Denise+Cafora+-+Lesson+Plans+-+Specific

These links take you to a specific lesson plan that could be used in class.
 * Lesson Plan – Specific Activity **


 * **My Pyramid for Kids**
 * http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/food_smarts_my_pyramid_for_kids/
 * Students learn about and describe the food pyramid and select a variety of food items from one food group to determine whether they are nutritious choices. They will use charts to determine the recommended individual nutrition needs and create a menu of healthy food choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack.


 * **Animals Around Us**
 * http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/animalsAroundUs/
 * Students learn about various habitats and discover that forests, deserts, wetlands, and grasslands are unique and separate habitats while learning to identify animals that live in the four different environments.


 * **Elementary Ecosystems**
 * http://www.nationalgeorgraphic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/gk2/ecosystem.html
 * This lesson teaches students the basics of species interdependency within an ecosystem or habitat. Students perform simple simulation to see how species affect one another to gain an understanding of the importance of biodiversity.


 * **Diagram It! Identifying, Comparing, and Identifying Nonfiction Texts**
 * http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=781
 * This lesson introduces second grade students to different types of nonfiction writing. Students compare fiction and nonfiction texts and classify the nonfiction into autobiographies, biographies, or informational texts.


 * **Let’s Build A Snowman**
 * http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=239
 * This lesson uses fiction and nonfiction books, as well as internet activities, to teach students about how animals survive during the winter.

