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Animal Videos
Ants:
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ant_acaciatree?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/worlds-deadliest-ngs/
deadliest-army-ants?source=relatedvideo
• http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000002605952/sciencetake-the-physics-of-ants.html
• Weaver Ants (thumbnail 1) http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/
videos/buggin-with-ruud-weaver-ants/
• Dune Ants (thumbnail 2) http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/
videos/buggin-with-ruud-weaver-ants/
• Bull Ants (thumbnail 3) http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/
buggin-with-ruud-weaver-ants/
Bears:
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-2E0A-C254-1C4B-9F41
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-A940-CBAD-22BC-2636
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7h_DriTS_4
• Giant pandas http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/pandas_wild
Big Cats:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYm_Mn7Hxag#t=220
• Lions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFPD3_nI9jk#t=57
• Cheetahs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYSFS4cFnTk#t=84
• Cheetahs http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/cheetahs.html
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-1ABC-A251-7B15-04FB
• Siberian Tiger http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/tiger_siberian?source=relatedvideo
May be photocopied for classroom use. © 2015 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project from Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
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Butterflies:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsTg-rO8JrM
• Moths vs. Butterflies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqFB-C9BZM
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-98EC-129D-EE19-0368
• http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/great-migrations/videos/growing-up-butterfly
• http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/life/videos/monarch-butterfly-winter-migration/
Frogs and Toads:
• African Bullfrog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymbe6SSnCv8
• American Toad and Red Back Salamander https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-Cc8jMIQo#t=35
• Poison Dart Frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqBc80FiJB4
• http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/malformedfrogs.html
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-F3A6-9252-32E5-ADB4
Gorillas:
• http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/
planets-best-yellowstone-wolves/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8vZx3u48Z4
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/exploreorg/gorilla-talk-eorg
Insects:
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-44CB-59A4-A69A-5BC1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW3CSMx2bX4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-ozxpIrdI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esJXJS4G3FM
Monkeys:
• Snow Monkeys (8th thumbnail) http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/life/videos/the-world-of-insects/
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/macaque_mayhem
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/mammal_grooming?source=relatedvideo
• Gelada Monkeys http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/baboon_gelada?source=relatedvideo
• Howler Monkey http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/monkey_howler?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lopburi-monkey-festival?source=relatedvideo
May be photocopied for classroom use. © 2015 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project from Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
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Octopus:
• Maldives octopus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX-YiYHahoo
• Poisonous octopus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGMPsb0YV0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tcnq2iYJJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE0QqxwyL_8
Owls:
• Snowy Owls http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/owl_snowy?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/worlds-deadliest/deadliest-owl?source=relatedvideo
• Barn Owl (thumbnail 2, in a minute the barn owl) http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/
Barn_Owl#p00hcpdz
• Eastern Screech Owl http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/videos
• Wild Owl http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=19856&CategoryID=2195
• Burrowing Owl http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/klvx08.sci.klvxowl/burrowing-owl/
Penguins:
• Emperor Penguins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AiCIZ9wM1o#t=223
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtZqXd6IJo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_PWQfCW1Q
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VW0XTFBZo
• Emperor Penguins http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=0698e4db-0f89-4a2b-a7f3-52e261205354
Reptiles (Snakes and Lizards):
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/king-cobra-vs-water-snake-predation
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/snake_twoheaded?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/cobra_stalksrat?source=relatedvideo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAtGDQkZzZ8
• Tortoise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cr268ATOi0
• Viper Snake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpH9FrMAG4
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lizard_horned_squirtingblood?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lizard_frilled_ontherun?source=relatedvideo
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lizard_frilled_ontherun?source=relatedvideo
May be photocopied for classroom use. © 2015 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project from Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
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Sharks:
• Great White Shark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2FInaOCqoo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2FInaOCqoo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU9CQT-snIo
• http://www.animalplanet.com/video-topics/wild-animals/animal-extremes-videos/
incredible-shark-videos/
Spiders:
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-EB67-186E-4332-DAE8
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/collections/p00fxg0m#p00grb0l
Wolves:
• http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/wolves.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCc1P2wEq0E
• http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/
planets-best-yellowstone-wolves/
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-F0F6-4048-EA9B-AD53
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/wolves_gray_hunting
Whales:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvwy2qpaUE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJvfjiCTvq4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbbtaJs8AWw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lugrgx_5Wwk ( 1:53-2:48 or to 3:36)
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/videos.
html?videoGuid=ngk-0000-572C-E5F3-C04E-AE39
May be photocopied for classroom use. © 2015 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project from Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).