Week 09 · Babies and Grown-ups
Monday
Young and grown-up
// Like their parents, but not exactly
⏱ about 15 min
Monday: Young and grown-up
A duck waddles by with ducklings.
"They look just like her!" says Rocket.
Raven looks closer. "Not just like her."
Nova hums, "What is different?"
Babies look like their parents
Young animals come from grown-up animals.
The grown-ups are the parents.
A young one looks like its parents.
A puppy has fur like its parents.
A duckling has a beak like its parents.
A kitten has whiskers like its parents.
But not exactly
A young one is not a tiny copy.
It is smaller.
Its colors can be different.
A duckling is fluffy. A duck has smooth feathers.
A puppy may have spots its parents do not.
Same kind of animal, but not exactly the same.
SAME OR NOT?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
A puppy has fur. Who else has fur?
Is a young one a tiny copy of its parent?
What is one way a young one is different?
Think about the ducklings.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Young animals come from grown-up animals. | ? |
| A duckling has a beak. | ? |
| A young one is always the same color. | ? |
| A duckling is fluffy. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEYoung ones look like parents, but colors can differ.
Try it
Look at a photo of yourself as a baby.
Look at a grown-up in your family.
What is the same? What is different?
Tell your grown-up one of each.
Look at a grown-up in your family.
What is the same? What is different?
Tell your grown-up one of each.
SMALL TO BIG
- Tap a card.
- Then tap its spot.
1Smallest
2Middle
3Biggest
MATCH THE BABY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which is the young one of a cat?
Which is the young one of a dog?
Which is the young one of a duck?
Match each baby to its parent.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A kitten has whiskers like its parents. | ? |
| A puppy grows into a duck. | ? |
| Young ones are smaller than parents. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEA puppy grows into a dog. Young ones are smaller.
Draw a grown-up animal and its young one.
Word Spot: put
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Put: P-U-T.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
I ___ my boots on.
___ the book on the shelf.
You spotted same and different!
Tomorrow an egg will hatch.