SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021 | 5B
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 38, No. 2
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Peacocks have long,
colorful tail feathers that trail
behind them to form a train.
To attract females, they lift and
spread out the tail feathers like
a big fan that can change
color and seem to
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sparkle in the light.
When spread out like a
fan, you can see eyespots
on the feathers. The colors
and eyespots attract
females.
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Color By Numbers:
1 = dark green 2 = blue
3 = orange
4 = light green
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4. Peacocks shed their
feathers every year.
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Peafowl eat grain, insects, small
reptiles, mammals, berries, figs,
leaves, seeds, and flowers. This
means they are:
Peahens: Fewer Colors = Safety!
Cut out each part of this paragraph and paste them in the correct order.
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for a lon e “may-AWE!
sounds lik -AWE!”
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3. A crown of feathers on
a peafowl’s head is
called a crest.
TRUE
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1. Only males are called
peacocks.
TRUE FALSE
2. Peahens are mostly
red and yellow.
TRUE FALSE
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Read today’s Kid Scoop page
and then answer the following
True or False questions.
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Fancy Feathers
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People call them peacocks, but that’s the
correct name for only the male peafowl.
Females are called peahens.
Peacocks are one of the world’s
largest birds. Its tail is longer than
its body! Males can grow to 8 feet
long. Their train can
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grow to 5 feet long!
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Peacocks lose their
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tail feathers each
year.
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Omnivores eat plants and
animals.
FALSE
5. Peacocks only eat
plants.
TRUE FALSE
6. Peacocks are tiny birds.
TRUE FALSE
Herbivores eat only plants.
Carnivores eat only meat.
7. A peacock’s train can
grow to be 5 feet long.
TRUE
FALSE
ANSWER: Omnivores
8. Peacocks sleep in trees.
TRUE
Do the math to match each word with its definition.
21 = FOWL
10 = PARTY
15 = CREST
7 = TRAIN
12 = ROOST
24 = HATCH
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9. Peacocks can’t fly.
s to rest for
18 - 6 = where a bird settle
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afowl —
9 - 2 =
long tail feathers
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Peafowl have
sharp eyes.
When they see a
predator, they
make a loud call
which alerts
other wildlife.
also called a “pride”
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Use your sharp
eyes to find
where each of
these images
came from on
this Kid Scoop
page.
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Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level words correctly.
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OMNIVORES
FEATHERS
EYESPOTS
PEAFOWL
BLENDS
ALERTS
SHARP
SHEDS
YEAR
LOUD
BODY
TAIL
TAN
FAN
Look through the
newspaper and count
all of the eyes you can
find. Categorize the
eyes. Are some animal
eyes? People eyes? Eye
decorations? Other?
Make a graph to show
the kinds of eyes you
found in the newspaper.
Standards Link: Organize data
and display as a graph.
FALSE
10. Peacocks fan out their
tail feathers to attract
females.
TRUE FALSE
K B T N S P D U O L
R O A O S D S N W I
A D T H P D N O A A
P Y A T E S F E E T
S R E H T A E F L R
P N S A E E A Y D B
P L U P R N M A E G
S E R O V I N M O E
This week’s word:
PREDATOR
The noun predator means
an animal that hunts other
animals.
The predators were silent,
waiting for the smaller
animals to gather.
Try to use the word
predator in a sentence today
when talking with your
friends and family members.
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Dressing Up
My Hero
Write about someone who
is your hero. Why is this
person special to you?
ANSWER: A re-tail store!
SPONSORED BY
TRUE
E S A L E R T S F A
Peacocks aren’t the only animals that like to
look bright and flashy. Look through the
newspaper for some examples of ways people
dress up for special occassions.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple
written instructions.
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ANSWERS:
1. True
6. False
2. False
7. True
3. True
8. True
4. True
9. False
5. False
10. True
Bird Words