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Lesson 1: Animals
Unit 6: Life Science, Part 2
Teacher Instruction
Provide RM 1: Animal Characteristics to students.
Instruct students to put their names on the first page.
Instruct students to color the animals on each page.
Instruct students to complete each page by filling in
the blank with the correct number of legs for each
animal and adding a sample of the body covering
of the animal. (Feathers for the bird, sequins for the
fish scales, plastic bag for frog skin, felt for bear fur,
toothpicks or broom bristles for porcupine quills, and
plastic cup piece or contact paper for turtle shell.)
Allow adequate
time for the pages to dry.
Instruct students to cut on the dotted line of each page and put the pages in
order.
Staple the pages together to create a book.
Evaluate Materials
For teacher
plastic animals
from ExploreTeacher Instruction
Instruct students to sort the animals by size, number of legs, or type of body
covering.
Observe students’ work and correct any misunderstandings.
A bird has feathers.
A bird has ______ legs.
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Gateways to Science, STAAR Edition, Kindergarten
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Animal Characteristics
By ______________________
UNIT 6: Life Science, Part 2 | Lesson 1: Animals | RM 1
