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1. What animal family do foxes belong to? ____________________________________2. What does omnivorous mean? ____________________________________3. What is a mammal?____________________________________4. Describe a fox’s body.________________________________________________________________________

A fox is a mammal. A mammal is an animal that is covered in hair, fur, or fat. The fox is covered in hair, which makes it a mammal. Its fur is an orange-brown color with several white patches of fur. The fox has a narrow snout, which means a long nose. Its tail is very bushy and fluffy. Foxes are in the dog family and are omnivorous. An animal that is omnivorous eats meat, such as other animals, and plants.

Foxes

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FoxesDraw a picture. What is the passage about?

Write one fact you learned about foxes.

Write a second fact you learned about foxes.


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1. What is one special feature about birds? ____________________________________2. List three examples of birds. ____________________________________3. What are birds covered with?____________________________________4. Identify a neat fact about birds from the text.________________________________________________________________________

Birds are a group of animals. Birds have special features that make them different from other animals. One of these features is that they are covered in feathers. No other animal is covered in feathers. Birds are usually the only animals that fly and lay eggs. They are also some of the only animals that have wings, claws, beaks or bills. Examples of birds are owls, flamingos, cardinals, bald eagles, penguins, and blue jays.

Birds


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BirdsDraw a picture. What is the passage about?

Write one fact you learned about birds.

Write a second fact you learned about birds.


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1. What are gills? ____________________________________2. Are fish warm-blooded or cold-blooded? ____________________________________3. List three types of fish.____________________________________4. What is a special characteristic that only fish have?________________________________________________________________________

A fish is a type of animal. There are special characteristics that only fish have. One of these characteristics is gills. Fish have gills that help them breathe underwater. Gills are slits on a fish’s body that helps them breathe. Another special characteristic about fish is that they have to live underwater or they will not survive. They are cold-blooded animals. There are hundreds of different types of fish. Some examples are bass, barracuda, piranha, shark, goldfish, and angelfish.

Fish


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FishDraw a picture. What is the passage about?

Write one fact you learned about fish.

Write a second fact you learned about fish.


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1. What is an insect? ____________________________________2. Where is the wasp’s stinger? ____________________________________3. Write one fact about wasps.____________________________________4. Describe how a wasp is different from a bee.________________________________________________________________________

A wasp is a special type of insect. An insect is a type of animal that has three body parts and six legs. Wasps and bees are usually confused with each other. There are special qualities that make a wasp different from a bee. A wasp is skinnier and less hairy than a bee. They also are more predatory than bees, which means they hunt for other insects, while bees feed on nectar. Wasps will sting humans with their stinger, which is found at the end of their bodies.

Wasps

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Wasps


Draw a picture. What is the passage about?

Write one fact you learned about wasps.

Write a second fact you learned about wasps.

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1. What does venomous mean? ____________________________________2. Where do rattlesnakes live? ____________________________________3. What is a characteristic of all reptiles?____________________________________4. Why are rattlesnakes dangerous?________________________________________________________________________

A rattlesnake is a special type of snake. A rattlesnake is a reptile because it has rough, scaly skin. Some snakes aren’t dangerous and are safe to be around, but not a rattlesnake! Rattlesnakes are very dangerous animals. The reason that they are dangerous is because they are venomous. An animal that is venomous is an animal that has poison glands in theirbody. They live in different areas of the country, such as the southeastern and western part of the United States.

Rattlesnakes

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Rattlesnakes



Write one fact you learned about rattlesnakes.

Write a second fact you learned about rattlesnakes.

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1. What colors could a bat be? ____________________________________2. Where do bats live? ____________________________________3. What is special and unique about a bat?____________________________________4. Describe the size of a bat.________________________________________________________________________

A bat is a very special type of animal. The reason a bat is so special is because many people think it is a bird, but it is not. A bat is a mammal with wings. It is the only mammal that can fly! Bats are all different sizes. Their wings can be between 6 inches to 6 feet wide. Bats can also come in different colors, such as black, brown, or gray. Bats live in all different areas in the world except for very cold areas. They like to live in caves. Their diet consists of insects, plants, and some small animals.

Bats

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BatsDraw a picture. What is the passage about?

Write one fact you learned about bats.

Write a second fact you learned about bats.


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1. What makes a whale a mammal? ____________________________________2. What do whales eat? ____________________________________3. Why do people go whale watching?____________________________________4. What is the biggest whale and how big is it?________________________________________________________________________

When people think about a whale, they usually think it is a fish because it swims. However, a whale is a mammalbecause it is covered in hair. Whales are humungous animals that like to spend a lot of time swimming underwater, but they actually have to come to the surface to breathe. The biggest type of whale is a blue whale, which can grow over 90 feet long! Whales eat tons and tons of tiny fish a day. People like to go whale watching because seeing one is very fascinating. People like when they jump out of the water and make large splashes.

Whales

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Whales



Write one fact you learned about whales.

Write a second fact you learned about whales.

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1. How many steps are in a chicken’s life cycle? ____________________________________2. List the steps in order. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Identify the meaning of the word tend. ____________________________________

The life cycle of a chicken has five steps. The mother hen lays an egg. Inside this egg, there is a baby chick. She sits on the egg to keep it warm until it hatches. Once the egg hatches, the chick comes out slowly and dries itself off. The mother hen tends, or takes care of, the baby chick until the chick can take care of itself. If the chick is a hen, when it grows up it will lay an egg, too.

Chicken Life Cycle

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Chicken Life Cycle



Write one fact you learned about the chicken life cycle.

Write a second fact you learned about the chicken life cycle.

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1. What does a frog act like when it is first born? ____________________________________2. What animal group is a frog when it is an adult? ____________________________________3. Describe one of the steps in the cycle.____________________________________4. What happens after it is a tadpole? ________________________________________________________________________

A frog life cycle is very rare. When a frog is born, its body is not like a normal frog! A frog starts its life as an egg. When it hatches, it comes out as a tadpole and acts just like a fish. It starts to sprout legs in the back of its body. Its legs start to slowly grow in after that. During this, the frog is growing lungs and starting to breathe air. Finally, the life cycle is complete and the frog is now a fully grown amphibian.

Frog Life Cycle

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Frog Life Cycle



Write one fact you learned about the frog life cycle.

Write a second fact you learned about the frog life cycle.

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1. What is another word for larva? ____________________________________2. What is a chrysalis? ____________________________________3. What are butterfly's wings like when it comes out of the chrysalis?________________________________________________________________________

A butterfly life cycle has five stages. The first stage of a butterfly’s life is an egg. The egg starts out as a tiny sphere that is attached to a leaf or plant stem. It hatches from the egg and becomes a larva, or caterpillar. It doesn’t stay a caterpillar forever. After it gets big and fat, it forms into a chrysalis, which is a like a cocoon. Once the chrysalis hatches, the butterfly comes out with wet wings. It slowly airs its wings out until they are dry, then flutters away as a butterfly.

Butterfly Life Cycle

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Butterfly Life Cycle



Write one fact you learned about the butterfly life cycle.

Write a second fact you learned about the life cycle.

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