Desert Hotlist

(1^st Grade)

http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/habitats/desert/

Plant and animal life native to the desert is presented in a variety of ways that incorporate the use of different kinds of reference materials (i.e. dictionary). Activities are also available to teach children about habitats as well as vocabulary related to the desert. Students are encouraged to use their creative side in several activities found on this site to write similes, poetry, and booklets.

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Deserts/

Lesson plans and teaching resources are presented to help teach children about the desert habitat. Experiments related to desert plant life are also presented. Project ideas such as dioramas are also provided which will allow the students to demonstrate what they know about desert.

http://www.edhelper.com/Deserts.htm

Various language arts activities are presented that help sharpen students skills in reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, and decoding related to the desert theme. Other activities included help teach the students about the desert habitat as well as the names of desert animals.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

This site provides a list of common desert animals in various parts of the world including the Chihuahuan desert. It also provides direct links to various sites that contain specific information and color sheets about many of the animals listed. Printable early reader books are available as well for those who are members.

http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=16660&external=http://www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/fagerland/index.htm&title=Deserts%20Webquest&original=http://www.proteacher.com/prosearch/search2.cgi?c}}nil{{s}}desert{{n}}1

This site is a WebQuest on deserts for primary students. Upon completion of this WebQuest, students will be able to create a drawing of the desert that contains at least 3 desert plants and 3 animals native to the desert. The students will also be expected to write 5 interesting facts that they learned about the desert.

http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=1333&external=http://www.amnhonline.org/NationalCenter/online_field_journal/dr/dr_menu.html&title=Dioramas&original=http://www.proteacher.com/prosearch/search2.cgi?c}}nil{{s}}desert{{n}}1

This site contains all of the materials necessary for students to create a desert diorama.

http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html

This site contains information on the desert food chain as well as desert animal survival. Information on a multitude of animals native to United States deserts can be found.