Chapter 3

Land Habitats

Science
2nd grade
 Where Plants and Animals Live

Habitat is a place where plants and animals can

meet their needs.

Animals get food, water, and shelter from their

habitat.
 Life in a Woodland Forest

A woodland forest is a habitat that gets enough

rain and sunlight for trees to grow well.

When birds migrate in the fall

they move to warmer places.
 The four seasons of a woodland forest are:
spring, summer, fall, and winter.

In the spring animals

have their young, and
leaves began to grow
on trees.

In the summer
animals find a lot of
food, and the
leaves are green
on trees.
In the fall plant seeds
stick to animals, and
leaves on the trees
began to change
colors.

In the winter some

animals go into a
deep sleep, and
most trees do not
have any leaves.
 Life in a Rain Forest

A rain forest is a habitat where it rains

almost every day.

Animals use trees and plants for food and

shelter.
 Life in a Desert

A desert gets less rain in a year than most

plants and animals need to live.

Many animals hide below ground or under

rocks to keep cool.
Life in the Arctic

The Arctic is
a very cold
place, near the
North Pole,
where snow is
on the ground
for much of the
year.
Plants grow low to the grow in the summer
in the Arctic.

Animals migrate in the winter in the

Arctic to find food.
 Habitat What It Is Like

Woodland Forest Enough rain for trees to grow

Rain Forest Rains every day and has many

trees and plants

Desert Hot and dry

Arctic Very cold place with snow on the

ground most of the year