8B Parents and Offspring

Lesson Plans

Do young animals look like their parents? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 178-191 and student guide pages 142-145 for full lesson plan.

Portal Resources
Downloads
8B Thanks Mom Xplor Article (710.55 KB)
8B Mother's Day - Baby Wildlife
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8B Plant and Animal Cards.pdf (4.14 MB)
List of Materials
  • Student picture and student parent picture (Teacher Note: In advance of the unit, send home a note asking parents to send a picture of their child  with a picture of parent(s). )
  • Plant and Animal Cards (Teacher Note: Sort adult and offspring from the animal cards and mature plants and seedlings from the plant cards.)
  • Chart paper
  • Markers
  • Video: Mother’s Day Baby Wildlife
  • Article: Thanks, Mom! by Bonnie Chasteen from the May 2019 issue of Xplor 
Estimated Time

1.5 hours 

  • Engage: 15 minutes
  • Explore: 30 minutes
  • Explain: 15 minutes
  • Elaborate: 15 minutes
  • Evaluate: 15 minutes 
Standards
Topic
Animal Needs
Growth
Missouri Learning Standard
Next Generation Science Standard
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)