Playing in the Animal Kingdom

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about how animals play and how their play relates to Darwin's theory of natural selection. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
animals
play

Vocabulary

manuscript
curator
dragoon
appendage
thrive
offspring
provisional
nimbly
profligate
forage
immune
mimicry
A spinning paper plane