12A | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 22
Which animal would you like to be your mom?
Motherhood means different things to different
animals. Read about how these animal mothers
care, or don’t care for their young. Which
animal mother would you like to have?
Donkey Devotion
FINISH
Silly Sheep
It is not uncommon for a sheep to
simply abandon its lamb. Farmers
often have to bottle-feed lambs.
Help the little lost sheep find the
farmer with
the bottle. START
A donkey’s mother may be the
most devoted of all. They will
not let any other animal
come between them
and their babies. Even
if a curious, little kitten comes
close, a donkey mom will
chase it away.
Are you an eagle-eyed reader?
Read the article below and circle
the six errors you find. Then
rewrite the article correctly on
the lines below the article.
The wolf spidur is a caring
mom. While most spiders
wrap their eggs in a silken
pouch and leaf them
behind, this mom carries
her egg sac on her back.
She carry it everywhere
she goes. If it fall off, the
wolf spider mom puts it
back on. And once her
eggs hatch, she takes care
of the little crawlers and
let’s them ride on her back
until they are reddy for
life on their own.
Strange
Reflection
Find the
differences
between the
mother donkey
and its foal and
their reflection
in the pond.
Standards Link: Visual
Discrimination: Finding
similarities and differences in
common objects.
Use the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Sometimes a goat will abandon its kid.
Usually a farmer does not have to
bottle-feed the little critter because another
nanny goat will step in and adopt it.
Make the top row of eggs equal 6.
Make the sum of the middle row
of eggs equal 16.
Adoptions can also be seen in the
chicken coop. Some hens will sit on
any eggs that happen to be around.
Make the sum of the bottom row
equal 17.
Standards Link: Math: Find the sum of whole
numbers to 20; students use strategies, skills
and concepts in finding solutions.
Standards Link: Life Science: Different animals inhabit
the earth, reproduce and adapt in different ways to survive.
Underwater Moms
Frogs and fish moms generally lay their eggs and forget about them. Fortunately, once the eggs hatch,
the tiny tadpoles and baby fish can survive on their own. In fact, one of the predators they have to
watch out for is their own mom! Find 8 things in the pond that don’t belong.
Mom
Adjectives
Look through
today’s
newspaper for
adjectives that
describe each
of the animal
mothers
mentioned on
today’s Kid
Scoop page.
Standards Link: Life Science: Different animals reproduce and adapt in different ways to survive; classify objects.
he mother Surinam toad cares for her eggs in one of the
strangest ways. As the mother toad lays eggs, the male toad
presses them one by one into the soft skin on the mother’s
back. After a while, each egg sinks into a little pocket that forms
on the mother’s back. Then a covering of skin grows over the
pocket. The baby toads hatch
and develop in these little
pockets. A few weeks
later, the mother rubs
her back and the
little toads swim free.
What did the mother
Surinam toad say to
her kids? Unscramble the answer:
FARMER
EGGS
DONKEY
MOMS
SHEEP
FROGS
BOTTLE
TADPOLES
FISH
LAMB
POND
CHICKEN
CHASE
HATCH
Less than 86°F:
All girls
100°
90°
80°
86°F - 89°F:
Both boys and girls
More e than 90°F:
All boys
oys
Standards Link:
English Language:
Conventions: Grammar;
identify adjectives.
Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
C H I C K E N O R F
H T G M D L A M B I
A A F R O G S E O S
This week’s word:
S D A H N M O U T H
DEVOTED
E P R A K G S P T U
The adjective devoted
means completely loyal.
Y O M T E I H O L O
O L E C Y F E N E M
U E R H K R E G G S
P S A M B C P O N D
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Mom Jobs
Ben was a devoted
supporter of the
soccer team.
Try to use the word
devoted in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
All About Mom
Imagine you could fire your mom. Look
through the newspaper to find all of the
different people and companies you would
need to hire to replace your mother. How
much would it cost for one week? One year?
ANSWER: Baby hippopotamuses.
Standards Link: Career: Recognize different roles and jobs in society.
The temperature of
an alligator’s nest
determines if a baby
alligator will hatch
as a girl or a boy.
Write about a special day
or a special experience
you had with your mom
(or another special lady
in your life).
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