Animal Project and Research Links

Families,

We are beginning a very involved project that encompasses both Science and Language Arts. In upcoming weeks your child will be researching an animal of their choice.  They will learn about  physical characteristics, habitats, predators, and food sources. 

Each student is working to complete a factual book in class. Additionally, each student is expected to complete at least one of the options on the Animal Project Choice Board that we’ve attached.  Please discuss with your Firstie which options he or she is planning to work on. 

Projects from the Choice Board are to be completed at home, therefore we wanted you to have plenty of warning.  

All projects, including the in-class portion, are due on Friday, May 13.  The concept of a due date is brand new to Firsties.  Please help us by asking your child about his or her progress often between now and then.

Thank you!

Mrs. Confer

Have someone interview you about your animal as if you’re an expert on the news.  Record it to share with the class.	Make a model of your animal using clay, legos, papier mache, or other materials.	Make a poster of your animal in its habitat.  Label it with any important information
Write poems about your animal. Choose two or more: Cinquain Limerick Diamonte Acrostic Haiku	Build a diorama of your animal in its habitat.  Use whatever materials you’d like in order to show lots of details.	Make a comic strip featuring your animal.
Use Wixie or Google Slides to create a digital poster or book about your animal.	Write a letter to a zoo keeper in order to persuade him or her that they should or should not have your animal at their zoo.	Write a song about your animal. Be sure it includes plenty of facts.

Animal Project Research Links

1. Login to Epic and search for your animal.  Listen to/read books independently about 

your animal. Be sure to check the spelling of your animal.  

Class codes: https://kids.getepic.com

Confer: shp7313

2. Follow the links below beside your animal for more information. 

Deserts

Habitat information 

Pebble Go

Armadillo	Armadillo	Monya
Camel	Camels	Ranveer
Scorpion	Scorpion	Caroline.

Forests

Habitat information

robin	robin	Aurbree
Garter snake	Garter snake	James

Grasslands

Habitat information 

buffalo	buffalo	Connor
elephant	elephant	Felix
giraffe	giraffe	Juliana

Lakes and Rivers

Habitat information lakes 

Habitat information-- rivers 

beaver	beaver	Ruby
turtle	turtle	Cora
heron	heron	Christopher

Mountains

Habitat Information

Skunk	Skunk	Lyla
Eagle	Eagle	Adam

Oceans

Habitat Information

Clown Fish	Clown fish	Claudia,
Dolphin	Dolphin	Spencer
Great White Shark	Great White Sihark	Ella

Polar 

Habitat Information

Fox	Fox	Areli,
Polar Bear	Polar Bear	Lauryn
Wolverine	Wolverine	Luke

Wetlands

Habitat Information

Flamingo	Flamingos	Lincoln
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus	Joziah
Alligator	Alligator	Braden