Reindeer & Moose

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Reindeer & Moose Literacy Centers For 2nd & 3rd Grades

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Reindeer are Reindeer are mammals. awesome!

Reindeer live on tundras, Reindeer are the coolest animal anyone can learn a flat Arctic region. about.

Reindeer are also Reindeer are animals that known as caribou. everyone should see.

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Reindeer are Reindeer are herbivores. beautiful.

In the wild reindeer Reindeer fur is the can live up to 15 years. prettiest and softest.

A male reindeer is Reindeer antlers are better than regular deer called a buck. antlers.

Both male and female Watching reindeer in the wild is better than reindeer grow antlers. anything else. ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Moose are the largest A moose’s antlers of all the deer species. are awesome.

Male moose antlers can spread six feet from end to Moose have very end. ugly looking faces.

A flap of skin called a “bell” Moose should eat other swings underneath each moose’s throat. things besides plants.

Moose shed their antlers Seeing a moose in the wild every winter and grow new would be the best ones the following spring. experience ever. ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Male moose are Moose antlers are better than reindeer called bulls. antlers.

Moose are herbivores and feed Moose should be on things such as shrubs, everyone’s favorite pinecones and mosses. animal.

Moose can live anywhere Moose live in the from 15 to 20 years. worst kind of habitat.

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One Fact About My Animal Is:

One Opinion About My Animal Is: My animal is:

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com the hard covering on hoof the foot of an animal

branched horns on the head antlers of an adult deer or similar animal

warm-blooded animals that are vertebrates, have hair on their mammals bodies, and make milk to feed their babies

a large area of flat, tundra treeless, frozen land in the northern part of the world ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com a large type of deer that lives in the northern part of the world caribou and is commonly known as a reindeer

a young deer, especially fawn one that is less than a year old

a male animal, especially buck a male deer or antelope

the name for many types of doe female animals, especially a deer ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com an animal that herbivore only eats plants

to move from one area to migrate another at different times of the year

a bell-shaped flap of skin bell found underneath the throat of a moose

the usually long nose muzzle and mouth of an animal

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com an adult male of bull various large animals

the young of various calf large animals

the mature female of cow various, usually large, animals

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Vocabulary Task #1 Vocabulary Task #2 Put the Sort the words vocabulary by the number words in ABC of syllables. order.

Vocabulary Task #3 Vocabulary Task #4 Use each vocabulary word Practice reading in a complete each word aloud. sentence.

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Directions: In the shapes below compare the facts you have read about moose and reindeer. How are they the same? How are they different?

Moose and Reindeer ______

Moose Reindeer ______©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Did you know that moose and reindeer are both types of deer? There are 47 species of deer in our world.

If you traveled to Alaska you might see both moose and reindeer on your trip. Both can be found there.

Moose are the largest of the all the kinds of deer. They can be up to six feet tall and some weigh up to 1,500 pounds!

Moose have a flap of skin below their throats called a bell that swings back and forth.

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Moose are great swimmers! They can even stay under water for up to 30 seconds at a time.

Can you run as fast as a moose? They have been known to run up to 35 miles per hour over short distances.

Wow! A moose’s antlers can spread up to six feet from end to end!

A reindeer’s thick fur traps air near its body and helps it to stay warm in the cold weather.

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Like moose, reindeer are also herbivores. Do you know what a herbivore is?

Some reindeer travel over 3,000 miles per year! That can mean that they walk around 23 miles per day while migrating. Can you believe that?

Another name for reindeer is caribou.

Did you know that many reindeer shed their antlers in the winter and grow new ones each spring?

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Name: ______Would you give a moose a muffin?

What did you learn about a moose’s diet? Draw some things a Write three facts about what they really moose really eats. eat.

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©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Name: ______Do reindeer really like cold weather?

What did you learn about a reindeer’s Draw a picture of habitat? Write three facts about what the natural habitat where they live. of reindeer. 1.______2.______3.______

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Name: ______My Opinion Is… Moose are much better than reindeer! Here are three reasons why I think that: This is a moose: 1.______

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3.______©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Name: ______My Opinion Is… Reindeer are much better than moose! Here are three reasons why I think that: This is a reindeer: 1.______

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The book I read is:

The author is:

3 facts I learned are:

My animal is:

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The book I read is:

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My animal is:

One thing I wonder is:

©www.thecurriculumcorner.com Name: ______My animal is: The book I read is:

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My 1 animal Habitat Diet interesting is: fact All About Reindeer ______

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Directions: Write the name of your animal in the center. In the web surrounding, write facts you have learned. ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com