Let’s Learn About Hermit Crabs!(Anthology pp46-49)
What did we learn?
• How is the hermit crab different from most other crabs?• How does the hermit crab get a shell?• Why does the hermit crab have to switch shells
sometimes?
Wednesday
Let’s Watch:
Wednesday
Octonauts and the Hermit Crabs
Thursday
Can you remember what we discussed yesterday? What are some other animals that have a shell?turtles
snails
crabs
oysters
clams
Thursday Become an Expert:Reach into the bag. Select an animal.Find your group.Become an expert on your animal using the
books and Chesapeake Bay website provided.Take notes and be prepared to share the
following information:Color Habitat (where it lives)Food (what it eats)Predators (what might eat them)How it uses its shellAny other interesting facts
All of the websites can be accessed through the Chesapeake Bay Field Guide website. Lists of animals are found on the right:
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide
Crab: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/blue_crab
Turtle: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/red_bellied_turtle
Clam: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/hard_clam
Snail (periwinkle): http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/marsh_periwinkle
Oyster: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/eastern_oyster
Animal Websites:
What do you remember about hermit crabs and their shells?
Friday
Let’s watch how a real hermit crab changes its shell!
Vocabulary:Turn and Talk about each word. What do you think the word means?
Fancy – Heavy – Plain – Rough – Smooth –Inside – Hide – Wait –
not plain, decorative, showy appearance
Friday
having weight, hard to lift/carry
having no pattern or decoration
having an uneven surface, not smoothhaving an even surface, not rough
on the inner side, interior
to get out of site, to seek protectionstay in place expecting something, pause
Friday
1. What did the hermit crab do at the beginning of the story?
2. Why did the hermit crab leave its old shell?
3. What different kinds of shells did the hermit crab find?
4. What kind of shell did the hermit crab choose for a new home? Why?
The crab went to find a new shell.
The old shell was too snug, too tight.
They are big, small, long, wide, heavy, light, rough, and smooth.
He chose a shell just like its old one,
only bigger.
Let’s discuss:
Monday Jigsaw (Pamphlet):
Each animal team will present the information they learned about their animal and its shell to the class.
Listen as your classmates share the information they learned.
As you listen to the other teams, take notes in your pamphlet. You may also draw and label pictures.
Are you ready to become an expert on ALL the animals and their shells?
Vocabulary:Turn and Talk about each word. What do you think the word means?Plain –
Decorate – Gingerly – Dim – Murky –Gloomy – Murmur – Tidy – Prickly – Fierce –Grateful –
having no pattern or decoration
Tuesday
to make more attractive, add something beautiful
very cautious or carefulnot bright or clear, dull
very dark or gloomypartial darkness
a low, soft sound
orderly, taken care of, clean/neat
full of or covered with prickles
unfriendly, aggressive, threateningappreciative, expressing gratitude
Vocabulary:Turn and Talk about each word. What do you think the word means?
Sea Anemones – Starfish – Corals – Snails – Sea Urchins –
Laternfish –
sea animals that look like flowers with brightly colored tentacles
Tuesday
also called sea stars, five armsmarine animals that live in colonies, hard skeleton
small mollusks with a spiral shell, slow movingsmall animals enclosed in round shells covered with spines that can move
small fish that have a large mouth, large eyes, andSpots on the body that give off light
Tuesday
1. Why does Hermit Crab need a new shell?
2. Why does Hermit Crab decide to decorate his new shell?
3. What did the hermit crab do to make his house a home? Provide examples.
4. What happens to Hermit Crab and his shell at the end of the story?
Hermit crab finds and uses items in the sea to decorate his shell.
Hermit Crab grew too big for his shell.
Let’s discuss:
Once again, Hermit Crab grew too big for his shell and had to
move out.
Hermit Crab wanted to make the new, plain shell feel more like home.
Tuesday Jigsaw (Pamphlet):
Each animal team will present the information they learned about their animal and its shell to the class.
Listen as your classmates share the information they learned.
As you listen to the other teams, take notes in your pamphlet. You may also draw and label pictures.
Are you ready to become an expert on ALL the animals and their shells?
Today we will watch:
Wednesday
Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
Think about the story Is This a House for Hermit Crab? Identify the topic, main idea, and details.
Topic:
Main Idea:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:
crabs and shells
Wednesday
Hermit Crab grew too big for his shell and needed to find a new home.
Hermit Crab crawled up on the beach and found a rock, but it was too heavy.
Hermit Crab found a small plastic pail, but it was too deep.
Hermit Crab found a fishing net, but it had too many holes.
Wednesday
Using the materials provided, work together to decorate a new shell for hermit crab.
Write a short paragraph about your shell.What did you put on your shell? Why? What is the purpose of the items you put on your shell?
Group Craft:
Wednesday
One person per group (you may take turns) will stay with the shell that your group created to be the greeter and explain your shell to the other groups that come around.
Gallery Walk:
The Magic School Bus: Goes to Mussel Beach
Wednesday
1. Why does the little bear go to the store?
2. What is wrong with some of the hats the little bear tries on in the store?
3. What hat did the little bear finally choose? Why?
She wants to find a new hat.
She tries on hats that are too big, too small, too flat, too tall, too loose, too tight, too heavy, too light, too red, too dotty, too blue, too spotty, too fancy, too frilly, too shiny, too silly, too beady, too bumpy, too leafy, too lumpy, too twisty, too twirly,
too wrinkly, too curly, too holey, too patchy, too feathery, too crooked, too scratchy, too straight,
and too pointed.
Let’s discuss:Thursday
She left the store with her old hat because she doesn’t want to spend
the money that she has saved on the wrong hat.
Thursday
Think about all the animals we learned about. Which one was your favorite?
Using the materials provided, create a shell for your favorite animal.
Using the clay, create the animal for your shell.
Write about the animal and it’s shell.
Individual Craft:
Old Hat, New Hat
Today we will watch and listen to:
Friday
Friday
You will each have 1-2 minutes to present your shell to the class. You will also be able to answer any questions the class may have.
As you are listening to each presentation, please come up with:1 “I like” statement about each shell
presented.1 question about each shell presented.
Gallery Walk:
All of the animals you researched last week can be found in the Chesapeake Bay.
Color the state of Maryland map.Color where you think Salisbury is in Maryland.Blank outline MD map: http://
www.waterproofpaper.com/printable-maps/maryland/maryland-outline-map.pdf
Map Skills:MondayTheme5Week2
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