How do animals prepare for winter?

10/10/2020 5:37:00 PM
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How do animals prepare for winter? Image: awesomeinventions.com

Do you know?

  • When fall arrives, people start pulling out their sweaters and snuggling up inside. Many animals also start preparing for winter.
  • The shorter days tell animals such as deer, birds, bears that it’s time to gather food and find mates.

Let's prepare for winter with animals!

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Birds prepare for winter. Image: mindbounce.com

Listen and choose the correct.

  • According to the audio, how do animals prepare for the winter?
  • According to the audio, how is the fur of some animals in the winter like?
  • What do frogs do to prepare for winter?
According to the audio, how do animals prepare for the winter?
  • All animals do difficult things to prepare for the winter.
  • Every animal uses heaters to warm their body.
  • Different animals prepare in different ways.

According to the audio, how is the fur of some animals in the winter like?

  • Their fur stays the same.
  • Their fur is new and thicker.
  • Their fur turns white and becomes thinner.
What do frogs do to prepare for winter?
  • They move to the bottom of the pond.
  • They live with turtles.
  • They hide under rocks.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

How do Animals Prepare for Winter?

Written by Elizabeth Baker

As winter , the air gets colder and the days get shorter. The leaves turn different colors and fall off trees. Soon winter is here. Snow covers the ground.

People wear coats. People use  to warm their houses. What do the animals do? How do animals get ready for the winter?

Different animals do different things.

Some birds fly south for the winter. They fly to places that are warm. They often fly in a V-shape .

Some animals or change their behavior. They grow new, thicker fur. Some animals’ fur turns white to  them in the snow.

Bears and skunks build shelters and  all winter long. Hibernation is a special kind of deep sleep.

Frogs and turtles hide under rocks. Fish move to the bottom of the pond and sleep in the mud.

Animals get ready for winter by eating extra food. They store food to eat later in the winter. Animals have many ways to prepare for winter. How do you prepare for winter? 

Read the passage and answer the questions.

How do Animals Prepare for Winter?

Written by Elizabeth Baker

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Bears sleep during the winter. Image: zastavki.com

As winter approaches, the air gets colder and the days get shorter. The leaves turn different colors and fall off trees. Soon winter is here. Snow covers the ground.

People wear coats. People use heaters to warm their houses. What do the animals do? How do animals get ready for the winter?

Different animals do different things.

Some birds fly south for the winter. They fly to places that are warm. They often fly in a V-shape formation.

Some animals adapt or change their behavior. They grow new, thicker fur. Some animals’ fur turns white to hide them in the snow.

Bears and skunks build shelters and hibernate all winter long. Hibernation is a special kind of deep sleep.

Frogs and turtles hide under rocks. Fish move to the bottom of the pond and sleep in the mud.

Animals get ready for winter by eating extra food. They store food to eat later in the winter. Animals have many ways to prepare for winter. How do you prepare for winter? 

What do birds NOT do to prepare for winter?
  • They fly to warm places.
  • They fly south in a V-shaped formation.
  • They find places to hibernate.
Animals store extra food to eat during the winter.
  • False
  • True
  • Not Given

According to the passage, as winter arrives, the leaves turn yellow.

  • False
  • True
  • Not Given

In the winter, catfish _____.

  • gather near the bottom of the lake and sleep in the mud.
  • move to hide under rocks and sleep in the mud.
  • find some shelters under the water to sleep.
According to the passage, which of these animals hibernate throughout the winter?
  • Bears and frogs
  • Skunks, bears and birds
  • Bears and skunks

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. 

  1. As winter , the air gets colder and the days get shorter.
  2. People use to warm their houses.
  3. They often fly in a V-shape .
  4. Some animals or change their behavior.
  5. Some animals’ fur turns white to them in the snow.
  6. Bears and skunks build shelters and all winter long. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The animals eventually to the colder climate.
  2. Be careful when you a strange dog.
  3. I bought a for my room, which heats the place up quickly.
  4. There is a time for trying the 4-4-2 and asking players to do slightly different things.
  5. When the bear , does he wake up hungry?
  6. Did you the present under the bed?