Objective: To learn about where animals live and what animals eat
Message: Animals live in different types of homes. Animals need food to live, and different animals eat different types of food.
Book(s):
- Home Sweet Tree by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- Home Sweet Nest by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- Home Sweet Web by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- Home Sweet Cave by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- Home Sweet Den by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- Weird but True Animal Homes by Carmen Bredeson
- Peek Inside Animal Homes by Simona Dimitri
- You Can’t Build a House If You’re a Hippo! by Fred Ehrlich
- Step Inside! A Look Inside Animal Homes by Catherine Ham
- Does a Camel Cook Spaghetti? by Harriet Ziefert
- If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant by Ellen Fischer
- What Animals Eat by Brenda Stones and Thea Feldman
- Feeding Time at the Zoo by Sherry Shaham
Craft/Activity 1:
- Science page 10 (Optional: Color the pictures after completing the activity.)
- Animal Homes Matching Worksheet (http://www.education.com/files/159001_159100/159092/match-the-animal.pdf)
- Where Do Animals Live? Worksheet (http://emperorkids.com/home-worksheets-for-kids/)
- Animal Homes Matching Cards (http://kizclub.com/Topics/animals/animalhomes.pdf)
- Animal Homes Worksheet (http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/84/22884.pdf)
Craft/Activity 2:
- Science page 11 (Optional: Color the picture after completing the activity.)
- Animal Food Worksheet (http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/87/22887.pdf)
- Staying Alive Worksheet (http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/83/14083.pdf)
- What Do Animals Eat? Worksheet 1 (http://www.education.com/files/84401_84500/84484/animals-eat-1.pdf)
- What Do Animals Eat? Worksheet 2 (http://www.education.com/files/84401_84500/84487/animals-eat-2.pdf)
- What Do Animals Eat? Worksheet 3 (http://www.education.com/files/84401_84500/84490/animals-eat-3.pdf)
Craft/Activity 3: Science Centers 14-25
Craft/Activity 4: Where do you live? Draw a picture of your home.
Craft/Activity 5: What do you eat? Cut pictures of your favorite foods from a magazine. Glue the pictures on a paper plate.
References
DK Workbooks: Science, Pre-K. 2014. DK Publishing. 978-1-4654-1726-8
Take It to Your Seat Science Centers, Grades PreK-K. 2005. Evan-Moor Educational Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59673-090-8
Image Credits
Animal Homes and Food Preschool Activities © 2015 Heather Johnson
