Pistes d'exploration
:
Before reading, use a KWL chart to identify what you already know about moose and what you want to learn.
: The moose is often mistaken for which animal depicted on the Canadian quarter? Create a Venn diagram comparing moose and caribou.
:
Create Did You Know? fact cards about moose. Read the cards aloud, then post them around your school.
:
Discuss the concepts of metres and kilograms. Estimate whether a moose would fit through the classroom door, then measure the door frame using a metre stick. If a child weighs 30kg, how many children would it take to weigh as much as a moose?
:
Name animals, other than moose, that give birth to calves (e.g. dolphins, cows, camels, reindeer).
:
Create math questions about moose: estimate how many antlers would fit the width of your classroom. Compare answers with your peers.
:
Before reading, use a KWL chart to identify what you already know about moose and what you want to learn.
:
Write five interesting facts you learned about moose and present them to your classmates (Did you know that moose have . . . ?)
:
Compare moose depicted in fiction to those presented in this non-fiction reference. Illustrate your results on a poster.
Mots-clés
Non-fiction, animal behaviour, Canadian animals, habitats, illustrations (photographs), moose