Science
Animal habitats
Animal food
How animals move
Food chain?
Endangered animals?
Geography
Locations of animal
habitats
Continents
Countries
Landforms
Language Arts
Stories
Poems
Chants
Rhymes
Animal sayings
Social Studies
Animals as symbols
Importance of animal to the
culture
Pets
Physical Education
Animal locomotion
charades/pantomime
Where do
Animals Live?
Art
Animals in art
works
Making animal
masks
Drawing picture
from an animal’s
perspective
Music
Animal songs
Mathematics
Measuring animal sizes in
metric system
Graphing favorite animals of
class
Comparing sizes
Plotting animal populations on
a graph
Unit Plan Inventory
Unit Title: Where do Animals Live?
Teacher(s): _________________________
Language Level: Novice Grade Level:_____
School: ___________________
Unit Overview: After learning details about animals and their various homes, students at the end of the unit show that they have integrated their
learning by creating an imaginary animal and describing it from various aspects.
Stage 1 What students should know and be able to do
Enduring Understanding: Understand that all living things need a place to live.
Essential Question(s): Where do animals live?
Standards: (Local and or National)
Outcomes/Objectives/Progress Indicators: Students will be able to compare and contrast selected animals based on specific criteria such as
habitat, size, movement, color and cultural connections
Stage 2 How students will demonstrate what they know and can do: Performance Assessment
Interpersonal Task and Rubric
Each student will take on the role of one of the
animals and interview another student.
Interpretive Task and Rubric
Students will answer questions based on a
reading at the end of the unit.
Presentational Task and Rubric
Create an original product relating to animals
and present it to the class or another audience.
For example:
• Create an imaginary animal and describe its
appearance and habitat
• make a diorama with accompanying text and
oral presentation
Stage 3 Preparing students to demonstrate what they know and can do
Language
Functions
Grammatical
Structures
Comparisons
Describe animal
appearance and
characteristics
Identify animals
by name and
habitat
Express likes and
dislikes
1., 2., 3. person
singular of verbs:
like
live
eat
be
see
Verb to be
is , are
Key Vocabulary
Culture(s)
Adjectives to
describe:
color
speed
size
texture
personality
Animals
sounds
Nouns for
animals
habitats
geographical
regions
continents
Animal
sayings
Verbs for
animal
movement
Symbolic
animals
Cultural
importance
of animals
Animal
stories
Animal songs
Artists and
animals
Subject
Content
(Connections)
• Science
habitats
animal food
locomotion
• Mathematics
Measuring animal
sizes,
Comparing sizes
graphing favorite
animals of class
• Geography
locations of habitats
• Fine Arts
Animal Paintings
Make animals
masks
• Language Arts
animal stories
Pattern poems
about animals such
as Diamante
Essential
Materials
Maps
Animal
pictures
Art prints
Art supplies
Pattern
poem
examples
Major Learning Activities
Performances
(Assessments)
BEGINNING
Fantasy (Virtual) Trip to
various habitats
MIDDLE
•Name animals using
culturally related art prints
•Match animal with habitat
•Rhymes, songs and games
related to animals
•Graph animals according to
attributes, habitats
•Take on animal identity and
participate in interviews
•Move like an animal
•Make and describe animal
masks
END
•Create a story about favorite
animal describing it and
telling about its habitat.
or
•Create fantasy animal and
describe it and its habitat