201 Prey

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will explain what prey are, describe survival strategies, and identify examples.

Vocabulary
prey, predator, camouflage, mimicry, herd, senses, shelter, warning colors, adaptation

Teaching Notes

• Start with: “How do small animals stay safe?”
• Emphasize adaptations like speed, hiding, grouping.
• Use examples from local environment.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Definition. Prey are animals that predators hunt and eat.
Helping ideas:

• Rabbits hide in burrows.
• Fish swim in schools.
• Insects use colors to warn predators.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — animals hunted by predators
• — blending in
• — looking like something dangerous
• — group of animals
• — feature helping survival

Words to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

1. A mouse is often .
2. A stick insect uses .
3. A harmless insect may copy a wasp using .

Think & Respond Q&A

1. How do groups help prey?
2. Why is hiding useful?

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

What You Need: colored paper bits.
What You Do: hide paper pieces; partner finds them.
Think and Talk: What was easier to find?

Reflection

• What helps prey survive?