook Online Kids at Utah's Online Library to complete your research. To activate background knowledge about external physical features of animals, research and compare two animals that live in different habitats such as penguins and elephants.What do we use each physical feature for as humans? Guess one of the animals shown and answer the question 'What do you do with a (physical feature) like this?' Have the students touch their own nose, tail (we don't have one!), eyes, feet, and mouth.Watch the video What Do You Do with a Tail (7:30) from eMedia to review and connect student knowledge of animal features that help them survive in different locations.

Prior to this lesson, students will need to have an understanding of the external features of living things that survive in different locations.

Matching baby animals with their parents