Description
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS DEADLIEST ANIMALS LIBRARY LESSON
- Recommended for: Grades 2-5
- Lesson Duration: 1-2 elementary classroom or library lessons (about 50-60 minutes total)
- Formats: PPT or Google Slides; PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable
***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.
THIS DEADLIEST ANIMALS LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES
- 61-slide PPT + Google™ Slides presentation, editable
- List of 49 deadly animal-themed recommended reads, editable – Great to send home to parents or give to teachers
- 2 differentiated Scavenger Hunt activities, editable
- 2-page take-home extension activities, editable
- Prep, set up, tips (7 pages)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards, editable
- Instructions on how to set up scrolling slideshow timings in PPT and Google Slides
DEADLIEST ANIMALS LIBRARY LESSON – PART I
Part I is a whole-class discussion and read-aloud. The slides will walk you through the discussion from start to finish.
Remember that the read-aloud must come from you. I am not able to include a read-aloud due to copyright restrictions on published books.
- whole class discussion of ways animals can be deadly
- guessing game – using written clues, students try to guess the Top 5 deadliest animals
- Storytime slide – add the cover of your read-aloud to introduce it to students
- Reminders for checkout (you can fill in your own reminders)
- “What should we do now?” slide (this is three things your students should do after checkout – edit to add your own directions for students)
DEADLIEST ANIMALS LIBRARY LESSON – PART II
Part II is a scrolling slideshow (slide timer instructions included). As students checkout, they can work on one of the two differentiated scavenger hunt activities that go with the slideshow.
- presentation includes total of 26 different animals from all over the world – full list is below
- legacy of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter
- careers – herpetologist and arachnologist
- differences between crocodiles and alligators
- difference between “venomous” and “poisonous”
- lots of animal vocabulary words (see list below)
ANIMALS INCLUDE:
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great white shark
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cassowary
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Komodo dragon
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Brazilian walking spider
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inland taipan snake
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sea snakes
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African lion
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alligator
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saltwater crocodile
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Nile crocodile
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blue-ringed octopus
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scorpion
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assassin bug
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mosquito
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moose
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cape buffalo
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tiger
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elephant
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box jellyfish
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lionfish
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dogs
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poison dart frog
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pufferfish
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polar bear
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ocean sunfish
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hippopotamus
SCIENCE VOCABULARY WORDS INCLUDE:
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apex predator
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ecosystem
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antivenom
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predator
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conservation
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herpetologist
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arachnologist
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theropod
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bycatch
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rabies
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vaccinate
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ophidiophobia
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proteins
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Chagas disease
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habitat
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translucent
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nocturnal
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food chain
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prey
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fangs
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aggressive
DEADLIEST ANIMALS LIBRARY LESSON SCAVENGER HUNT
- differentiated (one is images-only; one is images + text)
- 2 pages, PDF
- Scavenger Hunt #1 is an images-only hunt. Students can complete this scavenger hunt without reading the text on the slides.
- Scavenger Hunt #2 includes both images and text. This one is for the students who are able to read the Part II slideshow. This scavenger hunt includes images and questions about the information in the slideshow.
- Scavenger Hunt #2 includes answer key
LIST OF RECOMMENDED READS
- picture book fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, and fiction novels (all are recommended for Grades 2-5).
- all books feature deadly animals
- total of 49 titles
- titles are editable, so you can customize the titles for your classroom or library
- All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
- Nearly every book on the list received at least two positive reviews on Titlewave. Many also received starred reviews.
TAKE-HOME EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
I am so excited about this new addition to my Library Lessons! You can see a free uneditable sample of my Eclipse handout here.
This Deadliest Animals Take Home Extension is editable.
Students love sharing their knowledge! With this 2-page Deadliest Animals Library Lesson take-home extension, students can:
- quiz siblings, friends, and family members about some of the animal facts they learned in the library lesson
- prepare a snake kabob snack (it’s healthy!)
- read some recommended animal-themed picture books
- review science vocabulary words from the lesson
- learn to draw a snake using simple, step-by-step directions
- learn how to sign “alligator” in American Sign Language
- mosquito safety tips
- 2 pages, text is editable in PPT, Google Slides, or PDF
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