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WOOLY F UN!
SHEEP ACTIVITY PACK
WOOLY UNSCRAMBLE!Unscramble the words to spell out the items.
Ba
ll f
o y
c
a
o
r
lf
n
k
SEEING DOUBLE!find the two barnyard friends that look the same!
Lifespan8 years
Weight90–450 pounds
Fun FactSheep were
among the first animals to be
domesticated by humans around
10,000 B.C.
SHEEPACTIVITIESCOTTON BALL CUTOUT SHEEPMaterials: • ½ sheet white paper
• ½ sheet black paper
• Cotton balls
• Glue
• Scissors
• Googly eyes
• 2-inch piece of red yarn
Method: 1. Cut an oval out of the white paper. This will be the sheep’s body.
2. Cut a head, two ears and four legs out of the black paper.
3. Glue them to the white oval in the appropriate places.
4. Glue cotton balls all over the white paper to represent wool.
5. Glue the googly eyes to the sheep’s face, then glue the red yarn on the face as a smile.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1. A male sheep is a ram, and a baby sheep is a lamb; what is a
female sheep?
2. For hundreds of years people wrote on special sheepskin, called ___________.
3. What is the oily substance that keeps sheep dry and softens your hands?
4. How many toes does a sheep have?
5. A sheep can yield up to __________ pounds of wool a clip. (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 18
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?• Top lamb-shaped cookies with marshmallow frosting.
• Display examples of things made with wool, felt or sheepskin.
• Smooth on some lanolin (the oil in sheep’s wool) hand cream.
Answers: 1. ewe 2. parchment 3. lanolin 4. two on
each foot 5. 18
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BARNYARD JOKES!Use the decoder to find the answers to some
of our favorite barnyard jokes.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
DECODER KEY
Why did the dog stop listening to the sheep’s stories?
What do you get if you cross an angry sheep and a moody cow?
COUNTING SHEEP!How many sheep can you find?
Answer: 45
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