Questions for Deserts due Thursday

1. ______________ have pale colors to stay cool and hide from other animals.
2. In a ___________ desert, the soil is _____________and _______________.
3. _______________ plants store water in stems and ___________.
4. Some______________curl up in the day to hide from ________________.
5. lizards, ___________, and turtles live in deserts
6. They do not need a lot of ______________ to survive.

Questions for the Tiny Seed due Thursday

1. What season is it when the story begins? _____________________
2. The first seed lands on a __________ _____________ mountain.
3. One seed falls in the _______________ and drowns.
4. One seed falls in the dry, hot ___________________.
5. A bird eats the seeds, but does not see the _____________ ______________.
6. A mouse eats seeds, but does not see the ______________ _______________.
7. A ______________ takes away all the water, nutrients, and minerals from the seeds and other plants.  A ______________ is not good for plants and flowers to grow.
8. ______________ run and play and break the new plants.

Questions for Deserts due Wednesday

1. There are both _____________- and ______________ deserts.
2. Hot deserts are __________________ during the day and __________________ during the night.
3. In cold deserts, the ground is ___________________ all year long.
4. In ____________deserts, plants grow close to the ground to stay safe from the _____________ ______________.
5. List three animals that live in hot deserts:
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
6. List three animals that live in cold deserts:
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
7. ________________ of plants in _______________ deserts grow deep into the ground and far away from the plant.
8. __________________ of plants in ______________ deserts grow shallow because the ground is always frozen (like ice).

The Tiny Seed

• In Autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and far away
• one seed lands on a tall icy mountain and cannot grow, the tiny seed is carried on by the wind
• one seed falls in the water and drowns, it cannot grow, the tiny seed is carried on by the wind
• one seed falls in the desert, it cannot grow, the tiny seed is carried on by the wind
• all the seeds fall on the ground, and a bird eats all but the tiny seed, the bird does not see the tiny seed
• a mouse eats seeds for lunch, but does not see the tiny seed
• the seeds start to grow in the spring, but a weed grows up and takes away all the rain and sun from the other plants
• children run and play and break the new plants
• a seed grows a flower and is picked by someone
• the tiny seed grows into a giant flower in the summer
• the big flower makes more seeds that are carried along into the wind, just like the beginning of the tiny seed

Hot and Cold Deserts

• desert-a dry habitat that gets very little rain.  
• hot deserts are hot in the day and cold at night.
• soil is sandy and rocky.
• desert plants store water in stems and leaves
• some leaves curl up in the day to hide from sunlight
• lizards, snakes, and turtles live in deserts
• they do not need a lot of water to survive
• they eat other plants or animals to get water
• they have pale colors to stay cool and hide from other animals
• most sleep in the day and come out at night when it is cooler
• the arctic is a cold desert near the north pole
• it is cold and dry
• thick fur and blubber (fat) helps animals stay warm
• reindeer, walruses, foxes, and polar bears live there
• many small low plants
• no trees
• tiny leaves because roots grow shallow (ground is frozen all year long)

Forests

• woodland forest-habitat that gets enough rain and sunlight for trees to grow well.

 

 

 

• Deer, bears, foxes, birds, insects and worms live there
• leaves turn color (from green to orange, red, or yellow) in the fall and drop off to the ground
• Some trees stay green all year
• bears eat berries, nuts, and fish in the spring, summer and fall.  In the winter they sleep in caves or hollow logs when there is not much food around.
• owls have large eyes to hunt at night.  they also hunt using sound.
• woodpeckers have sharp beaks to tap trees and eat insects
• deer have colors and spots to hide in the forest
• chipmunks have big cheeks that they use to carry nuts
• tropical rainforest-habitat where it rains almost every day

 

 

• bats, insects, colorful birds, jaguars, tapirs, and wild boars live there
• trees grow tall and have huge leaves, block most sunlight from the forest ground
• ferns, mosses, and orchids grow on the trees to get enough sunlight
• animals and plants try to blend in with the trees to stay safe
• some animals have color patterns that scare away other animals

Questions for My Name is Yoon

1. Does Yoon like America at first?
2. What does Yoon's name mean in Korean?
3. Does Yoon like her Korean or American name better?
4. When Yoon is in school, what does she write on her paper (not her name)?
5. Yoon always wants to go back to _____________.
6. Yoon makes friends with the ______________  ________________.

My Name is Yoon

• Yoon is from Korea
• Yoon likes her Korean name better than her English name, because her Korean name looks happy
• Yoon does not like America, she wants to go back to Korea
• Yoon decides to draw a picture so the teacher will like her
• Yoon writes CAT instead of her name on her paper, because she wants to hide in a corner and snuggle like a mother cat with her baby
• then Yoon writes BIRD on every line of her paper, because she wants to fly back to Korea
• Yoon feels all alone.  She had many friends in Korea.  Her mom says that she will be a fine student, just be patient.
• The ponytail girl shares a CUPCAKE with Yoon on the playground.
• Yoon then writes CUPCAKE all over her paper in class
• Yoon makes friends with the ponytail girl
• Yoon begins to think she may like America
• Yoon likes to write her name in English now

Food Chains and Food Webs

• Food Chain- a model of the order in which living things get the food they need.  Most food chains start with the sun.
• An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food is a predator
• Animals that are hunted and eaten are called prey
• some food chains are on land, some are in water
• some are on both land and water!
• some animals, like worms, eat plants and animals that are dead.  They break them down into smaller pieces.
• A food web is two or more food chains that are connected.
• sometimes one animal is food for many animals
• sometimes one predator eats many kinds of prey