The Bulletin., December 13, 2021, Monday E-Edition, Page 9, Image 9

THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021 A9
© 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
4 = light green
3 = orange
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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.
3. A crown of feathers on
a peafowl’s head is
called a crest.
TRUE FALSE
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1. Only males are called
peacocks.
TRUE FALSE
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Read today’s Kid Scoop page
and then answer the following
True or False questions.
2. Peahens are mostly
red and yellow.
TRUE FALSE
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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.
4. Peacocks shed their
feathers every year.
TRUE FALSE
5. Peacocks only eat
plants.
TRUE FALSE
6. Peacocks are tiny birds.
TRUE FALSE
Herbivores eat only plants.
Carnivores eat only meat.
ANSWER: Omnivores
8. Peacocks sleep in trees.
TRUE FALSE
Do the math to match each word with its definition.
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12 = ROOST
24 = HATCH
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Peafowl have
sharp eyes.
When they see a
predator, they
make a loud call
which alerts 2
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.
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.
10. Peacocks fan out their
tail feathers to attract
females.
TRUE FALSE
E S A L E R T S F A
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
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Dressing Up
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.
My Hero
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.
ANSWER: A re-tail store!
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple
written instructions.
9. Peacocks can’t fly.
TRUE FALSE
ANSWERS:
1. True
6. False
2. False
7. True
3. True
8. True
4. True
9. False
5. False
10. True
Bird Words
21 = FOWL
10 = PARTY
15 = CREST
7. A peacock’s train can
grow to be 5 feet long.
TRUE FALSE
Write about someone who
is your hero. Why is this
person special to you?