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AWESOME ARCTIC ANIMALS
Today’s theme is all about the animals of the Arctic! The Arctic is located at the most northern part of the world. It is made up of Alaska, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, and Canada. It’s very cold in the Arctic, but there are still lots of animals that love to live there. These animals love the cold. The Arctic is very important because it helps keep all of the world’s weather balanced. It’s also where lots of people and animals call home.
Today’s fun includes a coneect-the-dots, an exercise to test your smarts, and a crossword puzzle!
Issue 18 BCFL Children’s Services
Camouflaged Connect the Dots
Most of the animals in the Arctic are hard to see. A lot of the animals camouflage into their environements. Camouflage helps animals blend in to their
surroundings. This makes them hard to find. Connect the dots and identify each hidden animal!
This animal is a__________________________
This animal is a__________________________
This animal is a__________________________
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Air, Land, or Water?All types of animals live in the Arctic. Some animals fly around, others walk
and run on the snow, and the rest swim in the seas. Label where each animal spends most of its time. Be careful! Some animals like to spend their time in
more place than one!
The Arctic wolf spends its time____________________________________________
The Arctic Whale spends its time____________________________________________
The Arctic tern spends its time____________________________________________
The walrus spends its time____________________________________________
The musk ox spends its time____________________________________________
The Arctic hare spends its time____________________________________________
The lemming spends its time____________________________________________
The snowy owl spends its time____________________________________________
The penguin spends its time____________________________________________
Chilly CrosswordUse the clues to solve the puzzle!
DOWN1. A large bear that loves to swim in the sea.2. It has soft white fur and long ears to help it
hear predators.4. Unicorn of the sea.6. Snowy creature that flies in the skies and can turn its
head completely around.7. Bird that can’t fly but loves to swim.11. Loves to howl at the moon.12. It loves to swim in the sea and bounce around on
land. Its blubber keeps it nice and warm.
ACROSS3. A smart, fast, and sneaky canine.5. Bird with a black cap on its head.8. Humongous mammal that swims in the cold seas.9. Tiny rodent that resembles a gerbil, and loves to
burrow in the snow.10. Stocky mammal with wooly fur and horns.11. Large mammal with flippers and tusks.
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Boredom Busters Bitez is an extension of our previous publication, Boredom Busters. Instead of one large publication, we will release three different Boredom Buster activities. Each issue is a different theme!
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