Introduction
The Mitten
Brrrrr! It is cold outside. In this story, you will meet a few winter animals who are looking for a place to keep warm from a blustery, cold day. Where is the warmest place to be? Why does everyone go to the same place? How can everyone fit in such a small place? Do they get to keep the mitten? Take a walk with the animals and find out more about their favorite place. First, we will read the story aloud to find out about these animals and learn about their favorite "habitat".
The Umbrella
Whew! It is so hot. In this story, you will meet a young boy, named Carlos. Carrying his umbrella, he takes a walk in the Cloud Forest. He wants to find all sorts of animals. You will meet the animals that live in the tropics. Why did the animals go in the umbrella? Is there room for everyone? Let's join their adventure and find out why the animals thought the umbrella was a good place to be. Again, we will read the story aloud to get to know the animals from the Cloud Forest.
Explore the Animals
After reading and dicussing both stories in class, each if you will learn more about the animals in the story. We will do activities to learn about the animals.
Here we go. Let's follow the footprints.
Here we go. Let's follow the footprints.