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.
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8B Thanks Mom Xplor Article
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8B Mother's Day - Baby Wildlife
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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)