Eight animal parts, each with a small picture, are matched to eight jobs on this 3-page 3rd grade sheet. Students write a letter from A to H beside parts such as an eagle's eyes, a duck's bill, an elephant's trunk and a turtle's shell. Page 2 gives a model sentence about a hard shell and four frames to finish with animals of their choice. Page 3 lists all eight matches and eight sample sentences.
“Match an animal body part to the job it does for survival.”
Page 1 asks students to link eight parts to eight jobs.
“Write a sentence explaining how an adaptation helps an animal.”
Items 9 to 12 on page 2 ask for four sentences.
A table of eight parts with pictures: eagle's eyes, duck's bill, elephant's trunk, giraffe's long neck, owl's large eyes, woodpecker's beak, frog's sticky tongue and turtle's shell. Students write the letter of the matching job, such as strain food from water, see at night or drill holes in wood.
An example about a hard shell, then four numbered frames, 9 to 12, for students to complete with animals from page 1.
The eight letters with their jobs, and eight sample sentences such as a long neck helps a giraffe reach leaves high in trees.
Start of a unit
Give it before you name the word adaptation. Students match the parts from the pictures alone, and the vocabulary comes after.
Say it, then write it
Have partners say each sentence frame aloud before they write. Items 9 to 12 are easier once the pattern has been spoken.
Near pairs
The eagle's eyes and the owl's large eyes look alike in the pictures. Ask what each animal needs to see before students commit to a letter.
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