Reptiles & Amphibians Story Books by Rebecca Johnson Teach your science content while teaching literacy with these activity sheets. Each of the ten books in this series is supported by two photocopiable worksheets. The books focus on a variety of Australian Curriculum biological science requirements. They target concepts such as: • life cycles • needs of living things • features of survival • relationships between living things and their environments. Each book has a table in the front to make it easier to link these concepts to your teaching. The correct understandings of these concepts are reinforced by the variety of fiction and non-fiction books in the series. The activity sheets then cement this understanding through a range of self-guided tasks, including comparing and contrasting, making inferences, and ordering and sorting. These activity sheets are a fun and meaningful way to support the teaching of biological science concepts and enable greater understanding. $5.95 RRP Linked to the Australian Curriculum science outcomes listed below, these books and their accompanying worksheets are valuable resources across primary schools, and cater to students with different needs and abilities. Foundation Living things have basic needs, including food and water. (ACSSU002) Year 1 Living things have a variety of external features. (ACSSU017) Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves. (ACSSU030) Year 2 People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment (ACSHE035) and living things. Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be Year 3 (ACSSU044) distinguished from non-living things. Living things have life cycles. (ACSSU072) Year 4 Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive. (ACSSU073) Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in Year 5 (ACSSU043) their environment. There are 10 books in the Reptiles Story Book series. Their titles, reading levels and ISBNs are listed below: Title Isbn Reading Level Anna the Goanna 9781925243260 23 Banjo the Banded Sea Snake 9781925243215 22 Crafty Crocodile 9781925243222 20 Desmond the Death Adder 9781925243239 23 Gorgeous Geckos 9781925243246 20 Grace the Green Sea Turtle 9781925243253 21 Stanley the Saw-shelled Turtle 9781925243277 23 Super Snakes 9781925243284 22 Terry the Toad 9781925243291 22 Trevor the Tadpole 9781925243307 24 ACTIVITY SHEET 1 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Anna the Goanna Use the Anna the Goanna book to help you with this activity. 1 Cut out the four pictures and the four day labels. 2 Match the days of the week to the food that Anna ate. 3 Glue them in order on the table below. 4 Give your table the title What Anna the Goanna Ate. Title: ______________________________________________________________ Name of day: What Anna ate: Anna the Goanna © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ✁ Wednesday Monday Thursday Tuesday ✁ ACTIVITY SHEET 2 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Anna the Goanna Look at the map below. Using the book Anna the Goanna, cut out the labels and glue them where they would go on the map. Found eggs Headed home Walked to creek Left hollow log Crossed park Climbed a tree Climbed a rock Found turkey’s Saw dingo nest NAME Anna the Goanna © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. Saw dingo Climbed a tree Left hollow log Crossed park Found eggs Climbed a rock ✁ Found turkey’s Headed home Walked to creek nest ACTIVITY SHEET 1 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Banjo the Banded Sea Snake Answer True or False to these statements about facts from the Banjo the Banded Sea Snake story. More information can be found on the inside front and back covers. 1 Banded sea snakes (BSS) are also called kraits. ____________ 2 BSS eat jellyfi sh. ____________ 3 BSS need to come out of the ocean to drink ____________ fresh water. 