AnimalsIn And Around

My Home

by Patricia Tierney

These are my three kitty cats.

This is Taco.

This is Fajita.

This is Lena.

What do you think they like to do?

They like to hang around.

They like to climb trees.

They like to play in the snow.

They like to walk on books.

They like to play with toys.

They like to swing.

Where do you think they like to sleep?

They like to sleep in their baskets

They like to sleep on my husband.

And sometimesthey like to sleep on me!

What other pets do you think I might have?

This is Nick.

This is Nick in the snow. He wants to come inside.

What do pets need to survive?

Brainstorming

Where did their food come from?

Insert

slides about what pets need to survive

What animals do you think

l might have seen around my home?

This is the pond.Who do you think lives here?

This frog lives in the pond.

This is a great blue heron that visits the pond.

What do you think he might eat?

Brainstorm

He eats .. … the frogs that live in the pond.

This is the field.Who do you think lives here?

Brainstorm

Insert

slides of animalsin the field

and their diet

This is a pheasant that sometimes visits the field.

What do you think she might eat?

These are turkeys that also visit the field.

What do you think they might eat?

This is a spider that lives in my garden.

What do you think she might eat?

A mosquito!

If I am lucky enough for it to fly into her trap!!!

This is a bear that visits sometimes.

What do you think he might eat?

Brainstorm

InsertPicture of dog food, berries,

compost,

And if I keep my digital camera handy . . .

I might

be able to take

more pictures

of animals in and

around my home!