Written by Margaret Clyne & Rachel Griffiths Cyberlesson by Mrs. Ortolani- First Grade

1. Fins, Wings, and Legs Written by Margaret Clyne & Rachel GriffithsCyberlesson by Mrs. Ortolani- First Grade

2. Materials • Animal Picture Cards • How Animals Move picture sheet • Venn Diagram • Animal Profile • Pencil • Crayons • Text, Fins, Wings, and Legs by Margaret Clyne and Rachel Griffiths • What I Learned Review

3. Let's get started! Have you every thought about how animals move? Do they all move the same? Let’s investigate some animals to see how they move and if they move in the same way. Click on the dolphin below.

4. Before Reading Now that we have investigated how animals move, you are going to : • Sort animal pictures into three groups by how they move. • Choose two animals from one category and tell why you put them together. Click on Kangaroo to get to Sorting Sheet.

5. Sorting Sheet

6. During Reading As you listen to the story, think about the different ways that animals move. Then show me what you have learned by drawing pictures of animals with fins, wings, and legs. Finally, draw one way that people move using fins, wings or legs. Click on the elephant to go to the “How Animals Move” diagram.

7. How Animals Move Fins Wings Legs Person

8. After Reading Now that we have read the book, choose two animals that move in different ways. Compare them to find out how they are different and how they are the same.Print anduse the Venn Diagram to complete this.

9. Beyond Reading Now that you have some information about how animals move, you are going to research an animal of your choice. You are going to complete the Animal Profile page and include a picture of your animal to share with the class. Click on the pictures below for additional animal information. Go to What I Learned

10. Last Page Animal Profile My animal is the____________________. It lives __________________________. It moves with _____________________. It eats __________________________.

11. What Did You Learn?Name__________________________ • Yes No All animals use legs to walk. • Yes No Fins help the animal to turn. 3. Yes No Wings are only made of feathers. 4. Yes No Birds only use their wings to fly with. 5. Yes No Animals use their legs to move fast and slow. 6. Yes No People use fins, wings, and legs to move.

12. Animal Fun Now that you have learned about how animals move, enjoy some games featuring the animals you just learned about. Animal Puzzles Animal Trivia Animal Match Game

13. Rubric

14. Credits Venn Diagram- http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf Animal Resource- http://www.meandmephoto.com/Extras/Joshua/Pages/Josh4.html http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/content.html http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/ http://www.kidsgowild.com/ http://www.bushveld.co.za/ Animal Games http://blackdog4kids.com/zoo/puzzles/index.html http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html http://games.funschool.com/game_animal_safari.html?g=1004&category=0&level=0&source=yahoo Text Fins, Wings, and Legs by Margaret Clyne and Rachel Griffiths