Giants of the Animal World
Take a closer look at some of the largest animals on Earth! Learn about where they live, what they eat, how they care for their young, and much more.
Each animal represented in the collection has books of varying text complexities.
Support resources are included for each title.
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Why Use Giants of the Animal World
Learning about animals and their habitats is important to students' understanding of the natural world and their role in it. The Giants of the Animal World collection introduces students to some of the largest creatures on Earth, many of which are vulnerable or endangered.
The books included vary in text complexity, supporting your differentiated instruction while also meeting the requirements
of state and national standards.
At each grade range you will find support resources for the collection:
- Teaching Tips
- Activity Cards
Each title is accompanied by book-specific support resources as well:
- Connections activities that allow readers to extend learning through subjects such as science, writing, art, and more
- Comprehension Quiz
- Fun Facts Poster
How to Use Giants of the Animal World
The variety of resources available in the series allows for flexibility in your instructional approach.
- Follow suggestions in the Teaching Tips for classroom activities using Activity Cards.
- Use the Comprehension Quizzes to check for understanding.
- Select books to assign for independent reading or to use for small-group instruction.
- Review the Fun Facts Poster to get kids excited to learn about the animals.
- Have students complete the Connections activities in each book to extend learning with writing, art, science, math, or social studies.
- Have students write about the topic of the collection, using the books from the collection as models.
- Assign a research project related to one of the books in the collection.