Learning About Mammals and Birds
With Jan Brett's
"The Hat"
Introduction
Today we are going to learn about two special types of
animals called mammals and birds. You may already know more about mammals
and birds than you think. At the end of this WebQuest you will be able to
send an email to your family telling them some things you've learned about
mammals or birds. First we need to explore what mammals and birds. We
will be using Jan Brett's book "The Hat" to help us start to learn
about mammals and birds. Let's put on our "Mammal and Bird Explorer
Hats" to get started.
Task
You will
send an email home to your family. Your message will include the
characteristics of your favorite “Hat” story animal. You will
include what makes a bird a bird or what makes a mammal a mammal.
Process
1. Read Jan Brett's book "The Hat". Be sure to try to remember all the animals in the story.
2. There were 7
animals in Jan Brett's "The Hat". Let's find out how many of characters
were mammals and birds.
Click here to
find out about mammals.
Click here to find out about birds.
3. Let’s
find out more about the animals in Jan Brett's "The Hat."
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Hedgie
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barn
cat
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farm
dog
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goose
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hen
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mama
pig
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pony
4. IMPORTANT
THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT MAMMALS:
1. Mammals are warm blooded.
2. Mammals have hair or fur.
3. Mammals make milk and raise their young.
5. IMPORTANT
THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT BIRDS:
1. Birds have wings, feathers, and beak.
2. Birds have strong hollow bones.
3. Birds lay eggs.
6. Now that you know what mammals and birds are let's think about the animals in "The Hat" (Hedgie the hedgehog, the barn cat, the farm dog, mama pig, the pony, chicken and the goose).
1. Which was your favorite animal?
It's time to pick your favorite animal from "The Hat"
and send a postcard to your family. You will need to know their e-mail
addresses to do this. Be sure to tell what your favorite animal was, and
3 things you learned about your favorite animal. Click here
when you are ready to start your postcard.
Did you enjoy the Jan
Brett book "The Hat"? Let's remember the 3 things we learned
about mammals and birds
Mammals
1.
Mammals are warm blooded.
2.
Mammals have hair or fur.
3.
Mammals make milk and raise their young.
Birds
1. Birds have wings, feathers, and
beak.
2. Birds have strong hollow bones.
3. Birds lay eggs.
Be sure to ask your teacher or librarian to help you find other books about mammals and birds. There are lots of mammals and birds to explore.
Thanks for exploring with me today.