Dodging Drama & Avoiding Scuffles: Activity 6, Ranch Life Book 3: Ranch Wildlife
Students practice navigation skills by guiding Hank around a grid map of the M-Cross Ranch using cardinal directions. After reading Chapters 4 and 5, learners apply spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills to plan safe routes while avoiding encounters with ranch wildlife. This hands-on activity strengthens geography and direction-following skills while reinforcing the importance of environmental awareness and observation in ranch life.
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Book
Ranch Life Book 3: Ranch Wildlife
Activity Guide
- Activity 6 - Lesson Plan PDF ( LOG IN or CREATE ACCOUNT )
Materials
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, Activity 7: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- Chapter 2, Activity 1: Animals I May Have to Rescue Plato From
- Chapter 2 & 3, Activity 3: Rank for Hank: Large Animals & Birds
- Chapter 2, Activity 4: Hunting with Hank
- Chapter 3, Activity 2: Ranch Bird Beaks
- Chapter 4 & 5, Activity 5: Dogs Beware!
- Chapter 4, 5, & 6, Activity 8: Rank for Hank: Small Animals
- Chapter 6 & 7, Activity 9: Kill or Keep?
- Chapter 7, 8, & 9, Activity 11: Rank for Hank: Cold-Blooded Critters & Pesky Bugs
- Chapter 8, Activity 10: Hank’s Hide-and-Go-Seek Race
- Chapter 10, Activity 12: Hank’s Crazy Creature Creation
Standards
TEKS: K.3C, K.14D, 1.3B, 2.3A, 3.4A, 3.4C, 4.19D, 5.24A
NCSS: Theme III, Theme V
Ag Literacy: E1, E3, E4
NCSS: Theme III, Theme V
Ag Literacy: E1, E3, E4
