Journey
Topic: Earth and Sky
Ponds
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Watch the Story
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Read the Book
Life in a Pond by Allan Fowler
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A Pond is a Habitat
Ponds are bursting with all kinds of life!Lesson Activities
Ponds
What is a habitat?
Why is a pond a perfect place for plants to grow?
Why is a pond a good habitat for frogs?
What do beavers do with the lodges they build?
Which pond animals spend all of their time underwater?
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Act-It-Out Activity
Guess the Pond Animal
Get up and moving with a pond charades game!
Get up and moving with a pond charades game!
First, make a list on a sheet of paper of the pond animals from the video and the actions they do. For example:
frog – croaks/hops
duck – quacks/paddles
beaver – chops wood
heron – catches fish
With your child, take turns acting and guessing the animals. For extra fun, try making the animals’ sounds!
Actúalo
Adivina el animal del estanque
¡Levántate y muévete con un juego para adivinar los animales de estanque!
¡Levántate y muévete con un juego para adivinar los animales de estanque!
Primero, haz una lista en un papel de los animales de estanque que salen en el vídeo y las acciones que hacen. Por ejemplo:
rana – croa/salta
pato – grazna/nada
castor – corta madera
garza – atrapa peces
insecto zapatero – camina sobre el agua
Con tu niño, tomen turnos para imitar y adivinar los animales. Para hacerlo más divertido, ¡intenten imitar los sonidos de los animales!!
