Teach your class about the necessities of life using the book Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun. After a teacher-read-aloud, students make puppets depicting different plants and animals from the story and illustrating the habitat in which they live. The puppets are shared with the class and facilitate a discussion about the similarities and differences between plants and animals. The lesson plan calls for a two-column chart to record ideas from the discussion, but consider using a Venn diagram to better highlight comparisons. As an extension, take a nature walk with your class and have them record different plants and animals they observe.

Concepts

animals, plants

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Additional Tags

plant life, animal life, comparing plants and animals, science

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Pros

• Making pupperts reinforces student learning about plants, animals, and their environments
• A copy of Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun is available online

Cons

• Key vocabulary about plants and animals is not explicitly addressed in lesson

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.7 RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 RL.2.1 RL.2.7 RL.3.1 RL.3.7