Choose several animals from the story and have children tell what kind of habitat or home they live in. Discuss what a habitat would look like for a water turtle. Then talk about how a home for a land turtle might be different. Click on the box turtle to learn how to care for him. Click on the tank to learn more about setting up the aquarium for a freshwater turtle.
Children can learn how to care for turtles as pets.
Let them help you set up the aquarium tank. They can bring in small pebbles and plants. Once the turtle is selected, the class can give ideas for names and one can be chosen. Have the children make hypotheses on what new foods they think their turtle would eat. Let them also suggest some things they think it would not eat.