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A.1 Study Guide

Animal Body Parts

Directions: Help children identify these body parts on the animals shown: legs, wings, tails. Have them draw Xs on the legs, circles around the wings, and a line under the tails of the animals.
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A.2 Study Guide

Animals Move

Directions: Have children circle and name the body parts each animal uses to move. (legs, wings, tails, fins) Have children tell how the animals move. (Frogs and rabbits hop. Owls and robins fly. Dolphins and fish swim.) Tell children to draw a line from each animal in the first column to an animal in the second column that moves in the same way.
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A.4 Study Guide

Sort by Size
Children should glue the horse and zebra here. Children should glue the rabbit and the squirrel here.

Directions: Have children cut out each animal at the bottom of the page and glue it to the group it belongs with. Ask them to explain how they grouped the animals.
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A.7 Study Guide

Compare Trees

Childrens sort should show the trees with needle-like leaves in one pile and the trees with broad leaves in another.
Directions: Have children tell how the trees are alike by naming common parts such as roots, trunk, and leaves. Then have them cut out each picture. Ask children to sort the trees according to those that have needle-like leaves and those that have broad leaves. Encourage children to explain why they put particular trees in each group.
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B.1 Study Guide

Living and Nonliving Things

Children should group the rabbit, flowers, and birds in one group and the bookend, vase, and dish in another group.

Directions: Have children color and cut out the pictures. Then ask them to sort the pictures into two groups: living and nonliving.
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B.2 Study Guide

What Do Living Things Need?

Directions: Have children identify the objects around the child in the top section. Then ask them to circle the things the child needs to live. Have children identify the objects around the tree in the bottom section. Ask them to circle the things the plant needs to live. Partners can talk about what a person needs to live and what a plant needs to live.
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B.3 Study Guide

What Animals Eat

Animal Teeth Food

Directions: Have children name the animal in each row. Tell them to draw a circle around the type of teeth it has and the kind of food it eats. Partners can talk about why a lion has sharp teeth and a horse and hippo have flat teeth. (Sharp teeth are used for tearing; flat teeth are used for grinding.)
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B.4 Study Guide

What Lives in a Pond?

Directions: Have children identify the pictures on each side of the pond. Ask them to find the animals or plants that live in or near the pond, and draw a line from the picture to the pond.
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