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Habitats

 

This online Study Guide is provided as a complement to the

Working With Nature Series books:

FORESTS, TREES & WOOD and FIRESTORM IN THE FOREST.

 

An introduction to a child's own habitat will help make the transition to habitats of others.  Children may discuss where they live, learn, and play.

Do the children know that the wood in their homes makes the forest a direct part of their own habitat?  How else are the forest and its products a part of their habitat?  Pictures and related sentences may be helpful.

Once they have the concept of their own habitat move onto wildlife habitats.  How is the forest important to wildlife?  Encyclopedias and other resource books will be helpful.  The resource organization on page 6 may be able to name a wildlife biologist that is willing to answer questions.

Encourage children to compare their habitat and that of a favorite animal.

 

     These students, ages 5 & 6, were studying a spotted owl pair in an area of young trees managed for wood products.  They offered a mouse on a stick to the mother spotted owl.  She took the mouse to her fledglings.  They learned ways to protect habitat while harvesting trees.