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Grade Range: 2 - 6
This biome lesson plan includes suggestions for teaching the different types of biomes to late elementary age students. The site consists of suggested vocabulary, lesson activities, and extension ideas. Access the printable cards and pictures after free registration on InstructorWeb.
In the Classroom
Include this site as a resource for planning your biome unit. Use tools found at Class Tools, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10936">reviewed here</a>, to present information during lessons. For example, use the Post-It Labeling tool to upload an image of a biome and add sticky notes to identify and explain items found. Be sure to save any creations you make on your class website for students to view at home. Use the idea for writing descriptive paragraphs found within the lesson and enhance the activity by asking students to write blog posts to share. Edublog, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13449">reviewed here</a>, provides a free platform for student blogs. As a culminating activity, have students use Google My Maps, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18096">reviewed here</a>, to create virtual field trips to different biomes around the world.
At Home
Use ideas found on this site to explore biomes with your student. Gather materials needed for crafts shared in the article to use for a rainy day project.
Tags
adaptations, habitats, rainforests, deserts, tundra, forests, biomes,