Learning Experiences:

Using an inflatable globe, students will point to and name one thing on the earth (i.e. "this is the continent of North America").  The student will toss the globe to another student to continue the activity.

Teacher will discuss with students Africa's location on the map and it's relation to the oceans, other continents and the equator.  Students will then play the "tossing globe" game where they are asked to describe something about the location of Africa (i.e. The Pacific Ocean is East of Africa).

Assessment:

Learning Experiences:

At the end of the unit, students will be assigned a cooperative learning partner and be asked to create a habitat of their choice. They will use various resources and materials they find appropriate, including animals from that habitat.

Assessment:

Students must include at least one animal from its habitat.  In addition, they need to use three or more materials to describe the scene (i.e. twigs, grass).

References:

Music is a wonderful addition to classroom learning experiences.  It is relaxing, calming, and enhancing to the unit at hand.. Below are some links and references tribal and folk music.  In addition there is a link to the printed music and words for the song Habitat, by Bill Oliver. The children love this song and sing it throughout their day at school!