• identify and describe the different ways in which animals move.
• recognize the words: walk, crawl, hop, swim.

Activity

• Using a piece of poster board for each word, write the words: walk, crawl, hop and swim. As each word is identified, have the children act out the movement. The children should be provided the opportunity to read each word.

• Have the children discuss what types of animals could be placed in each category of movement, e.g., walk (elephant); crawl (crab); hop (rabbit); swim (whale).

• Ask the children to bring from home a picture, photograph, or drawing of an animal in each of the movement categories. The children place their animals in the correct movement category.

• A discussion could follow concerning the other ways in which animals move, e.g., flying, gliding, slithering, rolling.

Assessment Tips from Old Tom the Turtle

• Monitor the selection of animals the students provide.

• Observe each individuals placement of the animals in each category.

• Use individual conferences to assess word recognition and meaning.