Learning Experiences:

1.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 Antarctica'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 Antarctica (i.e. "The Pacific Ocean is East of Antarctica").

2.Class will discuss climate and weather conditions, in relations to their position on the globe.

Assessment:

Learning Experiences:

1.Through various non-fictional texts (see below), students will be exposed to all kinds of the penguins found in Antarctica.

Assessment:

Teacher and students will brainstorm all the names of the penguins they have learned.  Each student will choose one to draw.  They will search for a picture in one of the texts to copy, and draw and label their penguin on 18x24" paper.

2.A Life Size Penguin Bar Graph

Teacher will discuss the various sizes of penguins.  Cooperative learning groups will choose a penguin and find the approximate height measurement of their penguin in a book.  Each pair will measure, using a ruler or tape measure, and draw their penguin onto butcher paper.  The students will decorate their figure to resemble the actual penguin.  The class will regroup to compare heights of their penguins.  Students will create a bar graph with their penguins in the correct size order.

Assessment:

Students' end product will be a reflection of how each pair cooperated with each other.  Students will share their measurements with the whole class.  Collectively, the students will decide on the correct size order, attach them to the bulletin board and label them using ordinal numbers.

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Learning Experiences:

Learning Experiences:

A Life Size Igloo

This project requires a lot of time and space. 

At the beginning of the school year, request parents to clean and save plastic gallon jugs, approximately 80-100 may be required.

Teachers can pre-design it and label each piece with a number and color to match the connecting piece.  Either teachers or students can assemble and create this human igloo.

Assessment:

Music is a wonderful addition to classroom learning experiences.  It is relaxing, calming, and enhancing to the unit at hand.. Below 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!