Kangaroos and Koala Bears from Australia

Kindergarten

I. Subject:

Social Studies and Science
Introduce strange animals of Australia
Locate and identify Australia on a map

II. Revisit on a map North America, South America, and Antarctica.

Locate on a map Australia and count how many countries belong to the Australian continent. Introduce kangaroos and koala bears.

III. Standards:

4. A.1a Listen attentively by facing the speaker, making eye contact and paraphrasing what is said.
4. A.1b Ask questions and respond to questions from the teacher and from group members to improve comprehension.
4. B.1b Participate in discussions around a common topic.
12. B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environments.
17. A.1a Identify physical characteristics of places, both local and global (e.g., locations, roads, regions, bodies of water).
17.A.1b Identify the characteristics and purposes of geographic representations including maps, globes, graphs, photographs, software, digital images and be able to locate specific places using each.

IV. Objectives:


Identify Australia on a map
Name how many countries belong to the Australian continent
Identify koala bears and kangaroos on a picture
Describe physical characteristics pertaining to koala bears and kangaroos
Illustrate a picture of a koala bear and a kangaroo
Illustrate their natural habitat
Describe verbally what these animals like to eat

V. Assessment:

Students will be assessed by level of participation during discussion. The teacher will give the students an oral test to the students. The drawings will be used as an assessment to determine their understanding.

 

VI. Procedures and activities

A. Teacher B. Students
1. Create a graphic organizer to help students understand what they know, what they want to learn and what they recently learned. Where do koala bears live or kangaroos? How do they look? What do they eat? Where do they come from? How does their habitat look like?

2. Go online and surf the internet in the following websites to find answers about what students wish to learn.


3. After exploring the internet the teacher will write down on the KWL chart the findings. Compare and contrast old and new responses. The teacher will write down the responses.

4. The teacher will have them paint a picture of a koala bear or kangaroo in its natural habitat.

1. Students will give verbal responses.

2. Teacher will connect the computer to a television. As a whole group we will explore the internet to discover the wonders of Australia.


3. Students will give verbal responses about their newly acquired knowledge.


4. Students will paint a picture with water colors.

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