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November/December 2023
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Students will identify steps turtles use as they prepare to survive the winter and will examine turtles’ adaptation for breathing underwater when the top of the pond is frozen.
Next Generation Science Standards:
K-LS1-1: What animals need to survive
1-LS1: How animals use their external parts to survive
Vocabulary:
breathe, frozen, cloaca
Check comprehension and inspire discussion.
1. What should the turtle do on a warm, sunny day? (soak up the sun)
2. When the days get cooler, should the turtle eat a lot? (no)
3. What should the turtle do when the top of the pond is frozen? (sleep under the ice)
4. How can the turtle breathe under the ice? (with its bottom)
Go online to print or project the Reading Checkpoint.
Materials: Soft objects to rest on kids’ bellies as they breathe, space to lie down, chart paper or whiteboard, image of turtle to project/show, pencils, skill sheets
Overview: Kids observe how an object on their belly rises and falls as they breathe. Would it be the same with a turtle, which has a hard shell instead of a soft belly?
Directions: