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Children will sequence the steps of the alligator life cycle.
Science Focus: egg animals, life cycles
Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.
Paired Texts: Hay un cocodrilo debajo de mi cama by Mercer Mayer
Paired Texts: Hay un cocodrilo debajo de mi cama by Mercer Mayer
- In this adorable story, a little boy deals with a loitering alligator that his parents can’t see.
- Can he outsmart the alligator and lure it away?
Phonics Hunt: consonantes cr
Phonics Hunt: consonantes cr
- Work together to fi nd and circle the cr blend each time it appears in the issue.
Hands-on Activity: ¡Dibuja un lagarto de tama o real!
Hands-on Activity: ¡Dibuja un lagarto de tama o real!
Skill: measurement, labeling
Materials: chalk, measuring tape
- Kids can draw and label a lifesized American alligator on the playground or a sidewalk. An adult male alligator can grow to be 15 feet long from its snout to the end of its tail. The tail is about 7.5 feet long.
- Use a measuring tape to draw a 15-foot line, and make a mark right in the middle to show where the tail should start. Using the line as a guide, have children work together to draw the alligator, including head, body, four legs, and a tail!
- When the drawing is fi nished, they can add these labels: cola, pata, cuerpo, fosas nasales, and hocico.