all about snakes presented by mr. seldomridge february 28 - march 3
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All About Snakes
Presented by Mr. Seldomridge
February 28 - March 3
Reptile FactsReptile Facts Reptiles include lizards and snakes,
tortoises and turtles, crocodiles and alligators, and the tuatara.
Reptiles can be found on land and in water.
Reptiles have scaly skin that helps them retain moisture.
Reptiles breathe air through lungs. Most reptile babies hatch from eggs.
SnakesSnakes Snakes can live in
water, under-ground, or in trees.
Snakes use their tongues to taste and smell the air.
Snakes are meat eaters.
Some snakes kill their prey by biting it with poison fangs.
Some snakes squeeze their prey to death.
Snakes open their mouths so wide, they can swallow their food whole.
Different snakes move in S-curves, in bunched up loops, in straight lines like a caterpillar, or in back-and-forth flips called sidewinding.
More Snake Info Snake skin does not stretch much,
so as they grow, snakes must shed their old skin and grow new, bigger skin.
Snakes shed their skin many times in their lives.
Most snake babies hatch from leathery eggs.
Boa ConstrictorsBoa Constrictors The boa constrictor is a non-
poisonous tropical snake. The boa constrictor’s life span
is about 25 - 30 years. Some boas live underground
while other live in trees. Their prey consists mainly of
birds and small mammals. Boas seize their prey in their
jaws, then entwine their bodies around it and suffocate it.
They lay shelled eggs. The boa is one of the most
beautifully colored reptiles.
More Boa InfoMore Boa Info Boa is the common name for
fifty species of snake. The species best known as
“boa” is the boa constrictor, which grows up to twelve feet long.
After a boa suffocates its prey, they swallow the animal whole.
A boa can swallow an animal larger than its own head.
PythonsPythons Pythons are not
venomous. They kill by constricting
their prey. Pythons are excellent
swimmers and climbers. They will eat birds,
other animals, and even fish.
They live by the water. A python may live for
more than 20 years.
Animal TemperaturesAnimal Temperatures Mammals are warm-blooded. Their
bodies stay at about the same temperature all the time, as long as they’re healthy. (Our normal body temperature is 98.6º F.)
Reptiles are cold-blooded. Their temperatures go down when the weather is cold and up when it is hot.
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the WashWash
by Trinka Hakes Noble
A story about an
unusual class trip to a farm. The chaos was on account of the boa constrictor Jimmy brought to meet the animals.
VerdiVerdiby Janell Cannon
A python baby determines to keep both his yellow skin and his adventurous, fast-moving lifestyle, and he goes zinging about the rain forest until eventually--'Whippety, whappity, fwip, fwap, WHAM!'
Boa ConstrictorBoa Constrictorby Shel Silverstein
Oh, I’m being eaten
By a boa constrictor.
A boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor,
And I don’t like it -- one bit.
Well, what do you know?
It’s nibblin’ my toe.
Oh, gee,
It’s up to my knee.Oh my,It’s up to my thigh.Oh, fiddle, It’s up to my middle.Oh, heck,It’s up to my neck.Oh, dread,It’s
upmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfffffffffffff...
ActivitiesActivitiesMonday
Discuss vocabulary Picture walk the
story The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Read story orally using big book
Cause and Effect
Tuesday Review vocabulary Whole group reads
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Use big book to echo read the story
Ask/discuss guided reading questions
Snake Pet Stories
ActivitiesActivitiesWednesday
Review vocabulary In small groups,
read The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Read/discuss Verdi Make fact books
about snakes and reptiles.
Thursday Review vocabulary Students partner
read The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Temperature Activity Get stories ready to
publish in the computer lab
ActivitiesActivitiesFriday Review vocabulary Partner read The
Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Ask and Answer Game
Comprehension Test