Having completed the City Wildlife unit for the first time, these are my thoughts on what the unit is about and how I would approach teaching it next time. Students already know a little bit about animals. They’ve had the animal unit and the camouflage unit prior to coming to third grade. But this is …
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City Wildlife and the Songwriting Process
Sandra Bacall, teacher and singer, created this film with her classroom about a song they wrote together for the City Wildlife Unit. At the end of the song, students talk about the songwriting process and compare it to the traditional writing process. Using music appeals to students’ different learning modalities and increases engagement.
Third Grade – City Wildlife Unit Openers
My favorite one-stop shop for opening this unit is Cornell University’s Urban Bird Studies web site. All resources are free though they request a donation if they send you materials. This site has films you can watch with your students and asks students to be urban bird watchers in their own community and submit data …