Cactus Hotel

Cactus Hotel is most appropriate for students in third to fifth grade.

Lesson Plan:

Goals: to use literature for background information; to gain an understanding of the purpose and life of a cactus in the Sonoran Desert

Objectives: Students will acquire a basic understanding of the life of a saguaro cactus. Students will learn how the desert animals utilize a cactus. Students will gain an understanding of the cycles of the life of a saguaro cactus.

Core Curriculum: Science: Foundations Level 1) Students will learn of the cycles of a saguaro cacti. 2) Students will learn of what it takes for a saguaro cactus to survive in the desert. 3) Students will learn the importance of the cacti to the desert animals.

Art: Foundations Level: 1) Students will draw a desert scene. 2) The students will draw and color their favorite part of the story, while including desert animals and the desert itself.

Sequence: 1) Talk to students about saguaro cacti and important information they should know about the cacti. 2) Read Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson, showing the beautiful illustrations by Megan Lloyd. 3) Discuss the cycles of the saguaro cactus. 4) Discuss the importance of the saguaro cactus. 5) Have the students draw a desert scene using bright colors, including animals and cacti.

 

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