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ELA Lesson: Animal Adaptation in Fiction
Created by Teacher(s): Cari Gallagher, Sustainable Jersey for Schools|Updated: October 23, 2024
Lesson Plan Grades 3-5 Created by New Jersey Climate Education Hub teachers
Synopsis
Students explore animal adaptation and literary genres through a silly book of fiction, then write their own stories.
Inquire: Students make predictions about a fictional book in which wooly mammoths try to adapt to a change in climate.
Investigate: Students listen to the story, identify the genre, order the story sequence, and discuss the plot.
Inspire: Using story sequence, students write their own fictional story about animals adapting to changes in climate.
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