As part of our recent Expedition, students learned about the various characteristics that determine whether an animal is a mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird or fish. By the end they were able to not only list each group's characteristics but also organize given animals into the various categories.
Students were then introduced to Shel Silverstein's poem, "The Toad and the Kangaroo." After reading and analyzing the poem as a class, students were encouraged to create their own made up animals by combining two animals from the same animal group. They were then asked to write a paragraph discussing the characteristics of this new imagined animal.
Some of the animals they created are adorable! Check them out below!
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