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Students will identify what spring animals eat.

Vocabulary: hibernating, cub, explore, aphids, emerge

Science Focus: spring, animal adaptations

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.1.1 key details; RF.1.2 phonological awareness; RF.1.3.read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words; SL.1.1 collaborative conversations; L.1.6 use new vocabulary

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• Follow this hedgehog as he wakes up in spring and searches for something to eat. Unfortunately, a lot of other animals are hungry too! This book provides a great opportunity for acting out and considering: How would you respond differently than the characters in the book?

• Write down the names of all the animals that appear in the article. Read the list with your students.
• Take a sneak peek at the article and tell the students all these animals are waking up and they are hungry. One animal is eating a fly! Which animal do you think would eat a fly? Have students share their guess. Repeat for all the yummy foods found in the article.
• As you read each section, refer to their predictions. Acknowledge students who guessed right, and ask other students, “Did that surprise you?”

• In each section of the article, find a verb. Students can take turns sharing by acting out and other students can guess the verb!
• Verbs in the issue include catch, wake, look, buzz, grow, explore, crawl, slurp, and munch.

Skill: Read a chart, drawing

Materials: Roll a Spring Scene key, dice, paper, coloring tools

• With this fun game, students will use prompts to bring an imagined spring scene to life!
• Provide each small group with a die and a copy of the Roll a Spring Scene key. Students take turns rolling a die and use the key to find the question that matches their roll.
• With each turn, students will read the question and illustrate their answer by drawing a spring picture. Students can cross off the question on their key and keep playing until all the questions have been crossed off!
• Give extra time for students to add any additional ideas or colors as they complete their spring scene!