Module 8: Animal Habitats-Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to define habitat, cite evidence to support why an animal lives in a particular habitat and identify patterns in animal behavior caused by seasonal changes. Students will describe the life of a squirrel, identify the natural habitat of a squirrel, and construct a model of a squirrel's habitat.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Animal Habitats	None
2	Animals and Seasons	None
3	Squirrel Habitats	crayons;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Animal Habitats	Define habitat. Cite evidence to support why an animal lives in a particular habitat.
2	Animals and Seasons	Identify patterns in animal behavior caused by seasonal changes.
3	Squirrel Habitats	Describe the life of a squirrel. Identify the natural habitat of a squirrel. Construct a model of a squirrel's habitat.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
habitat grasslands wetlands deserts arctic ocean rainforest season basic need migration hibernation squirrel seasons

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Animal Habitats	6	Animal Habitats Assignment
2	Animals and Seasons	6	Animal Changes in Winter Assignment
3	Squirrel Habitats	6	Design Your Own Squirrel Habitat Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	Animal Habitats	After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the different animal habitats they learned about and how each habitat helps the animal that lives there.
2	Animals and Seasons	After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how animals change when the seasons change, and to explain why some animals go through these changes.
3	Squirrel Habitats	After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the life of a squirrel, how does a squirrel meet its needs?

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Animal Habitats	What is a habitat?
Animals and Seasons	How do seasons affect different animals?
Squirrel Habitats	Where do squirrels live?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Animal Habitats	Habitat Adventure	What types of habitats did Jake dream about? What animals lived in each habitat he dreamed about? How did each habitat help the animals meet their needs?
Animals and Seasons	Winter Survival	What animals did Sari observe on her nature walk? How did each animal she observed prepare for winter?
Squirrel Habitats	Diary of a Squirrel	What are some things Sally the Squirrel did each day?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Wild Home: A Baby Squirrel's Story of Kindness and Love	DeAnna Weeks Prunés
2	Over in the Forest: A Woodland Animal Nature Book	Marianne Berkes	AD560L
3	Tall Tall Tree	Anthony D. Fredericks	AD620L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	Take a nature walk with your student and have them look for animal habitats, as well as squirrels. Have them take some time to observe the squirrels on the walk.