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¿Por qué picotean la madera los pájaros carpinteros?
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¿Por qué picotean la madera los pájaros carpinteros?

Animal Secrets Unit | Lesson 1 of 4
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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué está haciendo la codorniz? ¿Por qué crees que hace eso?
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Digamos la palabra codorniz juntos. Repite conmigo.
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Pongámonos de pie y seamos codornices.
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Una codorniz es un pájaro, así que no tienes manos. Tienes alas. Bate
tus alas, así.
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Si eres una codorniz, tus patas tienen garras para excavar en la
tierra. Excava con tus pies.
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Cuando eres una codorniz, tu boca es un pico, ideal para picotear.
Intenta picotear.
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Tus pies también son buenos para correr. Las codornices corren más
de lo que vuelan. Intenta correr en tu lugar.
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Ahora, hazlo todo junto para ser una codorniz. Haz lo que hace Pat.
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Tomemos asiento y veamos qué otros animales podemos encontrar
en el bosque. Mira el siguiente video.
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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué están haciendo los mapaches?
¿Por qué crees que lo están haciendo?
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Ponte de pie y prepárate para ser un mapache.
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Imagínate que estás en un estanque. Camina en el agua como un
mapache.
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Los mapaches tienen patas que se parecen a tus manos. Usa tus
patas de mapache para desenterrar y amasar el lodo.
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Ahora brincarás y salpicarás como un mapache. Dobla las rodillas.
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Ahora, hazlo todo junto para ser un mapache. Haz lo que hace Pat.
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Tomemos asiento y veamos qué otros animales podemos encontrar
en el bosque. Mira el siguiente video.
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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué está haciendo el pájaro carpintero?
¿Por qué crees que hace eso?
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Ponte de pie y prepárate para ser un pájaro carpintero.
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Haz un pico con tus manos, como el de un pájaro carpintero. Luego,
practica picotear y ver alrededor.
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Ahora estás listo o lista para ser un pájaro carpintero. Haz un pico, y
haz lo que hace Pat.
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Tomemos asiento y conversemos sobre lo que acabamos de ver. ¿Qué
encontró este pájaro carpintero en la madera?
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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué tiene en común lo que están haciendo?
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animal


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un ser viviente que tiene que comerse a otros seres vivos para sobrevivir
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pico


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la parte del cuerpo que un pájaro utiliza para comer

ala


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la parte del cuerpo que los animales usan para volar
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bosque


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un lugar lleno de árboles
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huella


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la marca de un pie o una pata que queda en el suelo
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comida


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algo que comen los animales
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necesidades


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las cosas que un animal o una planta necesita para poder vivir

sobrevivir


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mantenerse vivo/a
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comportamiento


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lo que hace un animal
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diferente


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algo que no es igual
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similar


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algo parecido
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patrón


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algo que sucede una y otra y otra vez de manera predecible
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Animal Needs

Animal Needs: Food

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In this lesson, students observe animal behaviors and work to discover a pattern: all animals seek food in order to survive. The activity, Eat Like an Animal, includes physical movement in which students act out animal behaviors, pretending to be quail scratching in the dirt, raccoons wading in the water, and woodpeckers pecking a log.
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Make sure students have enough space to move around as they pretend to be different animals in the forest.

Since there’s so little prep for this activity, we recommend you also do one of the activities in the Extensions section. To understand what animals need, it’s important that children have a chance to observe them. You can provide that opportunity by attracting birds with a bird feeder, taking your class on a nature walk or field trip, or having your students observe animals through videos.

Grade K

Animal Needs

Animal Needs: Food

K-LS1-1

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Animal Secrets Lesson 1: Why do woodpeckers peck wood?

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