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The Tree Life
Porcupines eat leaves, twigs, and fruit. No ____________ many live in trees! They have long tails that they can ________ around branches to help them __________ up trees. But if they can’t find a good sleeping spot in a tree, they will sleep on the ground or in a ____________ log. Porcupines are _________________. This means they like to sleep during the day and stay up at night.
Read each statement to a family member. Ask them to decide if each statement is a FACT or an OPINION. Then, do the math under each statement. If the answer is an even number, it is a FACT. If it is an
odd number, it’s an OPINION. Porcupines are mammals. 18 + 2 =
Porcupines are members of the rodent family. 11 + 5 = Porcupines are scary. 14 + 7 =
Porcupines can climb trees. 12 + 12 = Porcupines are cute. 6 + 3 =
Replace the missing words!
Porcupines by the Numbers
BABY FLAT FRUIT FUR
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally. S
K E N I P U C R O P
I L A N R U T C O N
N R E K O P H O O K
R T H T E E T H I X
R T A Q U I L L S R
O F I
L H U U F P B A A L
L N K R R N A O N I
S G I W
Porcupines weigh anywhere from _____ to _____ pounds. 6 + 6 41 – 6
X B A K H E E R T
GNAW HOOK NOCTURNAL POKE PORCUPINE QUILLS ROLLS SKIN TEETH TREE TWIGS
L R T Y G W H
T F B Q G X
They can grow to be ______ to ______ feet in length. 10 – 7 7 – 3
Standards Link: Math: Calculate sums and differences. Porcupines live to about _____ years old. 9 + 9
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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