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1."Animals Making a Living | Science | Classroom Resources | PBS Learning Media." Animals Making a Living | Science | Classroom Resources |
Apr. 2014. <http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.traps/animals-making- a-living/>.Animals Making a Living.
This video is great to show to younger kids when learning about animals. It shows the differences in animals in how they find food. Kids usually love to watch this when learning about animals.
2. Brakefield, Tom. "Listen and Read: Animals on the Move." Listen and Read: Animals on the Move. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
'This is an interactive online book. This book has sounds and then also asks the students to sound out and make the same sounds. This
gets the children into learning and is really interactive.
Apr. 2014. <https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm>.Animal Characteristics Game.
This is a game for students to play. It has the students place the characteristics according to what animal it goes along with. This would be suitable after the lesson to test what they have learned.
20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users2014.Exploring the 5 Senses
This is a website for teachers to learn things about the 5 senses. There are videos on them that could be shown to the students if they need to learn more about the 5 senses.
Apr. 2014. &lt;http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/chapter2.htm>.Anatomy of the Sense Organs
This is a website about the anatomy and the functions of the 5 sense organs. This might be good for teachers to look to at to brush up on before teaching. Sometimes children ask questions more in depth than you would think so knowing about the sense organs might be helpful.
20 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/&gt;.2014.Animals
This is National Geographic's website for animals. In this website there are facts about animals and other things that would be helpful to kids when learning about animals. If the children had further questions about a certain animal or just wanted to learn more they could visit this website.
Apr. 2014. &lt;http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776199.html&gt;.Animal Senses
This website can be very helpful. This website ties in learning about the 5 senses and animals. It talks about the senses that animals have. This could be used to tie in the lesson to how animals interact and how they are different.
Apr. 2014. <http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/explore_the_galleries/natural_world/animal_senses.aspx>.Animal Senses.
This is another website that deals with animals and their senses. A teacher should read up on this before teaching this lesson. This will be beneficial all around to the students and the teachers.

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On the second day there will be a field trip. This field trip will be going to a petting zoo to see different kinds of animals. I will bring with me an ipad to record any observations the students find to be important. After this field trip we will look at these observations so the students can see and remember the differences. This will be discussed when we get back from the field trip.
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Petting Zoo Website

4. "Exploring the 5 Senses." Exploring the 5 senses. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users
This is a website for teachers to learn things about the 5 senses. There are videos on them that could be shown to the students if they need to learn more about the 5 senses.
Apr. 2014. &lt;http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/chapter2.htm&gt;.&lt;http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/chapter2.htm>.
This is a website about the anatomy and the functions of the 5 sense organs. This might be good for teachers to look to at to brush up on before teaching. Sometimes children ask questions more in depth than you would think so knowing about the sense organs might be helpful.
6.6."Animals - Animal Pictures - Wild Animal Facts - Nat Geo Wild - National Geographic." <i>National Geographic</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/&gt;.
This is National Geographic's website for animals. In this website there are facts about animals and other things that would be helpful to kids when learning about animals. If the children had further questions about a certain animal or just wanted to learn more they could visit this website.
7."Animal Senses." <i>Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776199.html&gt;.
This website can be very helpful. This website ties in learning about the 5 senses and animals. It talks about the senses that animals have. This could be used to tie in the lesson to how animals interact and how they are different.
8."Animal Senses." Animal Senses. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/explore_the_galleries/natural_world/animal_senses.aspx>.
This is another website that deals with animals and their senses. A teacher should read up on this before teaching this lesson. This will be beneficial all around to the students and the teachers.

This is a game for students to play. It has the students place the characteristics according to what animal it goes along with. This would be suitable after the lesson to test what they have learned.
4. "Exploring the 5 Senses." Exploring the 5 senses. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users
5 senses.
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5."Anatomy and Structure of Human Sense Organs." <i>Human Sense Organs</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/chapter2.htm&gt;.
This is a website about the anatomy and the functions of the 5 sense organs. This might be good for teachers to look to at to brush up on before teaching. Sometimes children ask questions more in depth than you would think so knowing about the sense organs might be helpful.
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PBS Learning Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.traps/animals-making- a-living/>.
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2. Brakefield, Tom. Apr. 2014.
'This is an interactive online book. This book has sounds and then also asks the students to sound out and make the same sounds. This
really interactive.
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3."Kid's Corner - Animal Characteristics Game." Kid's Corner - Animal Characteristics Game. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm>.
This is a game for students to play. It has the students place the characteristics according to what animal it goes along with. This would be suitable after the lesson to test what they have learned.
4. "Exploring the 5 Senses." Exploring the 5 senses. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users
This is a website for teachers to learn things about the 5 senses. There are videos on them that could be shown to the students if they need to learn more about the 5 senses.
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On the first day of activities I will start out by asking the students what their favorite animals are. This will lead into a discussion about how many different kinds of animals there are. I will then go on about the 5 different senses. I will then ask the students to explain what they know about their favorite animals, Examples will include; if they have fur, beaks, how many legs they may have, if they have paws etc.. After doing this we will read 2 books. This should take about 10 minutes.The first book will be a book online that has sounds. This book will have the students listen to the sounds that different animals make and then have them act them out. The link is below. Then I will read them a book called "Snouts and Sniffers" by Stan Tekiela. This book is about how different animals have different noses and how they use them. Reading these books should take about 10 minutes total. After this I will assign a different animal to every student. The students will then cut out of construction paper, draw, or paint a picture of their animal. After this is done the students will get into groups based on the similarities they drew on their animals. They will talk about in groups how their animals are similar. This should take about 25 minutes. After this is done the students will watch a short video about animals. This video will be played through a computer onto a projector. This should take no longer than 5 minutes.
If there is extra time, an online game will be posted for the children to play!
Online Book
Animal Video
Animal Game
On the second day, the students will go on a field trip to a petting zoo. Before we go I will show them a worksheet that talks about observing using the 5 senses. I will remind the students to keep this in mind while on the field trip. When we are at the petting zoo I will bring my iPad to record observations the students find to be important. I will then show them these observations when we get back to the classroom later that day. Although this will take more than 50 minutes I find it to be important.
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1."Animals Making a Living | Science | Classroom Resources | PBS Learning Media." Animals Making a Living | Science | Classroom Resources |
PBS Learning Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.traps/animals-making- a-living/>.
This video is great to show to younger kids when learning about animals. It shows the differences in animals in how they find food. Kids usually love to watch this when learning about animals.
2. Brakefield, Tom. "Listen and Read: Animals on the Move." Listen and Read: Animals on the Move. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
'This is an interactive online book. This book has sounds and then also asks the students to sound out and make the same sounds. This
gets the children into learning and is really interactive.
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On the second day there will be a field trip. This field trip will be going to a petting zoo to see different kinds of animals. I will bring with me an ipad to record any observations the students find to be important. After this field trip we will look at these observations so the students can see and remember the differences. This will be discussed when we get back from the field trip.
A link to the website of the petting zoo:
http://www.greenmeadowsfarm.com/Petting Zoo Website