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Meerkats By Jody Sullivan Rake Summary: Discusses meerkats, including their African habitat, the food they eat, and their behavior. Activities 1. Language Arts Activity - Go to Discovery Education (United Streaming) and look up Meerkats. There is a lesson, video, & teacher guide on Animal Alphabet that includes Meerkats. TEKS: LA 110.2 7 2. Science A. Activity: Discuss the African savanna and various animals that live there. Afterward create your own animal that could live in this habitat or sketch one that you learned about. Create a mural of the savanna. Resources: African Animal coloring book at http://www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com/animals-alphabet-coloring.html Meerkat facts and art project at Laughing Zebra Books http://www.laughing-zebra-children-books.com/meerkatmania.html Meerkat diagram at Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/paint/subjects/mammals/mongoose/Meerkatcoloring.shtml Meerkat coloring page http://www.charlesbridge.com/client/client_pdfs/homepage/Meerkatcoloringpage.pdf B. Create a meerkat lapbook http://www.homeschoolshare.com/meerkats.php TEKS: Science 9A Internet Resources Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center http://www.fellowearthlings.org/ Meerkat Manor – The website includes multiple games and activities as well as information about the animals. http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/meerkat/meerkat.html Meerkats: WhoZoo http://whozoo.org/students/kartho/meerkat3.htm http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Meerkat http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/wildkingdom/meerkats/interactive/interactive.html Literary Connections Author Lastname, Author Firstname. Title. Publisher, copyright date. Lunde, Darrin. Meet the meerkat. Charlesbridge, c2007. Storad, Conrad J. Meerkats. Lerner Publications, c2007. Teresa Price & Carolynn Conner |
