Snakes are also food for other birds and animals. Discuss what might happen in your community if you got rid of all the snakes. Use drawings to illustrate where the food chain would be changed. To correct the misconception that lions and tigers live in the same areas, have students do research to create a display on a map that shows the location of big cats around the world. They might include leopards, cheetahs, and panthers, in addition to lions and tigers.
Students can also find out facts about each environment to display on the map.
Shaping Up Invite your students to make big books in the shapes of whales and sharks. Have them research information on different species of whales and sharks for the pages of the books. Students can illustrate and label the pages with information discovered. Encourage your class to share their books with other classes and grade levels. Back to Top Snakes Eric S. Grace.