About This Lesson
This lesson serves as an introduction to an animal unit for grades K-1. The featured informational text,Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, peaks students’ curiosity and provides a natural segue into further study of animals, classification, habitats, diet, and ecosystems. Included are elements of complex nonfiction text, vocabulary, close reading, image/graph interpretation, text-dependent questions, companion texts, research, and cross-curricular activities. These elements relay foundational science content; weave in math, social studies, art, and more; and meet many K–1 ELA CCSS.
