Can you see the walking stick?Before You Read Why might animals have to hide? In what other ways might animals stay safe? Share Information * Animals must protect themselves from being eaten by their enemies. Some animals' bodies match the places they live, so they cannot be easily seen. This is called camouflage camouflage (kăm`əfläzh), in warfare, the disguising of objects with artificial aids, especially for the purpose of making them blend into their surroundings or of deceiving the observer as to the location of strategic points. . When animals hide, they remain very still. * The walking stick's body is about 3 inches long. When a walking stick sits still on a twig TWIG - Tree-Walking Instruction Generator. A code generator language. ML-Twig is an SML/NJ variant. ["Twig Language Manual", S.W.K. Tijang, CS TR 120, Bell Labs, 1986]. , it looks just like the twig and is able to hide from other animals. * The skin of a brown snake brown snake see demansiatextilis. king brown snake see pseudechisaustralis. blends in with the brown leaves and twigs it rests on. Some snakes wait for other animals to come near so they can eat them. * Tigers hide in grass as they wait for prey. The stripes in tigers' fur blend in Verb 1. blend in - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" blend, go fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" with the grass. After You Read Talk About It Review that some animals hide to protect themselves. Ask: What might happen if an animal does not protect itself?. Use the Activity Page Assess children's ability to discriminate visually and to write letters. Literature Connection * Hiding in the Ocean, by Patricia Whitehouse * We Hide, You Seek, by Jose Aruego * What Color Is Camouflage?, by Carolyn B. Otto * Hungry Little Hare hare, name for certain herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the rabbit and pika. The name is applied especially to species of the genus Lepus, sometimes called the true hares. , by Howard Goldsmith Internet Link To see more colorful pictures of animals hiding, go to science.howstuffworks.com /animal-camouflage.htm. Let's Do It Art/Science: Ask children to make frogs by cutting out frog shapes from different colored construction paper. Guide them in hiding Adv. 1. in hiding - quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" doggo, out of sight the frogs in the classroom where the color of the frog will blend in. After the frogs are hidden, encourage children to find the frogs. For a frog template, go to www.everythingesl.net/lessons /camouflage_game.php. Big Issues help teach new vocabulary words. After reading the issue, invite each child to point to and read one word aloud. Invite other children to repeat the word aloud. Explain that a walking stick is an insect. This walking stick is hard to see because it looks like the twig it is on. That helps a walking stick hide and stay safe from its enemies. Some Animals Hide Can you see the tiger? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you see the frogs? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you see the moth? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you see the snake? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you see the caterpillar caterpillar (kăt`əpĭl'ər, kăt`ər–), common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. ? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you see the fish? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Activity Page Where Are They Hiding? Look at the small pictures of the animals. Find and circle those animals in the big picture. Then in the red circle next to each animal, write the first letter of that animal's name: c for caterpillar, s for snake, b for butterfly, f for frog, t for turtle turtle, a reptile of the order Chelonia, with strong, beaked, toothless jaws and, usually, an armorlike shell. The shell normally consists of bony plates overlaid with horny shields. , and w for walking stick. (Skills; Discriminating dis·crim·i·nat·ing adj. 1. a. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive. b. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: visually/Phonemic awareness) Try This! What is this animal's name? The name is written backward. g o r f Put the letters in the correct order here.-- |
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