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Week 08 · Animal Parts at Work

Thursday

Feet for the job
// Beaks, feet, shells and quills
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Feet for the job

Raven watches a duck paddle across the pond.

Rocket tries swimming with open fingers. Splash, splash, slow!

Nova hints, "Look at the duck’s feet."

Webbed feet push water

A duck has webbed feet.

Skin stretches between its toes, like a swim fin.

Webbed feet help ducks swim well.

Pelicans have webbed feet too.

Feet that hold on

Many small birds sit on branches.

Their feet can grab and hold a branch.

One toe in back helps them hold on tight.

WHICH FEET?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which feet help an animal swim?
How do small birds stay on branches?
SentenceTrue or false?
Ducks have webbed feet.?
Webbed feet help ducks swim.?
Pelicans have no feet.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEFeet are shaped for each animal’s job.
Try it
At bath time, sweep your open fingers through the water.
Now close your fingers tight together and sweep.
Which way pushes more water?
FOOT FACTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Webbed feet are like a swim...
What helps small birds hold on tight?
Rocket swam with open fingers. He was...
Which bird has webbed feet too?
SentenceTrue or false?
Skin stretches between a duck’s toes.?
Some bird feet can grab a branch.?
Webbed feet are best for holding branches.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEFeet are shaped for each job.
Draw a duck foot and a branch bird foot.

Word Spot: kind, hand

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Kind: K-I-N-D.

Hand: H-A-N-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.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
What ___ of bird is that?
Raise your ___.

Fantastic foot facts!

Tomorrow you will meet animals with armor.

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