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Week 09 · Babies and Grown-ups

Tuesday

Egg to chick
// Like their parents, but not exactly
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Egg to chick

Nova projects a cyan egg in the air.

It cracks. A chick pops out!

"It is so fluffy," says Raven.

Rocket asks, "Will it look like its mom?"

Birds start as eggs

All birds lay eggs.

A parent bird keeps the eggs warm.

Inside, a chick grows.

When it is ready, the chick hatches.

It breaks out of the shell.

A chick grows up

A new chick is small and fluffy.

Its soft fluff is called down.

The parents bring it food.

Real feathers grow in.

The chick gets bigger.

Soon it looks like its parents, but not exactly.

EGG TO BIRD
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
CHICK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How do all birds start?
What does hatch mean?
What covers a new chick?
SentenceTrue or false?
A parent bird keeps the eggs warm.?
A new chick has real feathers already.?
Parents bring the chick food.?
A chick grows to look like its parents.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEDown comes first. Real feathers grow in later.
Try it
Look outside with your grown-up.
Do you see any birds?
Do any look small or fluffy?
Watch from far away. Do not get close.
Safety first
Never touch a nest, egg or baby bird.
If you see one on the ground, step back.
Tell your grown-up. Do not pick it up.
Wash your hands after you come in.
LOOK, NEVER TOUCH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You find a baby bird. What do you do?
Does a chick look exactly like its parents?
What did Nova project?
SentenceTrue or false?
A chick grows inside the egg.?
You may take an egg from a nest.?
All birds lay eggs.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEChicks grow in eggs. We leave eggs alone.
Draw an egg, a chick and a grown-up bird.

Word Spot: round, some

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Round: R-O-U-N-D.

Some: S-O-M-E.

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.
A ball is ___.
___ birds sing in the morning.

You watched a chick grow up!

Tomorrow you will meet a tadpole.

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