Life Science · Families & Traits
How Parents and Young Help Each Other
Use picture and text media to find patterns in observable behaviors between animal parents and young.
Lesson plan
How Parents and Young Help Each Other
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Identify a pattern in behaviors between animal parents and their young using picture and text evidence.
- Explain how a parent or young animal behavior can help the young animal get food, stay safe, or meet another survival need.
Key science ideas
- A nestling cheeps and opens its beak; a parent brings food.
- An adult duck calls; ducklings move toward the adult.
- A young seal calls and moves; its parent approaches and provides care.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 1
- 35 min
- ~8 min prep
- 1-LS1-2
- 3 materials
What’s included
- Lesson Plan
- Investigation
- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary