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Where do animals live?
Animal Secrets Unit | Lesson 2 of 4

Where do animals live?

Animal Secrets Unit | Lesson 2 of 4
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My name is Sofia.

I live in a house.

I sleep in a bed.

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When I’m hungry, I get snacks from the kitchen.

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But I wonder…

Where do animals live?

Where do animals sleep?

Where do animals get their snacks?

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Let’s go for a walk.

Maybe we can find out where animals live.

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Look up in that tree.

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Do you see that clump of twigs and leaves?

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It’s not a bird’s nest.

It’s too messy for a bird.

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It’s up so high.

The animal that lives there must be good at climbing.

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Do you see any clues about what lives here?

Look around.

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Animals get hungry, just like you and me.

I think the animal who lives here eats…

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…acorns. Look!

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stop & talk

Stop & Talk

Which animal do you think lives up there?

Why do you think that?

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I think I’ll watch that clump of leaves for a while.

Maybe I’ll see the animal that lives up there.

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Look!

A squirrel just ran up the tree and hurried home.

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That clump of leaves is a squirrel nest.

Can you find the squirrel?

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The squirrel is good at climbing.

When dogs chase it, it runs up the tree.

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Dogs can’t climb trees.

The squirrel is safe in its nest up high in the tree.

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Up there, it has lots of acorns to eat.

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I think it would be fun to be a squirrel.

Let’s try it!

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get up & move Get Up & Move: Stand up and pretend to nibble on an acorn, just like a squirrel.

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Now, curl up like a squirrel in its nest, full of acorns and safe from dogs.

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It’s getting late and it’s time to go home.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll go for a walk in the woods again.

I wonder what other animal homes I will find.

THE END

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# Optional Activity: Nature Nuggets

Watch this one-minute video of animals at home.

Discuss:

  • What animals did you see in the video?
  • Where do the animals live? How do you know?
  • If the animals could talk, what would you ask them?
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nest


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a thing built by an animal where they raise their young
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shelter


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a place that protects something or someone
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needs


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things an animal or plant must have in order to live
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Lesson narration:

Grade K

Animal Needs

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Activity Prep

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In this Read-Along lesson, Sofia wonders where animals live and goes for a walk in the woods to find out. The lesson includes a short exercise where students pretend to be squirrels and learn about their habitats. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Nature Nuggets, where students explore other animal homes.
Preview optional activity

Grade K

Animal Needs

Animal Needs: Shelter

K-ESS3-1

5590 reviews
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