K for ME - Unit 2 - Animals and Habitats

Unit 2 — Animals and Habitats provides an interdisciplinary sequence of ten weeks of lessons. Use the resources below to print full weekly lesson plans and review the unit overview.

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Unit 2: Animals and Habitats — Family Links

Family Links provide families with information about what children are learning each week, along with activities and conversation starters to extend that learning at home. Select a week below to open its printable Family Links.

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10

Week 1: Week 1 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud From Tadpole to Frog Vocabulary Cards National Geographic Kids: Frogs Vocabulary Cards	From Tadpole to Frog (Read 1) Grow a Definition	From Tadpole to Frog (Read 2)	From Tadpole to Frog (Read 3)	National Geographic Kids: Frogs (Read 1) Grow a Definition Chart Images Chart Example	National Geographic Kids: Frogs (Read 2)
Art Studio Table					Sorting Beautiful Stuff
Art Studio Easel			Life Cycle Paintings Images	Continue	Continue
Blocks		Frogs Frogs Challenge Blocks Example	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization			Acting Frog Life Cycle	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening		Book Inventory Inventory Sheet	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table	Exploring Water	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Finding Number Combinations Math Card	Continue	Continue
STEM	Investigation 1: Structures of the Human Body	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing				Favorite Animal Stories	Continue
Writing: Personal Recount	Deconstruction: Title	Animals & Habitat	Continue	Individual Construction Verb Cards Chart Images	Animals & Habitat
Stations	Listening & Speaking: Talk Time 1, Slides; Listen and Respond (From Tadpole to Frog) Writing: From Tadpole to Frog and National Geographic Kids: Frogs Word Work: Sorting beginning sounds Cards; Matching rhymes; Read, Build, Write
Shared Reading	One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out
Whole Group	Outdoor Learning Frog Chorus Outdoor Learning Raising a Tadpole to Become a Frog

