by Marianne Berkes illustrated by Cathy Morrison

by Marianne Berkes illustrated by Cathy Morrison

Deer is to run, as mouse is to scurry.

Chick is to feathery, as bear is to furry.

Rabbit is to nibble, as skunk is to dig.

Ant is to tiny, as hippo is to big.

Bat is to flit, as eagle is to soar. I would keep the top area clear but have some landscape (mountains, canyon?) far below in the distance here.

abuot the animals. For Creative Minds The For Creative Minds educational section may be photocopied or printed from our website by the owner of this book for educational, non-commercial uses. Cross-curricular teaching activities, interactive quizzes, and more are available online. Go to www.sylvandellpublishing.com and click on the book s cover to explore all the links. Analogies Analogies compare or contrast different things to show how they are related to each other. Use the analogies and the illustrations in the book to answer the following questions. Answers (or possible answers) are upside down at the bottom of the page. deer : run :: mouse : scurry chick : feathery :: bear : furry rabbit : nibble :: skunk : dig 1 Which analogy uses size to compare or contrast the two animals? 3 Which analogy uses skin coverings to compare or contrast the two animals and what are the types of coverings? 5 What are some other animal coverings? 2 Use 4 What the analogy of size to compare two different animals that are in the book. other animals in the book have feathers? 6 Rabbits nibble on food while skunks dig for food. Can you compare how two other animals in the book eat? ant : tiny :: hippo : big robin : wing :: goldfish : fin bat : flit :: eagle : soar dog : bark :: lion : roar beaver : build :: spider : spin amphibian : frog :: mammal : moose 7 Which analogy uses body parts to compare or contrast the animals? 8 What are some other body part the author could have used to compare animals? Answers: 1. Ant: tiny :: hippo: big; 2. small: bee, frog, mouse, chick, robin, goldfish, bat versus big: moose, beaver, deer, lion. (note: dog could be big or small.); 3. Chick: feathery :: bear: furry 4. chick, eagle, robin, goose; 5. hair, dry scales, wet scales, smooth & moist skin, 6. possible answers include: chick: peck, frog: slurp, deer: graze, snake: swallow; 7. Robin: wing :: goldfish: fin; 8. possible body parts: tails, feet, legs, eyes, ears, feathers, fur, scales, shells; 9. frog: croak, bee: buzz, chick: cheep or peep, snake: hiss; 10. run, scurry, nibble, dig, flit, soar, bark, roar, build, spin 9 Can you contrast two different other sounds that two animals in the book could make? 10 What are some of the action words that the author used in the analogies? fish : flounder :: bird : goose reptile : snake :: insect : bee I : you :: you : me

Kate, This page is based on what we did in Fur & Feathers...let s add some images here like we did there. s: hair, fur, whiskers, or quills at some point during their lives backbone (vertebrate) inside skeleton (endoskeleton) lungs to breathe most give birth to live young produce milk to feed young warm-blooded Fish: most have scales covered with a thin layer of slime backbone (vertebrate) inside skeleton (endoskeleton) gills to breathe babies are either born alive or hatch from jellylike eggs cold-blooded Arthropods: Insects: hard outer covering no backbone (invertebrate) outside skeleton (exoskeleton) adults have 3 body parts: head, thorax & abdomen mouthparts adapted for chewing, biting, sucking and lapping breathe through trachae compound eyes 3 pairs of legs many have wings most hatch from eggs metamorphis: none, imcomplete, or complete cold-blooded Animal Classification Amphibians: soft, moist skin backbone (vertebrate) inside skeleton (endoskeleton) most hatchlings (jellylike eggs) are called larvae or tadpoles and live in water, using gills to breathe as they grow, they develop legs and lungs and move onto land cold-blooded Reptiles: dry scales or plates backbone (vertebrate) inside skeleton (endoskeleton); most turtles also have a hard outer shell lungs to breathe most hatch from leathery eggs cold-blooded Birds: feathers backbone (vertebrate) inside skeleton (endoskeleton) lungs to breathe hatch from hard-shelled eggs warm-blooded Anthropod Arachnid (Spiders): no backbone one or two body segments pincers or fangs near moutyh 4 pairs of legs no antennae simple eyes Animal frog spider ant bee chick eagle goose robin flounder goldfish snake Classification Amphibian Arachnid Insect Insect Bird Bird Bird Bird Fish Fish Reptile 1. How many animals in this book are mammals? 6. Which animals fly? 9. s, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish all have something in common. Do you know what that is? Answers: 1. 4. Are there any amphibians? bat bear beaver deer dog hippo lion moose mouse rabbit skunk 2. Are there any reptiles? If so, how many? 7. Are birds the only animals that can fly? Animal 10. What about the spider, ant and the bee? What would they be called? 12. Which animals have four legs? Classification 3. How many are fish? 5. Which animals are birds and how many are there? 8. Which animals live in or near water at some point in their lives? 11. Which animals move by swimming? Warm-blooded animals make their own heat and have a constant body temperature Cold-blooded animals body temperature comes from their surroundings Teaching activity idea: chart of above data

D R A F T -- N 0 T V E T T E D Match the Animals Match the animal to its description. Use the animal-class color-coding to help. Answers are upside down on the next page. chick rabbit D R A F T -- N 0 T V E T T E D (goldfish) 6 1 2 (hippo) Need animal notes for 10 of the animals: adaptations, habitat, etc? (goose) hippo snake flounder (spider) 7 deer (snake) 8 3 (frog) spider goose (flounder) 9 4 (deer) goldfish (rabbit) 10 frog 5 (chick) Answers: 1. Hippo; 2. Goose; 3. Frog; 4. Deer; 5 Chick; 6. Goldfish; 7. Spider; 8. Snake; 9. Flounder; 10. Rabbit

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