Format
1. Welcome in map! We look at snakes in your area!
2. Students enjoy Val's funny fiction story "How Rattlesnake Got His Rattle." We introduce sign language related to snakes!
3. Students draw their own rattlesnake on an envelope, drop in their paper clips and retell the story with Valerie.
4. Miss Liz the Science Wiz jumps in with non-fiction and discuss how snakes.
5. Students engage with the science method vocabulary words: Question, Predict, Observe, Experiment, conclude, Molt, Ecdysis, Reptile.
6. Students crawl under a towel and then try to get out (shed) without using their hands!
7. We review all our cool snake facts, the story and our sign language.
9. Call To Action: "Go home and tell Your Rattlesnake Story! Then show your family how you can 'molt!" Tell your family some cool snake science facts!
Objectives
Students will:
1. learn basic snake facts
2. be able to teach our sign language to a friend or family member
3. engage with the Scientific Method
4. conduct their own ecdysis or molting experiment
5. use problem solving skills to free themselves from their temporary skin
6. be able to explain why snakes molt
7. compare lengths of snakes' skin, number of eggs in a clutch
8. develop an appreciation for snakes and their role in their environment
9. understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction
10. create their own rattlesnake and/or rabbit puppet
11. retell the rattlesnake fiction story using sequential steps in the story
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Please let Valerie know if you have specific standards that you would like her to cover.
Standards Covered in this Program:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1 to .4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 to .7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 to .3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 to .6
Art:
NA-D.K-4.1
NA-D.K.-4.3
NA-T.K-4.2
NA-VA.K-4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6
K-PS2-1, PS2.A, PS2.B. PS3.C
Science:
K-ESS2 - 2.2
K-LS1 - 1
LS1.C
ESS2.E
Math
KMD.A.2
1MD.A.2
2MD.A.2
K.OA.A.1
1.OA.A.1
2.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.1
State Standards
Valerie is happy to identify these if you like!