...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Perissodactyla, Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and Sirenia

Don't get in the way of a black rhino charge - Ultimate Killers - BBC Wildlife
Meet the endangered Hyrax - Little brother of the elephant -BBC
Elephant babies learning to drink - BBC (start at 1:20)
Elephants at Play
What in the world is a dugong?

Gentle Manatees by Kathleen Martin-James
Elephants by Louise Martin
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
perissodactyla: uneven-toe
hyracoidea: shrewmouse-type
proboscidea: proboscis-forms
sirenia: sirens

Activity:
Draw and label an animal from each family
Add rhinoceros, hyrax, elephant, and manatee to the Animal Tree

Ancient Africa - Geography

Continents of the World: Africa by Rob Bowden

Discussion:
Overview of African environments, animals, civilizations

Activity:
Locate Africa on a world map
Review where Egypt is
Label and color a map of Africa: rivers, deserts, lakes, forests
Picture study: African environments

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Tubulidentata, Mesonychids, Notoungulata and Litopterna

Baby Aardvark and Mom at Brookfield Zoo

Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
mesonychids: middle-claw
tubulidentata: tube-tooth
notoungulata: southern-hoof-toed
litopterna: simple-ankles

Activity:
Draw and label an animal from each family
Add sinonyx, aardvark, toxodon, and macrauchenia to the Animal Tree

The Americas - Final Review

Locate the Americas on a world map

Identify North America, South America, and Mesoamerica on a continental map

Explain how people arrived in the Americas

Say something about religious beliefs common to many North American Native Nations

Locate the general area where the following nations/peoples live(d).  Give examples of housing, clothing, foods.

• Inuit
• Tlingit
• Dakota
• Haudenosaunee
• Muskogee
• Zuni
• Hopi
• Dineh
• Olmec
• Zapotec
• Mayans
• Norte Chico
• Chavin

Name foods that are important in the Americas (corn, beans, squash, potatoes, yuca, quinoa)

Which animals are native to the Americas?

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Cetacea

Hydroplaning Dolphins - BBC Planet Earth
Sperm Whale Diving
Killer Whale vs. Sea Lions
Blue Whale - Blue Planet - BBC

Killer Whales by Seymour Simon
Whales! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle and Meryl Henderson
Dolphins by Martha E.H. Rustad
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
cetacea: whale

Activity:
Draw and label 3 kinds of cetaceans (baleen, dolphin, toothed whale)
Add dolphin, whale to the Animal Tree

Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Artiodactyla - Ruminantiamorpha

Head-Butting Bison
Zebra, Horse, or Neither?
Amazing Antlers
The Pudu and the Kodkod

Mighty Bison by Jennifer S. Larson
Antelope by Melissa Stewart
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
ruminantiamorpha: ruminant-types

Activity:
Draw and label several different kinds of ruminants
Add bison and deer to the Animal tree

The Americas - South America - The South

"The Anteater: Origin of the Dance", "How the Armadillo Got Its Armor," "Where Emperor Penguins Come From", "Why the Whale Lives in the Ocean" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson
South America by Libby Kopenen

Discussion:
South American animals

Activity:
Find how close the southern tip of South America is to Antarctica
Narration: Any favorite story

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Artiodactyla - Suidae, Hippopotamidae, and Camelidae

Warthog Life Lessons
Javelina
Hippo Licks Croc
BBC Camel Racing Documentary Part 2 (5:30-9:20)
Researchers Race to Witness Vicuna birth

Hippopotamuses by Melissa Stewart
Llamas by Emilie U. Lepthien
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
ungulata: hoofed
artiodactyla: even-toed
suidae: swine
hippopotamidae: hippopotami
camelidae: camels

Activity:
Draw and label one of each of the three artiodactylans discussed
Add hippo, pig, llama to the Animal Tree

The Americas - South America - Amazon River Basin

South America by Libby Koponen
How the Birds Changed Their Feathers by Joanna Troughton
"Kinkajou and the Food Tree," "Star Girl Brings Yuca From the Sky" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson

Discussion:
Foods from the Amazon: potatoes, quinoa, beans, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, manioc
Geoglyphs
Forest Gardening

Activity:
Locate the Amazon River and its basin on a map
What is a geoglyph?
Eat some South American foods

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Carnivora (II)

Raccoons - An American Success Story - Attenborough - Life of Mammals - BBC
The Wolverine
Honey Badger: The Most Fearless Animal on Earth
Madagascar's Mysterious Fossa
Otter Chaos

Skunks by Lynn M. Stone
Wild Animals of the Woods: River Otters by by Lynn M. Stone
World of Animals: Mammals: Small Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Activity:

Draw and label four favorite small carnivores (weasel, otter, skunk)

The Americas - South America - West Coast and Andes

BBC - Wild South America 

"The Lost Llama" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona WilsonSouth America by Libby Koponen

Discussion:
Norte Chico - coastal civilization with river irrigation
Chavin - camelid domestication
Tiwanaku - trade, pilgrimage

Activity:
Locate the Andes on a map of South America
Picture Study: Norte Chico proto-writing, Chavin gold, Tiwanaku - Gate of the Sun

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Carnivora (I)

Cheetah vs. Gazelle - BBC Wildlife
Polar Bear Mom and Cubs
Aardwolf - Cincinnati Zoo
Dingoes may have caused Tasmanian tiger extinction
Weddell seals in Antarctica - Deep Into the Wild - BBC

Really Big Cats by Allan Fowler
Wild Bears by Seymour Simon
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:

carnivora: meat-eater

canine: dog

feline: cat

ursine: bear

Activity:

Draw one representative of each of the major large carnivore families (dog, cat, bear, hyena)
Add carnivora to the Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - Mesoamerica - The Mayans

"The Beans" and "Corn and Chocolate" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson

Discussion:
Foods (corn, chocolate, beans, squash, avocado, tomato)

Activity:
Find Mayan lands on a map
Make foods using some Mesoamerican ingredients

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Chiroptera and Insectivora

Bats hunting their prey - Top Bat - BBC 
Vampire Bats
Hedgehogs Love Poisons
Animals Attack: Shrew vs. Snake
The Star-Nosed Mole: part two

Bats by Susan Heinrichs Gray
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle and Henry Cole
World of Animals: Mammals: Insectivores and Bats by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
chiroptera: hand-wing
insectivora: insect-eater

Activity:
Draw and label 2 representatives from Chiroptera and Insectivora (bat, hedgehog)
Add chiroptera and insectivora to Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - Mesoamerica - The Mayans

"The Boy and His Peccary Brother," "Why the Quetzal is the Most Beautiful Bird," and "Zompopos in the Garden" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson
"The Boy Who Cried Tears of Jade" from The Eagle and the Rainbow: Timeless Tales from Mexico by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal and Tomie de Paola

Discussion:
Animals that live in jungles
Gods that resemble animals
Names of rulers taken from animals

Activity:
Locate Mayan lands on a map
Picture Study: Mayan art in The Ancient Maya