Have the class guess the topic that we are going to read about in class. Sing a song about reptiles and have the class join in. Today we are going to learn about snakes. We will do some different activities to learn more about snakes. Introduction to snakes.
Snakes are reptiles.
A reptile is an animal that moves on its belly or small short legs. Discuss snakes and the different types of snakes. Give each of the students a copy of the steps on how to do a research paper. Tell the students that they are going to do a research paper on a snake of their choice. Go over each step and show the students what each step looks like in doing a research paper.