YOUR BACKYARD
Your backyard is a habitat. A habitat is a plant or animal's home. Often, many plants and animals share the same habitat. In Ms. Frizzle's backyard, you'll find grass, flowers, trees, birds, snails, insects, and, of course, a lizard. Actually, there are many more things in Ms. Frizzle's backyard. But we know you don't have all day!
An animal needs 4 things in its habitat— food, water, shelter, and a place to raise its babies. For food, the birds in your backyard probably eat insects (worms, beetles, grubs) and berries. If your backyard has a bird bath or any other fresh water source, birds will drink and maybe bath in it. Birds find cover or shelter in many places — trees, bushes, large grassy meadows...even birdhouses. Birds raise their young in the same places they find cover. Have you ever seen a bird's nest with babies in it? If you have, it's probably been far out of reach. Birds don't want other animals—like dogs or humans—going near their babies.
THIS WAS THE QUESTION...
Go into your backyard and make a list of all the animals you can find. Remember, insects are animals, too. So worms count! Here are some questions for you to think about: Which is your favorite animal? Why does it live in your backyard? Does it have everything it needs? What does it eat for food? Where does it raise its babies? What does it drink? Where does it go when it rains? Where does it hide from other animals?
If you don’t have a backyard, you can go to a park, garden, zoo, or aquarium and look at the animals there, too. Or, get a book about an animal and imagine what you think would make a good home or habitat for it!
HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR RESPONSES:
Birds, eggs, beetle, lady bug.
First Name: Brittany
I see lots of things in my back yard. Some of this includes... Trees, Wild-Life, Plants, and other different things. My “backyard” is also the state of Florida. We see lots of interesting things down here. We have beaches that have VERY interesting wild life in there. Dolphins, sharks, fishies, shrimps, and all sorts of things. We also have the Everglades. That’s a VERY wet climate. It has a lot of Wet-Lands also. They are very good to have!! Well I hope you enjoy my 2 backyards. Thank you very much for your time and maybe you can visit here one day. Bye!
First Name: Joannie
BIRDS, SPIDERS, MOTHS, FLY, ANTS, AND OTHER STUFF.
First Name: Sarah
ANTS!
First Name: Steven
fire flies, crickets, spiders, crickets, cockroaches, red cardinals, squirrels, possums, bluejays, crows, frogs & toads, bees, mosquitoes, a queen bee, cats, dog, wasps, moths, butterflies, rolly pollies, ants, snails, worms, grub worm, caterpillar, rat snakes & garden snakes, cinch bugs. On Christmas Eve, a real bird flew into our house! Owls, bats, walking sticks, praying mantis, mocking birds, woodpeckers.
First Name: John
I always thought the only animals that lived in my backyard were bugs, worms, birds, squirrels, and rabbits. I live in the suburbs, and very close to a big highway. Imagine my surprise when two days ago, I saw a big woodchuck in my backyard eating an apple!
First Name: Megan
In my backyard I see worms, snails, slugs, birds, gartersnakes, beetles, and even ant and termite colonies!
First Name: Joe
What I see is lots of red ants. Also grasshoppers, frogs, lots of crows, and sometimes big big big dogs or little dogs. Ladybugs, too. And spiders that eat flies. It is very cool. I have seen more, but I do not know how to spell them. SEE YOU LATER.
First Name: Sergio
I have many things: Birds-live in my tree, nest in my gutter, eat the worms and water that is used to water the plants. O'posome-lives in the lots of grass, eats garbage, and drinks from the hose. Cats-live in my garage, eats cat food and garbage, drink milk and water. Worms-live under my garden, eat plants, drink water. Ants-live under my ground, eat our food & drink water. Raccon-lives behind my back gate, eats garbage, drinks whatever there is. I have all these things because I live in long Island. I also have bees, dragon flies, bumble bees, and hornets.
First Name: Melissa
I saw a grass snake in my backyard yesterday. I saw 11 Grasshoppers, ' 2 spiders ' and 876 ants. Now that’s scary.
First Name: Adam
Well I see a crow, my 2 dogs, trees, grass. Did you know that plants (trees, grass, etc.) help us breath?
First Name: Jessica
A big bird feeding a worm to her baby birds!
First Name: Steven
I see a lot of ladybugs and butterflies.
First Name: Kristine
A bee and a rabbit live in my backyard.
First Name: Emily
bugs, birds, frogs, tadpoles, lizards, snakes, starfish, shell.
First Name: Hanlin
I see a lot of animals that live in my back yard. They eat the apples from my apple tree. They don't taste good so they throw it away.
First Name: Annie
Ants, flies, bees, wasp, worms, dogs, cats, birds, and my little praying mantis, walking stick and a mouse.
First Name: Heather
We live in El Paso Texas. When we go into the backyard during the day we see brown and tan soil. But if you go out at night when the sun is down and the earth is cooling we see many small creatures! Beetles, centipedes and our friend even caught a tarantula. Lots of life........ just not in the light...... much more at night.
First Name: Lynn/Phyllis
I see trees of green, red roses too, a beautiful bird (it’s an owl,coo,coo) and I look at the pond and I see fish (very colourful), and a dragonfly over-head.
First Name: Hannah
