They are wellmaintained escape routes, and the snowshoe hares life depends on the hares knowing every twist and turn they take. East urban home snowshoe hare feeding on pussy willow in the winter, alaska photographic print format. Its brown during the summer, then turns snowy white for winter. The snowshoe hares fur is brown during the summer and white in the winter. Because of the heavy browsing that occurs during peak hare densities, winter forage. Even if an animal stays out of sight, you can find clear signs of its presence by its tracks and imprints. Snowshoe hare demography ubc zoology university of british. This bundle will provide you with both centers and activity worksheets for every skill in readygen unit 1 2016 edition for second grade. Depending on the season, their fur can be a different color. This should be graded and will come home by the end of the week. During the winter, snowshoe hares are white, which helps them blend in with the snow.
Field guidemammalssnowshoe hare wikibooks, open books for. The hares fur helps it avoid predators, but when those predators are dead, it might just be the hare eating them. Snowshoe hares winter home trifold readygen 2nd grade unit 1 module a. Snowshoe hares winter home ebsco information services. Allen davis as the seasons pass, snowshoe hares coat changes from brown to white and back to brown again, helping her to blend into her habitat and avoid predators as she searches for food. During the winter, the snowshoe hares fur turns white in colour to help it camouflage from predators. How turtle flew south for the winter written by avelyn davidson and illustrated by nilesh mistry. The snowshoe hare is probably best known for its fur changing color with the seasons. Snowshoe hares winter home, lesson 1 flashcards quizlet. How does this illustration show you theos point of view about mr. Snowshoe hares family soundprints read and discover. A snowshoe hare transitions from an entirely white coat to an entirely brown coat between the seasons of winter and summer.
A snowshoe hare s life cycle is narrated through the seasons as she does the things that hares do. Hares in winter feed on the inner bark and buds of shrubs and small trees. Snowshoe hares winter home reading focus learners understand that relationships matter to a community. The snowshoe hare changes its fur to white in the winter, and back to brown with a white underbelly in the summer. Snowshoe hares winter home vocabulary cards, 2nd grade pearson readygen this packet contains 8 vocabulary cards with definitions and pictures. As the seasons pass, snowshoe hares coat changes from brow.
Builtin activities, such as guessing how a snowshoe hare stays camouflaged when the snow melts in spring and finding objects that weigh the same amount as. It is not hard to see why the individual toe pads in the tracks of a snowshoe hares feet are rarely very distinct. How do writers create a clear sequence of events in a story. During the winter months, a snowshoe hare has white fur with gray trim. A gradebygrade resource guide for parents and teachers core knowledge series e. This is a trifold that can be done independently or in small groups for the story snowshoe hares winter home of the 2nd grade readygen 2016 common core and noncommon core reading series. Please practice spelling these pattern words and try to apply the pattern. The selection test is a new story the students havent read. The snowshoe hares ears are smaller than most hares. Snowshoe hares coat changes from brown to white to help her blend into her habitat. Why does a snowshoe hare turn white in the winter answers. Accelerated readerguided reading levelslexilebook formatword picturessummer schoolanchor chartsmini booksfairy tales. Readygens snowshoe hares winter home comprehension and.
Snowshoe hares winter home trifold readygen 2nd grade. In the summer though, their fur turns brown, taking up to ten weeks to change color completely. This book is based on a sioux legend of how animals adapt to climate changes. The story of a snowshoe hare smithsonian wild heritage collection. Accelerated readerguided reading levelslexile book formatword picturessummer schoolanchor chartsmini booksfairy tales. The aptly named snowshoe hare has particularly large feet and a winterwhite coat. Snowshoe hares winter home will also focus on using illustrations to gain information about the text and we will also focus on asking and answering who, what, where, when, why questions to demonstrate understanding of the text. An important component of the snowshoe hares survival strategy is to evade predators by maximizing camouflage through a seasonal color change from white in winter to brown in summer. The snowshoe hare, with its unique ability to change the color of its fur to correspond with the seasons, is excellent at concealment from predators. Builtin activities, such as guessing how a snowshoe hare stays camouflaged when the snow melts in spring and finding. Anchor and supporting texts anchor and supporting texts anchor trade book charlotte.
