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Animals of Africa

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Animals of Africa

URL:

https://www.readworks.org/article/Animals-of-Africa/577902be-d38a-4a36-ac92-6eaedcd531a7#!articleTab:content/

Content Source:

Other
ReadWorks.org

Type:

Learning Activity

Overview:

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used to introduce students to the varying habitats of living things, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson. This resource also provides an eBook of the article with corresponding illustrations.

Content Standard(s):

Science SC2015 (2015) Grade: 2	7 ) Obtain information from literature and other media to illustrate that there are many different kinds of living things and that they exist in different places on land and in water (e.g., woodland, tundra, desert, rainforest, ocean, river). NAEP Framework NAEP Statement:: L4.1: Organisms need food, water, and air; a way to dispose of waste; and an environment in which they can live.* NAEP Statement:: L4.2: Organisms have basic needs. Animals require air, water, and a source of energy and building material for growth and repair. Plants also require light. NAEP Statement:: L4.3: Organisms interact and are interdependent in various ways, including providing food and shelter to one another. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs are met. Some interactions are beneficial; others are detrimental to the organism and other organisms. NAEP Statement:: L4.4: When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations. NAEP Statement:: L4.7: Different kinds of organisms have characteristics that enable them to survive in different environments. Individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing. Unpacked Content Scientific And Engineering Practices: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns Disciplinary Core Idea: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Evidence Of Student Attainment: Students: Illustrate the diversity of living things in different habitats, including both land and water. Teacher Vocabulary: Literature Media Diversity Habitats Woodland Tundra Desert Rainforest Ocean River Knowledge: Students know: Plants and animals are diverse within different habitats. Skills: Students are able to: Obtain information from literature and other media. Illustrate the different kinds of living things and the different habitats in which they can be found. Understanding: Students understand that: There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. AMSTI Resources: Be sure students are aware of credible media resources when obtaining information. AMSTI Module: Plants and Bugs Plant Growth and Development, STC The Best of Bugs: Designing Hand Pollinators, EiE Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards AAS Standard: SCI.AAS.2.7- Participate in activities that show many different living things in different environments.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: R3. Background knowledge Vocabulary Discussion Knowledge: R3. Students know: Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary. Skills: R3. Students are able to: Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing. Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing. Understanding: R3. Students understand that: Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing. Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	24. Identify the main idea and supporting details of literary and informational texts. a. Explain how the supporting details contribute to the main idea. b. Recount or summarize key ideas from the text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 24. Main idea Supporting details Literary text Informational text 24a. Explain Main idea Supporting details Contribute 24b. Recount Summarize Key ideas Knowledge: 24. Students know: The main idea is the most important idea presented in the text. The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea. 24a. The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea. 24b. Key ideas are important details within a text. Recount means to retell the big ideas of the text. Summarize means to briefly state the big ideas of the text. Skills: 24. Students are able to: Identify the main idea in literary and informational text. Identify the supporting details in literary and informational text. 24a. Explain how the supporting details provide more information about the main idea. 24b. Retell or summarize the most important (key) ideas from a text. Understanding: 24. Students understand that: Literary and informational texts have a main idea, or most important message, and supporting details, which provide more information about the main idea. A text usually just has one main idea, but multiple supporting details. 24a. The supporting details help explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea. 24b. Texts have key ideas, and they can retell or summarize these important ideas to demonstrate comprehension of the text.

Tags:

africa, elephant, giraffe, grassland, habitat, hunt, informational text, land, lion, living things, main topic, predator, water

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings

Comments

ReadWorks is a website that provides K-12 teachers with free literacy resources (About ReadWorks). ReadWorks has literary and informational texts on a variety of subjects and reading skills. You may narrow your search using grade level or Lexile level, making this website a wonderful tool for differentiation. Students will complete their work digitally, and you will provide their score and feedback digitally. This makes it easy to go paperless for this activity.

Prior to implementing this activity, you will need to sign up for an Educator Account on ReadWorks. After setting up an account, create a class from the Class Admin tab, this will provide you with a Class Code to give to students. Next, use the Find Content tab to search for the informational article that will be used during this activity, "Animals of Africa." After navigating to the article, click on the blue Assign button to assign it to your class.

Each student will need access to a digital device, such as a tablet or laptop. The first time students enter the website they will need to enter the Class Code that is listed on your Class Admin page. Alternatively, you can print the article and corresponding questions for students, if digital devices are not available. The teacher could also complete this activity by projecting the article and questions for the whole class to view.

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Author:

Hannah Bradley

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Animals of Africa