I have been using an activity from The Institute For Earth Education, called \u2018Home Sweet Home\u2019 to study and compare three habitats – Forest, Field, and Marsh. It is a wonderfully creative and fun activity. The plants and animals in the activity are species that we find locally, but I am often providing the program when some of the species have packed it in for the year (ie. butterflies, grasshoppers, etc), and therefore never use those. I would like to make some additions to the plants and animals used.<\/p>\n
During the activity the students receive a card of a real plant or animal that is found on the property. The card has the name of the species (see below), the jobs of the plant or animal, its needs, and a chart to fill out. We tour the habitats comparing and contrasting what each has to offer its living things and fill out our charts whether or not the habitat can meet the needs of the plant or animal you represent.<\/p>\n
The one catch is, none of the cards have the plants or animals real<\/em><\/strong> name\u2026 they are cleverly disguised : )<\/p>\n A couple of examples\u2026 the Chipmunk is the \u2018Racing-Striped Cheek Stuffer\u2019, the Great Blue Heron is the \u2018Long Legged Fish Nabber\u2019, and the Sugar Maple is the \u2018Sweet Jagged-Leaved Helicopter Launcher\u2019.<\/p>\n I have begun working on some additions to the species list. Below is a list of species that I might incorporate, but my creative blockage has prevented me from coming up with some of the names\u2026 can you help me?? I have provided some of the names I have thought of, but maybe you are more creative and can even better them! Looking forward to reading your comments and suggestions : )<\/p>\n American Crow – I have been using an activity from The Institute For Earth Education, called \u2018Home Sweet Home\u2019 to study and compare three habitats – Forest, Field, and Marsh. It is a wonderfully creative and fun activity. The plants and animals in the activity are species that we find locally, but I am often providing the program […]<\/p>\n
\nAmerican Beech –
\nEastern Hemlock –
\nCaddisfly Larva \u2013 Underwater Munchable Case-Maker
\nRaccoon \u2013
\nWhite-tailed Deer \u2013 White Rumped Greenery Grazer
\nStriped Skunk \u2013 Black-and-White Odour Emitter
\nEastern White Cedar \u2013
\nRed-tailed Hawk \u2013 Rufous-Rumped Rodent Reducer
\nWhite-Breasted Nuthatch
\nRed-Breasted Nuthatch
\nNorthern Cardinal \u2013 Crimson-Crested Seed Cracker
\nBlue Jay
\nMilkweed
\nCoyote
\nWild Turkey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"