Describe the human characteristic of places and explain some basic causes for those characteristics. The teacher will ask the students to recall the story of The Three Little Pigs . Students will do a brief retelling of the story with a focus on the materials used in each house. The teacher will ask the students what materials they think their homes are made out of and where these materials might come from. The teacher will explain that no two homes are the same, even if they look alike.
People use their homes as protection from the weather.
They build their homes from materials that are found in their areas. These materials are called natural resources. The students will examine the covers of Houses and Homes and The Three Little Pigs point out the differences. The conversation should lead toward fiction vs. non-fiction. The teacher will introduce the book, Houses and Homes and talk about the photographs on the cover, the author and the photographer.