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Lesson Plan from the Video

Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals

Ideal for ages 4 – 6.

• Teacher will bring basket with cards and animals to mat. 
• Teacher will select a card, read the label, and give the child a brief description of what the word on the card means. 
• Teacher will then pick out the animals one by one and place them under the corresponding card.  

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