Science - Animal Movement
Last night there were some adorable frogs on our porch. I filmed one and had fun editing the 30 second movie in iMovie. Little Frog YouTube Video It made me think about teaching first grade writing and science. Children could watch this short clip and discuss/describe the frog's movement. Also, the children can compare and contrast this frog's movement with that of another animal. In science one of the topics we study is how animals move. We read is titled Move! written by: Robin Page and illustrated by: Steve Jenkins . The short little clip is a great introduction to the concept of movement before reading the story. Here are a few more resources that may be useful if you are teaching this topic. Even though some are geared more towards Kindergarten and Preschool, they're helpful differentiated lessons for struggling students. Utah Education Network - Animal Mo...