If I Had a Tail

If I Had a Tail is appropriate for students in first to fourth grade.

Lesson Plan:

Goals: To use literature to obtain information; to gain understanding of different animals and their physical features and habitats.

Objectives: Students will acquire a basic understanding of different animals by guessing at reasons for the described tail. Students will also use literature to solve problems by guessing at the riddles provided by the author.

Core Curriculum:
Science: Foundations Level. 1) Students will learn about seven animals. 2) Students will learn what tails are used for and where the specific animal lives.

Art: Foundations Level. 1) Students will draw their own animal with a tail of their choosing. 2) Students will discuss the habitat of their animal and the animal's unique tail.

Sequence: 1) Get students' thoughts on why animals have certain tails. Why aren't tails all the same? 2) Read If I Had a Tail by Karen Clemens Warrick. 3) Discuss how tails are important in each individual animal's habitat. 4) Have students draw an animal of their choice, and try to write a riddle in order for a classmate to guess their animal.

 

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