pigeon
spider
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squirrel
mouse
ant
A city is a habitat, too! Draw a city habitat.
Include some of the animals from the word box.
My City Habitat
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A Habitat Is a Home
Every living thing has a habitat.
A habitat is a place where plants and animals
live together naturally.
Wetland
Cave
These are some habitats:
Forest
Prairie
Swamp
Desert
Mountain
Backyard
Tundra
Ocean
Pond
Rainforest
Choose a habitat. Write one thing that you
know about that habitat.
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A Rainforest Habitat
Howler
monkey
Macaw
Jaguar
Kinkajou
Toucan
Eagle
Rainforests have four layers. The layers differ
in temperature, light, wetness, and life forms
that live in them.
Emergent
Canopy
Understory
Forest Floor
Anteater
How do you think the rainforest got its name?
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Hibernating
bears live
in other
places, too.
Black
bear
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Bats have poor vision. How do you think they
find food?
Cave beetles
can’t survive
outside a cave.
Wood rat
Cave
swallow
Bats leave their
caves to hunt
for food.
The Sahara
Desert is the
largest desert in
the world.
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Why do you think many desert
animals look for food at night?
Animals get
water from
their food.
Many desert
animals are
small.
Some animals
spend their days
in cool burrows.
A desert is a dry place that gets little rain.
Some deserts are very hot during the day
and very cold at night. Other deserts
are always cold.
Fun Fact
Caves are dark spaces found deep in the
ground. Thousands of caves can be found
around the world.
Daddy
longlegs
A Desert Habitat
A Cave Habitat
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An Ocean Habitat
Jellyfish
Cuttlefish
Hachetfish
Sea turtle
Shorelines, the open sea, and coral reefs are
all types of ocean habitats. The waters of an
ocean are divided into three zones.
Sunlight
Zone
Twilight
Zone
Midnight
Zone
Imagine you are an ocean creature.
What zone would you want to live in? Why?
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Viperfish
Lantern
fish
Sea
spider
Great white shark
The ocean is the
world’s largest
habitat! It covers
75% of the earth’s
surface.
Fun Fact
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Dolphin
Medusa
Tube
worms
Millions of kinds of animals
live in the ocean. Each
zone is home to different
animals.
Tuna
Oarfish
Gulper eel
Tripod fish
Many deepwater creatures glow! Why do you think
these animals make their own light?
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My City Habitat
A city is a habitat, too! Draw a city habitat.
Include some of the animals from the word box.
pigeon sparrow squirrel mouse
moth
Tell students that a cave habitat is divided
into three zones: the entrance zone, the
twilight zone, and the dark zone. Ask them
to share their thoughts on how these zones
might be similar to the zones of an ocean habitat.
Then have students work in groups to research caves
and learn about the different zones. Afterward,
help students organize what they learned on a large
chart. Repeat, having students research and share
what they learn about the ocean zones. Then use the
information on the charts to compare and contrast the
two habitats. If desired, expand the activity to include
the layers of a rainforest.
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How to Use The Booklet
This booklet can be completed as homework or
during class. Before students begin, walk them through
each page so that they clearly understand the writing
prompts and any challenges in the text, such as charts
or diagrams. If students need additional support, guide
them as they work on each section of the booklet. You
might have students complete the booklet over the course
of several days, working on a few pages at a time.
❉ Activate Prior Knowledge: Introduce the
booklet with a discussion that activates students’
prior knowledge. Ask what they know about the
topic, what they think they’ll learn when they
complete the booklet, and what they would like to
learn about the topic.
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❉ Walk Through the Booklet: After introducing
the booklet and discussing the topic, walk through
the pages together to satisfy children’s curiosity and
to clarify the instructions. Point out the writing
and drawing prompts and explain to students that
although everyone is starting with the same booklet,
they will each have a unique book when they are
finished.
❉ Read, Write, and Learn!: Read and discuss
the text together, pointing out vocabulary words
and raising questions. Then move on to the
accompanying writing prompts. Generate possible
answers with students. Encourage students to write
in complete sentences. Talk about what they learned
from a particular section. Were they surprised about
something they learned? Do they want to know more
about a particular topic or piece of information?
❉ Share: At various points in the bookmaking
process, have students share their written responses
with their classmates. Draw attention to the
similarities and differences in the responses.
How to Assemble the Booklet
It works well to assemble the booklets together as a class. You might make
one in advance to use as a model when introducing the booklet to students.
Tip: You may want to have
students fill in their booklets
before stapling them. This way
the center pages will lie flat while
they write in their responses.
Directions:
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Print the booklet.
3
Fold each page
in half along the
solid line.
2
Make double-sided copies
of each page on standard
8 1/2-by 11-inch paper.
4
Place the pages in
numerical order
and staple along
the spine.
Title Page
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