Snake Craft and Books

This kids might enjoy making this wiggly craft snake (a reptile).

Materials

• 3-4 toilet paper rolls
• scissors
• paint and paint brush and/or construction paper
• glue
• string, yarn, etc.
• googly eyes (optional)

The directions suggest construction paper but we used paint.

Directions for this snake are at DLTK's website.

Click Here: DLTK Toilet Paper Roll Snake Directions

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There are lots and lots of great snake books for kids that can be read before or after making the snake. Here is a small selection plus a couple of snake coloring books for kids.



                                              
My copy of this book has received a lot of use with my students, especially the BOYS!!!!
                                                 

4 page pull-out section - a bit tattered now from constant use!

Bill Nye Video: Dinosaurs

Were dinosaurs the biggest animals to ever live on land?

In his video about DINOSAURS, Bill Nye answers this question and also tells us which dinosaur was the smallest and which was the largest. You may be able to borrow this video from your public library.




Thanks to paleontologists that dug up and studied fossil bones of dinosaurs, we now have lots of information about these extinct reptiles. Bill shares this information with us in this 3 part video.

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Bill Nye Video - Reptiles

Bill Nye the Science Guy has a great video on Reptiles that can sometimes be found in your local library!

In this fast-paced, entertaining video Bill explains that the 6,500 species of reptiles live all over the world. The kids will learn which reptile is the smallest in the world and which reptile is the largest. They will find out if reptiles hibernate in winter and lots of other exciting and interesting information.  I think the kids (and adults) will enjoy this animal video. It is divided into 3 parts for convenient viewing. 

Get ready for a scaly adventure with reptiles and Bill Nye!

Edit: This video is no longer available at the website that was previously given.  You may be able to obtain a copy for viewing from your local library.

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Cat Paper Bag Craft, Books, and Game

Cats are Mammals.

The kids might enjoy making this fun paper bag cat and reading books about cats.

Materials

• paper bag
• crayons/paints
• scissors
• glue
• printer + 2 sheets of paper
• 2 templates (from DLTK)

Templates 1 and 2

The templates and directions are from DLTK's Crafts for Kids.

          Click Here: Cat Paper Bag Craft templates and directions from DTLK


There are lots of good books (non-fiction and fiction) available for kids to read about cats. Here is just a small sampling.



 

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This book and Read Along Audio CD-Rom is great for young children! The narrator does an awesome job of reading the story to the kids. (There are lots of other titles about animals in this series also.)

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Last but not least .....
Check out my Cat Bingo Game at my TpT store. Click on the link below.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Cat-Bingo-Game

Sight Word Cat Bingo Game

Have fun learning about cats!