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I Need a Snake (Project 3 of 3)
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Context
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| Robbie longs for a snake but his mother says "no." So he uses his imagination to create his own snakes from a shoelace, jump-rope, and belt. | |
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Project
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| Using old belts from home or a thrift shop, children glue on various "found" objects and create their own belt snakes. They name the snake and come up with a description of where it lives, what it eats, various behaviors, identifying marks, and a warning for their particular snake. | |
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Application
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| Science, classification. Precede this project with a lesson on how animals are described in terms of habitat, behavior, diet, etc. You may also wish to schedule a visit from a naturalist who will bring snakes to your classroom. | |
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Grade level
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| 3-5. This is an excellent group project. | |
| This idea was used at Dahlgren Elementary in Washington, D.C. My favorite snake was the "Chew-toy-tailed Biscuit-backed Three-eyed Anaconda" (babies are born with one dog biscuit on their backs, and each year they grow another one.) |
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| ages 4-8 |
| or find it at your library |
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