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Thematic Unit: Animals Lesson Topic: Habitats Content Areas: Science, Math, Language Arts, Reading Grade Level/s: 2nd Grade (20 students) Language Proficiency Level/s: LEP – Some Beginners, most Intermediate, and a few Ad-vanced Overall Goal/s of Unit: In this thematic unit students will be developing background knowledge about animals and their habitats. By doing this they will use grade level content vocabulary within the regular classroom setting. Students will be practicing and improving their language skills in the areas of: a) comprehension, b) academic language, c) oral language, and d) written language. TESOL and Tennessee Standards for ESL: TESOL National Standards Goal 1, Standard 1 - To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use English to participate in social interactions Goal 2, Standard 1 - To use English to achieve academically in all content areas: Students will use English to interact in the classroom Goal 2, Standard 2 - To use English to achieve academically in all content areas: Students will use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject matter information in spoken and written form 1. retelling information 2. responding to the work of peers and others 3. representing information visually and interpreting information presented visually Goal 2, Standard 3 - To use English to achieve academically in all content areas: Students will use appropriate leaning strategies to construct and apply academic knowledge. Tennessee ESL Standards S.1-2.5 Describe familiar settings and events. S.1-2.3 Ask pertinent questions; respond to questions with basic facts. L.1-2.8 Understand content specific vocabulary and discourse features of the content area. W.1-2.3 Write a variety of text types (e.g. narrative, descriptive, persuasive, expository, procedural). W.1-2.2 Write to convey ideas or stories using pictures, marks, letters, words and simple sentences. R.1-2.6 Use pre-reading and reading strategies such as accessing prior knowledge, predicting, previewing, using graphic organizers and setting a purpose. Lesson Objectives: TLW participate in a mini-lesson and small group work and be able to: 1. Recall animal groups and their characteristics. 2. Discuss what animals need and how they meet their needs. 3. Choose an animal group and discuss what type of habitat they would need to live in, based on their characteris-tics. 4. Match animal pictures to habitats and descriptions. 5. Classify statements true or false. 6. Compare two habitats using graphic organizer. 7. Based on choice and proficiency level, select a group task to complete – Group Tasks: a. Write an illustrated short story from an animals view telling about their home and things they need, using vo-

cabulary words. b. Research habitats using books and computer to complete Habitat Facts.

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Materials: 1. Board, markers and erasers 2. ELMO 3. Vocabulary cards 4. Animal group charts (made in previous lessons) 5. Tree Map example 6. Animal to Habitat match game 7. Animal to Habitat assessment sheet 8. True/False statement cards 9. Pocket chart 10. Short Story guide 11. Paper 12. Books and computer sights for research 13. Habitat Facts sheet 14. Self evaluation sheets 15. Double bubble map 16. Animals and their Habitats Sheet 17. Music, chairs, animal and chair labels for ‘Habitat Hustle’ 18. Journals 19. Literature and Support Titles: All about animals. (2006). New York: Harcourt.

Animals. (2006). New York: Harcourt. Barner, B. (2007). Penguins, pengions, everyhere! NewYork: Scholastic. Floyd, L. (2006). Do animals live in plants? New York: Harcourt. Halpern, S. (1992). My river. New York: Scholastic. Norman, M. & Zipkas, K. (2009). The rain forest. New York: McMillan. Places to live. (2006). New York: Harcourt. Press, J. (2005). Animal habitats. Nashville: Williamson Books. Rabe, T. (2005). Clam-i-am! New York: Random House. Sabin, F. (1982). Wonders of the pond. New Jersey: Troll. Smith, K. B. (2002). Ocean animals. Maryland: Flying Frog Publishing. Worth, B. (2003). If i ran the rain forest. New York: Random House.

