Discovering Habitats: Where Animals Live

• Science
• Primary Education

Discovering Habitats: Where Animals Live

Learning Objective

Understand what a habitat is and identify different types of habitats.

What do you already know about where different animals live?

What is a Habitat?

A habitat is a place where an animal or plant naturally lives and grows.

Types of Habitats

There are different types of habitats such as forests, oceans, deserts, and grasslands.

Matching Activity

Match the animal to its habitat: polar bear - Arctic, camel - desert, dolphin - ocean, lion - savanna.

Local Habitats

Discuss the habitats of animals found in the local area, such as birds in trees and insects in gardens.

Habitat Diorama

Create a diorama of a chosen habitat using art and craft materials.

Protecting Habitats

Discuss the importance of protecting habitats to ensure the survival of animals and plants.

Review and Recap

Recap the different types of habitats and the animals that live in them.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.