Wild Kratts: Exploring Animal Habitats and Diversity

Science Grades 2nd Grade 34:27 Video
Print Lesson Plan Watch Video

Lesson Description

Join the Wild Kratts in exploring different animal habitats and learn about the amazing diversity of life on Earth! This lesson uses the Wild Kratts video to introduce the concept of habitats and animal adaptations.

Video Resource

Wild Kratts 🐺🐼 Exploring the Animal Kingdom 🐊🦉 Kids Videos

Wild Kratts - 9 Story

Duration: 34:27
Watch on YouTube

Key Concepts

  • Habitats: where animals live and find food, water, and shelter.
  • Biodiversity: the variety of life in a particular habitat or on Earth.
  • Animal Adaptations: special features that help animals survive in their habitat.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define what a habitat is.
  • Students will be able to identify different types of habitats.
  • Students will be able to describe how different animals live in different habitats.
  • Students will be able to give examples of how animals have adapted to their habitats.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about animals and where they live. Introduce the term 'habitat'. Ask students to name different animals they know.
  • Watch the Wild Kratts Video (15 mins)
    Play the "Wild Kratts 🐺🐼 Exploring the Animal Kingdom 🐊🦉 Kids Videos" video for the class. Encourage students to pay attention to the different animals and the places where they live.
  • Discussion (10 mins)
    After watching the video, lead a class discussion about the different habitats shown and the animals that live in them. Ask students to describe what they saw in the video.
  • Activity: Habitat Matching Game (15 mins)
    Distribute cards with pictures of different animals and habitats. Have students match the animals to their correct habitats.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of habitats, biodiversity, and animal adaptations. Briefly summarize what students learned in the lesson.

Interactive Exercises

  • Habitat Diorama
    Students can create a small diorama of their favorite habitat with animals that live there. This could be done with shoeboxes, construction paper, and toy animals.
  • Animal Adaptation Research
    Assign students to research a specific animal and its adaptations. They can then present their findings to the class.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a habitat?
  • What are some different types of habitats that you saw in the video?
  • What are some animals that live in each of those habitats?
  • How are the different habitats the same? How are they different?
  • Why do different animals live in different places?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication
  • Matching
  • Memorization

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a habitat?

Correct Answer: A place where animals live

Question 2:

Which of these is NOT a habitat?

Correct Answer: Classroom

Question 3:

Which animal lives in the ocean?

Correct Answer: Fish

Question 4:

What does an animal need to survive in its habitat?

Correct Answer: Food, water, and shelter

Question 5:

What helps an animal survive?

Correct Answer: Adaptations

Question 6:

What kind of habitat has lots of trees?

Correct Answer: Forest

Question 7:

What does biodiversity mean?

Correct Answer: Many different kinds of plants and animals

Question 8:

Which of the following is an adaptation of a polar bear to live in a cold environment?

Correct Answer: Thick fur

Question 9:

What can you learn about animals from the Wild Kratts?

Correct Answer: Where they live and what they do

Question 10:

Which animal lives in a desert?

Correct Answer: Camel

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A _________ is a place where an animal lives.

Correct Answer: habitat

Question 2:

The ocean is a type of _________.

Correct Answer: habitat

Question 3:

A bear lives in a _________.

Correct Answer: forest

Question 4:

Having many different types of animals is called _________.

Correct Answer: biodiversity

Question 5:

A cactus can store lots of _________ in the desert.

Correct Answer: water

Question 6:

Animals have special features called _________ that help them survive.

Correct Answer: adaptations

Question 7:

Polar bears have _________ fur to stay warm.

Correct Answer: thick

Question 8:

Fish live in the _________.

Correct Answer: ocean

Question 9:

Deserts are very _________ and dry.

Correct Answer: hot

Question 10:

Camels live in the _________.

Correct Answer: desert

Educational Standards

2.LS4.1:Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 2.LS2.1:[Standard] Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Teaching Materials

Download ready-to-use materials for this lesson:

Student Worksheet Classroom Slides Assessment Quiz
Add to Google Classroom

User Actions

Sign in to save this lesson plan to your favorites.

Sign In

Share This Lesson

Related Lesson Plans