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Week 06 · Scaly and Slippery

Friday

Sort and never touch
// Reptiles and amphibians
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Sort and never touch

Rocket makes two boxes on a chart.

"Scaly here. Slippery there," he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice that helps you sort?"

Nova says, "Skin is the big clue."

Two groups

ClueReptileAmphibian
Skindry scalessmooth and wet
Babies starton land, in eggsin water
Likeswarm sundamp places
Exampleslizard, turtle, snakefrog, toad, salamander

The never-touch rule

We never touch wild reptiles or amphibians.

Some can bite.

Our hands can hurt wet amphibian skin.

Touching scares them.

So we look, and we leave them be.

We wash our hands after we explore.

REPTILE OR AMPHIBIAN?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A snake has dry scales. Which group?
A frog has smooth wet skin. Which group?
A turtle has a shell and scales. Which group?
A salamander has wet skin. Which group?
SentenceTrue or false?
Reptiles have dry scales.?
Amphibians start life in water.?
A toad is a reptile.?
We never touch wild reptiles or amphibians.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEToads are amphibians. We look but never touch.
A SAFE LOOK
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Say the never-touch rule out loud.
Show your grown-up how you step back.
Then play Sort It: your grown-up names an animal.
You say reptile or amphibian!
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Never touch a wild reptile or amphibian.
See a snake? Step back and tell a grown-up.
Wash your hands after you explore.
WHY NEVER TOUCH?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why do we never touch a snake?
What can our hands do to a frog?
What did Nova call the big clue?
SentenceTrue or false?
Reptiles like warm sun.?
Amphibians like damp places.?
A lizard is an amphibian.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELizards are reptiles. Reptiles like sun, amphibians like damp.
Draw one reptile and one amphibian. Label the groups with a grown-up.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Know: K-N-O-W.

Let: L-E-T.

Live: L-I-V-E.

Large: L-A-R-G-E.

Even: E-V-E-N.

Such: S-U-C-H.

Turned: T-U-R-N-E-D.

Asked: A-S-K-E-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
I ___ how to count.
Please ___ the cat in.
Fish ___ in water.
We need a ___ box.

You sorted scaly and slippery!

Tomorrow is Explorer Day: a pond or puddle look.

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