Snowshoe hares coat changes from brown to white and back to brown again, helping her to blend into her habitat and avoid predators as she searches for food. It also always has a gray underbelly, and black on the tips and edges of its ears and tail. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including snowshoe hares winter home. At all times, it is important for hares to reingest certain feces. Celia evans is a professor of ecology at paul smiths college in the adirondack park where, among other things, she teaches a course in winter ecology and studies snowshoe hares and other winter wonders with her students. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. They have been known to cannibalize the remains of dead conspecifics in winter months. Snowshoe hare lepus americanus at john brown farm 8 may 2018. Use two or more examples from the text to support your answer. A correlation of pearson readygen, 2014 and pearson longman cornerstone, 20. Snowshoe hares winter home vocabulary cards, 2nd grade pearson readygen this packet contains 8 vocabulary cards with definitions and pictures from the snowshoe hares winter home, according to the 2nd grade readygen program. Snowshoe the hare by kathryn white, ruth rivers library binding book, 48 pages see other available editions description go bananas teachers guide based on the go bananas series, this resource for teachers helps reinforce what students learn in their core reading program, through engaging activities that focus on reading skills. Snowshoe hare hind feet naturally curious with mary holland.
Winter snowshoe hare this is one of more than works of art offered by. March 26, 2018 surprisingly, snowshoe hares can have between 2 and 5 litters each year. Robert hynes a snowshoe hare raises her family while outwitting dangerous predators. The stories covered are trouble in the sandbox, snowshoe hare s winter home, friends around the world, and the house on maple street.
During the summer, hares keep their runs free of branches by pruning them back. Essential questions how do readers understand a characters point of view. Trouble at the sandbox anchor text snowshoe hares winter home text collection. Alexander who used to be rich last sunday a chair for my mother money matters wanna iguana theodore roosevelt.
It is called the snowshoe hare because of its large back feet. This is a trifold that can be done independently or in small groups for the story snowshoe hares winter home of the 2nd grade readygen reading series. Use 2 or more examples from the text to support your answer. Most of the pictures are taken from maria tumbling twirling ambling exploring nibbling signal vanished. Every snowshoe hare ive found in winter has used this method and ive been able to slowly get quite close to them. They apply the reading skills and strategies learned in class while taking the test. Pearson school starter template home cicero school. Readygen snowshoe hares winter home vocabulary 2nd grade. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including snowshoe hare s winter home. When the seasons change to spring and summer, snowshoe hares. If it is an outdoor rabbit, it can get sunburn, if its black, its fur will turn. Licensed to youtube by merlin pias on behalf of new world music. Snowshoe hares winter home trifold readygen 2016 2nd. The snowshoe hares fur is rusty brown in the spring and summer, and white in the winter.
As the seasons pass, snowshoe hares coat changes from. The snowshoe hare takes its name from its hind feet, which are so large that they do not sink easily into snow as it hops and walks. The story of a snowshoe hare smithsonian wild heritage collection boyle, doe, davis, allen on. In writing, we are continuing to focus on narrative writing. Snowshoe hares winter home trifold readygen 2nd grade unit. It has a brown coat in the summer, and a white coat during the winter. The aptly named snowshoe hare has particularly large feet and a winter white coat.
This unit contains 4 sheets, 10 vocabulary words from the story snowshoe hares winter home. Snowshoe hares have an interesting adaptation that helps protect them against predators. The snowshoe hares ears are not as long as some other species of hares ears. When its time to move on, the hare hops over the forest floor with ease. Snowshoe hares naturally curious with mary holland page 2. There is a 34 thick layer of hair on the bottom of a hares 5 to 6inchlong hind foot. During the winter, snowshoe hares forage on buds, twigs, bark, and evergreens. There is a thick layer of hair on the bottom of a hares to hind foot. This set is the same as the other file but with smaller cards, usually for a word wall.
Snowshoe hares winter home reading focus readers understand relationships between characters through the events and challenges in a story. Grade 2, unit 1 vertical standards map draft stage. It has very large hind feet, and dense fur on their soles. Compare charlottes web snowshoe hares winter home reading focus learners understand that relationships matter to a community. The hares large feet also help him hop away from predators. In the winter, hares also have to prune as the snow gets higher and the runs encounter more branches. The new growth of trembling aspen, birches and willows is also eaten. The ears contain many veins, which help to regulate body temperature. Snowshoe hares winter home lexile 530l literary text leveled text library instructional support for module a is found in the readygen teachers guide for grade 2, unit 1. A fine example of an animal suited to his surroundings, the hare has a snowwhite coat in the winter that sheds in the spring to become brown for better camouflage. In summer, snowshoe hares light brown coat blends perfectly with t. Trouble at the sandbox snowshoe hares winter home friends around the world house on maple st. We are taking our selection test on that book this week. This unit contains 4 sheets, 10 vocabulary words from the story snowshoe hares w inter home.
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