Animal Actions: Exploring Habitats and Movement!

Science Grades 2nd Grade 3:36 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about how different animals move and where they live using the 'Animals in Action' song and video. Get ready to move and learn!

Video Resource

Animals in Action | Movement Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 3:36
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Key Concepts

  • Animal movement
  • Habitats (sky, ground, water)
  • Animal behaviors

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify different animal movements.
  • Students will be able to classify animals based on where they live (sky, ground, water).
  • Students will be able to mimic animal movements.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what their favorite animals are and how those animals move. Introduce the 'Animals in Action' video and explain that they will be learning about different animals and their movements.
  • Video and Movement (10 mins)
    Play the 'Animals in Action' video. Encourage students to stand up and move along with the song, mimicking the animal movements as they are shown. Pause after each animal to discuss the movement and where the animal lives.
  • Habitat Sorting (10 mins)
    After the video, create three labeled areas in the classroom: 'Sky,' 'Ground,' and 'Water.' Call out the animals from the video one by one, and have students move to the area that represents the animal's habitat. Discuss why each animal belongs in that habitat.
  • Animal Action Charades (10 mins)
    Write down each of the animals from the video on separate pieces of paper. Have each student pick a piece of paper and act out the animal's movement without making any sounds. Have the other students guess the animal.
  • Wrap-up and Review (5 mins)
    Review the different animals and their movements. Ask students what they learned about where animals live. Encourage students to share their favorite animal movement from the activity.

Interactive Exercises

  • Animal Movement Relay Race
    Divide the class into teams. Have each team line up, and designate animal movements for each team member to perform (e.g., cheetah run, monkey swing, turtle paddle). The first team to complete the relay wins.
  • Habitat Diorama
    Have students create dioramas of different animal habitats using shoeboxes and craft materials. They can include animals from the video in their dioramas.

Discussion Questions

  • Why is it important for animals to move in different ways?
  • What would happen if an animal couldn't move in its normal way?
  • What other animals do you know that live in the sky, ground, or water?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Classification
  • Gross motor skills
  • Listening Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which animal runs very fast?

Correct Answer: Cheetah

Question 2:

Where does an eagle live?

Correct Answer: In the sky

Question 3:

Which animal waddles?

Correct Answer: Duck

Question 4:

A turtle likes to do what in the water?

Correct Answer: Paddle

Question 5:

Which animal likes to swing in trees?

Correct Answer: Monkey

Question 6:

Which animal stomps on the ground?

Correct Answer: Elephant

Question 7:

Which animal climbs trees?

Correct Answer: Squirrel

Question 8:

Which animal pumps it's chest?

Correct Answer: Gorilla

Question 9:

An animal can live in what place?

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 10:

Why do animals move?

Correct Answer: All of the above

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A _______________ can fly high in the sky.

Correct Answer: eagle

Question 2:

An elephant likes to _______________ its feet on the ground.

Correct Answer: stomp

Question 3:

A monkey likes to _______________ from tree to tree.

Correct Answer: swing

Question 4:

A cheetah can _______________ very fast!

Correct Answer: run

Question 5:

A turtle can _______________ in the water with its legs.

Correct Answer: paddle

Question 6:

A _______________ likes to pump their chest.

Correct Answer: gorilla

Question 7:

A _______________ likes to climb trees.

Correct Answer: squirrel

Question 8:

A _______________ likes to waddle.

Correct Answer: duck

Question 9:

Animals can live in the sky, on the _______________, and in the water.

Correct Answer: ground

Question 10:

It's important for animals to move to find _______________.

Correct Answer: food

Educational Standards

2.LS4.1:Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 2.LS2.2:Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.*

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