Week 2: Week 2 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud Fish is Fish Vocabulary Cards	Amphibians Poem Amphibians Slides	Fish is Fish (Read 1) Grow a Definition	Fish is Fish (Read 2)	Fish is Fish (Read 3)	Fish Poem Slides Vocabulary Cards Grow a Definition
Art Studio Table	Sorting Beautiful Stuff	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel	Life Cycle Paintings	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks		Building Aquatic Habitats	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization	Outdoor Learning: Zap Frog		Creating a Pond	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening		Books Review Review Sheet	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table	Exploring Water	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Imaginary Creatures Math Card	Continue	Continue
STEM	Body Structures of a Fish	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing				Favorite Animal Information	Continue
Writing	Personal Recount Verb Cards	Individual Construction	Revising & Publishing	Presentation & Celebration	Post Assessment Sheet Rubric Observation Tool
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent and Partner Reading Pocket Chart: "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" Listening & Speaking: Talk Time Slides; Listen & Respond (Fish is Fish) Writing: National Geographic Kids: Frogs and From Tadpole to Frog Word Work: Letter/Sound Hunt; Picture Match
Shared Reading	Rainbow Fish, Red Frog Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 3: Week 3 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud The Life Cycle of a Salmon Vocabulary Cards Grow A Definition	The Life Cycle of a Salmon (Read 1) Estuaries Slides	The Life Cycle of a Salmon (Read 2) Salmon Body Diagram Salmon Map Slides	The Life Cycle of a Salmon (Read 3) Salmon Life Cycle	The Life Cycle of a Salmon (Read 4)	The Life Cycle of a Salmon (Read 5)
Art Studio Table		Creating Beautiful Stuff Compositions Images	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel		Painting Inspired by Leo Lionni	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks	Exploration: Aquatic Habitats	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization			Creating a River	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening	Book Review	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table	Exploring Water	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Measuring and Comparing Fish Math Card	Continue	Continue
STEM	Human Behavior	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing				Information Book About Salmon	Continue
Writing	Pre-Assessment Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Rubric Reflection Observation Tool	Deconstruction: Report Purpose Chart Images	Deconstruction: Report Stages Images Observation Tool	Individual Construction and Joint Construction	Writing Report
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent and Partner Reading Pocket Chart: "Rainbow Fish, Red Frog" Listening & Speaking: Talk time Slides; Listen & Respond (The Life Cycle of a Salmon) Writing: Fish is Fish Word Work: Sorting Beginning Sounds, Sorting Sheets; Syllable Play; Read, Build, Write
Shared Reading	The Lady with the Alligator Purse Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 4: Week 4 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud Swimmy Vocab Cards Grow A Definition	Swimmy (Read 1)	Swimmy (Read 2)	Teacher choice or Review Previous Text	Teacher choice or Review Previous Text	Teacher choice or Review Previous Text
Art Studio Table	Creating Beautiful Stuff Compositions	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel	Painting Inspired by Leo Lionni	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks		Aquatic Habitats	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization			Creating an Estuary	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening		Story Chest: Fish is Fish	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table	Aquarium	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Math Center			Math Center A Community of Fish Math Card	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing	Information Book about Salmon	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing	Joint Construction: Subtopics	Joint Construction: Subtopics	Joint Construction: General Statement and Illustrating Subtopics	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Ordering Subtopics	Joint Construction: Table of Contents; Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Title
Stations	Strategic Small group Instruction Reading: Independent and Partner Reading Pocket Chart: "The Lady with the Alligator Purse" Listening & Speaking: Talk Time Slides; Listen & Respond (Swimmy) Writing: Life Cycle texts to date Word Work: Sorting Ending Sounds Sorting Sheet; Letter/Sound Hunt; Picture Match
Shared Reading	Who Fed the Chickens? Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 5: Week 5 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	Owl Moon (Read 1) Owl Moon Vocabulary Cards	Owl Moon (Read 2) Grow A Definition	Owl Moon (Read 3) Slides	White Owl, Barn Owl (Read 1) White Owl Vocabulary Cards	White Owl, Barn Owl (Read 2) Grow A Definition
Art Studio Table	Adhesive and Beautiful Stuff	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel		Pastel Drawings	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks			Block Owls Recording Sheet	Continue	Continue
Dramatization	Outdoor Learning: Winter Birds		Creating Trees for the Woodland Tree Images	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening	Storychest- Swimmy	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table				Birds' Beaks Images Chart	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Roll and Build Bead Trees Math Card	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing				Stories About Owls	Continue
Writing	Publishing	Modeling and Joint Construction in Pairs: Research	Joint Construction in Pairs: Research Animal Research	Joint Construction in Pairs: Research	Individual Construction: Body Diagram Report Packet
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent and Partner Reading Pocket Chart: "Who Fed the Chickens?" Listening & Speaking: Talk time Slides; Listen & Respond (Owl Moon) Writing: Mid-Unit Assessment Rubric Prompt Word Work: Sorting Beginning Sounds, Sorting Sheets; BINGO 2; Read, Build, Write
Shared Reading	"The Very Wise Owl" Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 6: Week 6 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	White Owl, Barn Owl (Read 3)	White Owl, Barn Owl (Read 4)	Owls (Read 1) Vocabulary Cards	Owls (Read 2) Grow A Definition	Owls (Read 3)
Art Studio Table		Animal Sculptures with Beautiful Stuff	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel	Pastel Woodlands Images	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks			Owl Habitats Images	Continue	Continue
Dramatization			Acting Owl Moon in the Woodland	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening	Researching Owls	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table				Owl Nests Images	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Roll and Add Birds Nest Math Card	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing				Writing Information About Owls	Continue
Writing	Deconstruction: General Nouns Cards Images Observation Tool	Individual Construction: Subtopics; Joint Construction: General Statement Sheet	Individual Construction	Writing	Continue
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent & Partner Reading Pocket Chart: The Very Wise Owl Listening & Speaking: Talk Time, Slides; Listen & Respond (White Owl, Barn Owl) Writing: Owl Moon and White Owl, Barn Owl Word Work: Letter/Sound Hunt; Picture Match Beginning Sounds; Picture Match Ending Sounds
Shared Reading	Six Little Speckled Frogs Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 7: Week 7 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	Owls with video: "What makes Owls so Quiet and Deadly" (Read 4)	Owls (Read 5)	Owls (Read 6)	Owl Rules (Read 1) Slides Grow A Definition	Owl Rules (Read 2)
Art Studio Table			Animal Sculptures with Beautiful Stuff	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel		Inspired by Owls Images	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks	Owl Habitats Images	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening	Reading with a Partner	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table				Owl Pellets Chart 1 Chart 2	Continue
Math Center				Math Center Exploring Math with Owl Pellets Math Card	Continue
Writing & Drawing	Writing Information about Owls	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing	Deconstruction: Explanation Purpose Images Why We Write	Deconstruction: Explanation Stages Images	Joint Construction in Small Groups: Frog Life Cycle Label Sheets	Joint Construction in Small Groups: Frog Life Cycle Feedback Packet	Joint Construction: Revision Sheet
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent & Partner Reading Pocket Chart: Six Little Speckled Frogs Listening & Speaking: Talk Time, Slides; Listen & Respond (Owls) Writing: All books about owls Word Work: Sorting Beginning Sounds & Letters, Sorting Sheet; Beginning Sound BINGO; Read, Build Write; Matching Rhymes
Shared Reading	Going to the Zoo Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 8: Week 8 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	Little Red Riding Hood Storytelling Text	Lon Po Po (Read 1) Slides Vocabulary Cards Grow A Definition	Lon Po Po (Read 2)	Lon Po Po (Read 3) Thought Bubbles	Lon Po Po (Read 4)
Art Studio Table				Wolf Diorama Slides	Continue
Art Studio Easel		Inspired by Wolves Wolf Images	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks		Exploration: Block Wolves Challenge & Recording Sheet	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization	Outdoor Learning: Animals Prepare for Winter		Acting out Lon Po Po	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening	Storychest: Lon Po Po	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table					Fur, Feather and Skin Chart
Math Center	Math Center BINGO, Add and Cover Math Card	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing			Stories about Wolves	Continue	Continue
Writing	Deconstruction: General Nouns	Continue	Writing Explanation	Continue	Individual Construction
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent & Partner Reading Pocket Chart: Going to the Zoo Listening & Speaking: Talk Time, Slides; Listen & Respond: Lon Po Po Writing: Owls, "What makes owls...?" video, Owl Rules poem Word Work: Matching Pictures with C-V-C Words, Word Cards; Name, Build, Read
Shared Reading	I Had A Rooster Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.

