Although you can read about animal interdependence in a textbook, seeing animals in action helps students gain a better appreciation about the interdependence. Look for short clips from educational video programs, such as PBS Kids' "Wild Kratts." In one episode, called "Honey Seekers," the Kratts brothers learn about how the honey badger and the honey bird work together.
Help students learn about interdependent animals by assigning art of the animals in their native habitat. Allow some students to draw pictures while others can clip out pictures from magazines. Mix the mediums by using a magazine clipping of a school of fish by pasting in a hand-drawn picture of a shark. Let students explain their pictures and how the animals depend on each other. Post the projects around the classroom.
Now that students know about how animals help each other lead an easier life, let the students in your classroom write a fun story about the animals. To get a wide range of stories, place animal pairings in a hat and let students select a set of animals at random. Allow a few days for students to research and write about their animals and then read some of the best stories in front of the class. While the students can get creative with their story lines, ensure that the project contains some facts about the animals, such as how they work together and the location of the pairing.
Reinforce and review animal interdependence with games that match the animals with their habitat and their companion animal. Use a matching and memory game, such as the BBC.com's Interdependence and adaptation offering, where students match the animals with their symbiotic partner. For example, students would match the clown fish with the sea anemone, not a clown fish and a clown fish.