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   Plants & Animals In Dry Places     
 

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PLANTS ~

Plants are living things.

 Plants vary in size, color, and shape.

  Plants need sun and warmth, air, water, and a place to grow (such as soil).

Plants grow in many different kinds of environments.

ANIMALS ~
  Animals of all ages have basic needs for food, shelter, and protection.

Animals have different body coverings and different ways of moving.
   ~ They can be covered with fur, feathers, scales, or smooth skin.
   ~ They can move by flying, crawling, swimming, climbing, walking, or slithering.

  There are many different kinds of animals that grow and live in many different environments.

Plants and animals alike must adapt and change to their environments and the changing weather found in each.

  

 

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Yet another interesting environment is the desert.
We learn about the plants and animals typically found there.
We also talk about the weather and locate some of these areas on the globe. 
We focus on the deserts of our own Southwest.
We learn about what plants and animals need to grow and survive,
and we compare ourselves to them.

Desert Projects Page

~The Desert ~

  Literature Poems & Songs  
 

Deserts
~ Gail Gibbons

Creatures of the Desert World
~ National Geographic Society

 Cactus Hotel
~ Brenda Z. Guiberson		 One Hundred Questions About Desert Life
~ Alice Jablonsky

Welcome to the Sea of Sand
~ Jane Yolen

A Living Desert
~ Guy J. Spencer

The Desert Alphabet Book
~ Jerry Pallotta

Way Out in the Desert  ~ T. J. Marsh & Jennifer Ward

A Desert Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk in the Sonoran Desert
~ Virginia Wright-Frierson  

Desert Giant
 ~ Barbara Bash

Desert Song
~ Tony Johnston

A Desert Habitat
~ Kelley Macaulay

   
  Literacy Activities Class Books ~ Individual Books  
    Desert Animals
A printable book from Enchanted Learning.  The children enjoyed writing in the missing letters and being able to share a few facts with their families when the books went home.

  
  Math Fun Art ~ Crafts  
       
  More Fun Links  
   

Desert Animals & Wildlife

 Desert Links

 The Desert Land of Extremes

Desert Animals Coloring Pages

Desert Life
 

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