👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will compare oceans and forests, describe living things in each habitat, and explain how plants and animals depend on their environment.

Vocabulary
habitat, ocean, forest, coral, canopy, predator, prey, shelter

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea.
Oceans and forests are habitats. A habitat is a place where plants and animals live.

• Oceans are large bodies of salt water. Animals like fish, dolphins, and crabs live there.
• Forests have many trees, plants, and animals. Birds nest in trees. The canopy is the leafy top where many animals live.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — a place where plants and animals live
• — a large body of salt water
• — a place with many trees and plants
• — ocean structures that protect animals
• — the top layer of a forest

Sentences to Fill In

1. A place where animals live is a ________.
2. The largest body of salt water is the ________.
3. A place with many trees is a ________.
4. Sea animals hide in ________.
5. The leafy top of a forest is the ________.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. How are oceans and forests alike?
2. Why do sea animals need coral?
3. Why do forest animals need trees?

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

1. Sort picture cards into “Ocean” or “Forest.”
2. Draw one animal in each habitat.

Reflection

• What did you learn about oceans?
• What did you learn about forests?