Week 9: Week 9 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	Wolves, Simon (Read 1) Vocabulary Cards Grow A Definition	Wolves, Simon (Read 2) Slides	Wolves, Simon (Read 3)	Wolves, Gibbons (Read 1) Vocabulary Cards Grow A Definition	Wolves, Gibbons (Read 2)
Art Studio Table	Wolf Diorama	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Art Studio Easel	Inspired by Wolves	Continue	Continue	Continue	Continue
Blocks		Wolf Habitats Images	Continue	Continue	Continue
Dramatization			Acting Like A Pack of Wolves	Continue	Continue
Library & Listening		Researching Wolves	Continue	Continue	Continue
Discovery Table				Snow or Ice	Continue
Math Center			Math Center Wolf Dens Math Card	Continue	Continue
Writing & Drawing			Writing Information About Wolves	Continue	Continue
Writing	Writing Explanation Observation Tool Life Cycle Oval Sentence Sheets	Continue	Writing Explanation Explanation Feedback	Writing Explanation	Writing Explanation
Stations	Strategic Small Group Instruction Reading: Independent & Partner Reading Pocket Chart: I Had A Rooster Listening & Speaking: Talk Time, Slides; Listen & Respond: Wolves, Simon Writing: Lon Po Po Word Work: Say, Tap, Build, Read; Word Hunt; Read, Build Write Trick Words
Shared Reading	Five Little Wolves Slides Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.
Whole Group	Outdoor Learning: Animals Preparing for Winter

Week 10: Week 10 At-a-Glance

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Read Aloud	Wolves Gibbons Read 3–5, The Rehearsal + Wolf poem slide, Unit Synthesis + Animal Slides
All Centers	Select and Revise Work For The Showcase
Art Studio Table
Art Studio Easel
Blocks
Dramatization
Library & Listening
Discovery Table
Writing & Drawing
Writing	Writing Explanation Day 1	Writing Explanation Day 2	Writing Explanation Day 3	Writing Explanation Day 4	Writing Explanation Day 5
Stations	Talk Time + Slides + Listen/Respond + End of Unit Assessment (slide, images, prompt, rubric) + Word Work
Shared Reading	Over in the Meadow + Slides + Child Copy
Storytelling & Story Acting	Children dictate stories and act them out.
Whole Group	Outdoor Learning: Animal Game