Instructional Procedures:

Set – Short review of animal vocabulary words and animal groups. TT and TSW create a list of things they need and discuss how and where they get them. Mini-Lesson – Read, Places to Live. Engage students in content related discussion. Discussing each habitat, the animals that live there and how their needs are met. TTW introduce vocabulary words (vocabulary cards) Teacher will use the ELMO to create a Tree Map to identify characteristics of each habitat. (Example: wet, dry, hot, cold, warm, green, brown, etc) Group Task #1 – Match animal to habitat and description and record using Match Sheet. Shared Books – Read aloud, Animal Habitats!. Engage students in a discussion of true and false. Pass out the fact cards and have students in pairs decide if their fact is true or false and place in the correct category on the pocket chart. Group Task #2 – Student Choice: a.) write an illustrated short story from an animals view telling about their home and things they need, using vocabulary words. b.) Research habitats using books and com-puter to complete Habitat Facts.

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Sharing – Students share stories or research and complete self evaluation. Guided Reading – TTW use leveled books from Treasure Chest (ELL Program Reading Series) to discuss each habitat. TTW use a double bubble map to compare and contrast two habitats. TSW use a double bubble map to compare another set of habitats as a group. Closure – Review and play ‘Habitat Hustle’. TSW write in their daily journal to tell what they learned.

Assessment Tools/Techniques: 1. Informal – Mini-Lecture – tree map 2. Formal – Group Task#1 – match activity 3. Informal – Shared Books – true/false 4. Formal – Group Task #2, Student Choice – rubric for research, holistic score for writing, self evaluation 5. Informal – Guided Reading - Animals and their Habitats Sheet 6. Informal - Closure—Journal writing Language Learning Materials: Vocabulary Cards Tree Map Animal/Habitat/Description Assessment Sheet True/False fact cards Habitat Facts Research Sheet Self Evaluation Animals and their Habitats Sheet

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HABITAT A place where plants and animals can meet their needs.

WOODLAND FOREST A habitat that gets rain and sunlight for trees to grow well.

DESERT A place that gets very little rain.

OCEAN A very large body of salt water.

STREAM A freshwater habitat with moving water.

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ARTIC A very cold place near the North Pole.

RAINFOREST A habitat that gets rain almost everyday.

POND A small body of fresh water.

SURVIVE To stay alive.

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Animals in the desert need water.

Deserts are rainy and wet.

There are no trees in a forest.

Habitats are only small.

Oceans have no animals living in them.

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Forests have lots of trees.

Habitats can be large or small.

Deserts get very little rain.

Desert plants get very little water.

Many animals live in the ocean.

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HABITAT FACT SHEET

Rainforests 1. List 2 animals that live in the rainforest. Write 1 fact about each animal. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 2. List 2 plants that live in the rainforest. Write 1 fact about each plant. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 3. Write 1 interesting fact about the rainforest. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Deserts 1. What is a desert like? Describe the temperature and rainfall. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 2. Tell the main differences between the 2 types of deserts. ____________________________________________________________ 3. Name 2 plants that live in the desert and tell how they survive. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 4. Name 2 animals that live in the desert and tell how they survive. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Forests

1. What seasons does a forest have? ____________________________________________________________ 2. List 2 plants that live in a forest. Write 1 fact about each. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

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3. List 2 animals that live in a forest. Write 1 fact about each. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ OCEANS 1. Name the 4 main oceans of the world. ______________________ _____________________ ______________________ _____________________ 2. Which is the largest ocean? __________________________ 3. How much of the earth is covered by water? ______________________ 4. Name 2 plants and 2 animals from the ocean. Plants Animals 1.________________________ 1.________________________ 2.________________________ 2.________________________ Arctic 1. What is the arctic like? Describe the temperature. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 2. Name 2 plants that live in the arctic and tell how they survive. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 3. Name 2 animals that live in the arctic and tell how they survive. ____________________________________________________________

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What I learned! 1. A new word I learned was ____________________. It means___________________________________ __________________________________________. 2. Something that I learned that I didn’t know before is __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3. Some things that really helped me were __________ __________________________________________. 4. What is one thing you could tell your friends about what you learned? ___________________________ __________________________________________. 5. Choose which statement tells about how you think you did on your work. ____I did a good job. ____I worked hard. ____I did my BEST!

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ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS

ANIMAL HABITAT

Draw your favorite animal.