Higher order thinking questions
1) What do you recall seeing in the video?
(Possible answers: a bunny, a worm, or a dolphin.)
2) How did you recognize that your classmate was a(an)______animal?
(Possible answer: You knew Tommy was a kangaroo because he hopped up and down.
3) How would you demonstrate an animal behavior with your body based on the movements of your peers in charades?
(Possible answer: To be a fish, you might make swimming motions with your arms.)
4) How would you compare your group's animal design with another group's?
(Possible answer: While your animal, has the head of a cat, another group might have the head of a dog. Teacher could use a venn-diagram at the front of the room for every group.)
5) Explain how you know an animal by it's name. (Ex. How do you know an elephant is an elephant?)
(Possible Answer: Using a animal habitat from the website provided, teacher will ask students to identify which one is the pig, horse, dog, etc.)
6) Create features of your group's animal design. Such as: how it moves, what it sounds like, what it eats, where it lives.
(Possible answer: Our animal eats bacon and swims in mud. This is meant to be a creative exercise.)
7) How can you recognize and describe the different textures we moved on and felt?
(Possible answer: The bumpy textures were like an alligator, while the soft and furry texture was like a cat.)
8) Distinguish the differences between a ____ and a ____. (Ex. Differences between a dog and a cat)
(Possible answer: This can be another venn-diagram activity with the teacher.)
9) What animals can you recall us portraying today? What was their habitat?
(Possible answer: A monkey who lived in the trees.)
10) Experiment with the textures of different animals. Why are the textures different? Would an animal's skin have anything to do with where they live?
(Possible answer: A polar bear is soft and furry because it lives in the Arctic, so its fur keeps it warm.)
11) Which animal interests you most from the a-z website? Describe its characteristics, habitat, and how you think it moves (i.e. crawling, jumping, swinging.) Why is it your favorite?
(Possible answer: Jenny likes cheetah's because it reminds her of her cat and she likes its colors. Since it's so fast, the cheetah usually runs.)
12) From the a-z website, why or why not could you keep your animal as a pet?
(Possible answer: Jenny couldn't keep a cheetah as a pet because it's a wild animal, and it's too big to keep in the house.)
13) Under the Create section from the Preschool Animals website, design a habitat of your own. When you're done, notice the animals you were given for your activity. Why were certain animals not given to you? (Why were there no pigs in the ocean?)
(Possible answer: I couldn't put a fish on the farm because it needs water to live.)
(Possible answers: a bunny, a worm, or a dolphin.)
2) How did you recognize that your classmate was a(an)______animal?
(Possible answer: You knew Tommy was a kangaroo because he hopped up and down.
3) How would you demonstrate an animal behavior with your body based on the movements of your peers in charades?
(Possible answer: To be a fish, you might make swimming motions with your arms.)
4) How would you compare your group's animal design with another group's?
(Possible answer: While your animal, has the head of a cat, another group might have the head of a dog. Teacher could use a venn-diagram at the front of the room for every group.)
5) Explain how you know an animal by it's name. (Ex. How do you know an elephant is an elephant?)
(Possible Answer: Using a animal habitat from the website provided, teacher will ask students to identify which one is the pig, horse, dog, etc.)
6) Create features of your group's animal design. Such as: how it moves, what it sounds like, what it eats, where it lives.
(Possible answer: Our animal eats bacon and swims in mud. This is meant to be a creative exercise.)
7) How can you recognize and describe the different textures we moved on and felt?
(Possible answer: The bumpy textures were like an alligator, while the soft and furry texture was like a cat.)
8) Distinguish the differences between a ____ and a ____. (Ex. Differences between a dog and a cat)
(Possible answer: This can be another venn-diagram activity with the teacher.)
9) What animals can you recall us portraying today? What was their habitat?
(Possible answer: A monkey who lived in the trees.)
10) Experiment with the textures of different animals. Why are the textures different? Would an animal's skin have anything to do with where they live?
(Possible answer: A polar bear is soft and furry because it lives in the Arctic, so its fur keeps it warm.)
11) Which animal interests you most from the a-z website? Describe its characteristics, habitat, and how you think it moves (i.e. crawling, jumping, swinging.) Why is it your favorite?
(Possible answer: Jenny likes cheetah's because it reminds her of her cat and she likes its colors. Since it's so fast, the cheetah usually runs.)
12) From the a-z website, why or why not could you keep your animal as a pet?
(Possible answer: Jenny couldn't keep a cheetah as a pet because it's a wild animal, and it's too big to keep in the house.)
13) Under the Create section from the Preschool Animals website, design a habitat of your own. When you're done, notice the animals you were given for your activity. Why were certain animals not given to you? (Why were there no pigs in the ocean?)
(Possible answer: I couldn't put a fish on the farm because it needs water to live.)