4 BSS lay their eggs in the water. ____________ 5 BSS protect themselves by pretending their ____________ tail is their head. 6 Sea eagles hunt BSS. ____________ 7 BSS like to swim out in the open ocean. ____________ 8 Triggerfi sh like to eat BSS. ____________ 9 BSS often swim with larger fi sh. ____________ 10 Eagles catch BSS with their beaks. ____________ Look at the picture in the book and colour this banded sea snake correctly. Banjo the Banded Sea Snake © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ACTIVITY SHEET 2 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Banjo the Banded Sea Snake Read the book Banjo the Banded Sea Snake to fi nd out which animals the description and behaviour boxes refer to. Cut out the picture of each animal and glue it next to your answer. DESCRIPTION Long, banded reptile that lives in the sea among coral in Glue picture here parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans BEHAVIOUR Moves its tail in a way that confuses predators into thinking that its tail is its head NAME DESCRIPTION Large bird with strong claws and beak that lives near Glue picture here the sea BEHAVIOUR Hunts mainly for fish over the ocean. Some species are very large and can have a wingspan of over two metres. NAME DESCRIPTION Brightly coloured fish often marked by lines and spots that Glue picture here inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world BEHAVIOUR Eats mainly slow-moving, bottom-dwelling creatures like crabs, molluscs and sea anemones with its very strong teeth NAME NAME Banjo the Banded Sea Snake © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ✁ ACTIVITY SHEET 1 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Crafty Crocodile Read the book Crafty Crocodile and answer True or False to these questions. You may need to refer to the inside covers of the books for some facts. 1 Crocodiles are covered in thick, bony scales. ____________ 2 Crocodile scales are there to keep them warm. ____________ 3 Crocodiles cannot leap out of the water. ____________ 4 Crocodiles like to hide from their prey. ____________ 5 Crocodiles swallow large animals whole. ____________ 6 Crocodiles cannot swim very fast. ____________ 7 Crocodiles are the only reptiles that look after their eggs and young. ____________ 8 It takes six months for crocodile eggs to hatch. ____________ 9 Crocodiles can weigh up to 1000 kg. ____________ 10 Saltwater Crocodiles are also known as Estuarine Crocodiles. ____________ 11 Crocodiles have live babies. ____________ 12 Crocodiles are carnivores. ____________ 13 Crocodiles can live for up to 70 years. ____________ Crafty Crocodile © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ACTIVITY SHEET 2 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Crafty Crocodile Look at the pictures of the crocodile in the book Crafty Crocodile. Crocodiles are reptiles. They have: (cid:129) cold blood (cid:129) scales (cid:129) backbones (vertebrae) (cid:129) lungs. Most reptiles also lay eggs. Look at the list of animals below. Write Yes in the box if you think they are reptiles and No if you think they belong to a different group of animals. ANIMAL REPTILE? YES OR NO Crocodile Grasshopper Possum Turtle Green Tree-frog Bat Snake Goldfish Emu Lizard NAME Crafty Crocodile © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ACTIVITY SHEET 1 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Desmond the Death Adder Match the name of the animal to its picture and description by lightly shading over the boxes in matching colours. Choose a different colour for each animal. Make sure you shade lightly enough to still see the writing. The fi rst one has been done for you. Striped A tiny, brown-coloured mammal Skink with very large eyes, long back legs, a very long brush-tipped tail and a creamy underbelly Death A small lizard with smooth adder skin and stripes down its back Bilby A mouse-sized creature with a pointy nose, shortish chubby tail and mouse-like ears Dunnart A rabbit-sized mammal with long back legs and very large ears Spinifex A small lizard that is covered in Hopping- hard, little, thorn-like scales mouse Thorny A yellow-and-orange-striped Devil snake with faint stripes and a wide head Desmond the Death Adder © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ACTIVITY SHEET 2 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Desmond the Death Adder Use the Desmond the Death Adder book to help you build and label the death adder. Place the labels near the parts they describe and draw an arrow to each part. NAME Desmond the Death Adder © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved. ✁ Black tail tip that Red, orange and Short, thick body Flattens body ✁ acts like a lure for yellow scales to covered in scales down to sink into other animals help it blend in (or the sand camouflage) with Highly venomous the sand fangs Triangular head ACTIVITY SHEET 1 Steve Parish KIDS Story Book Reptiles Series by Rebecca Johnson Gorgeous Geckos Use the words in the boxes to complete this information about geckos. As you use each word, make sure you cross it out. Read the Gorgeous Geckos book to help you with this activity. windows prey warm reptiles feet eyelids geckos tongues colours skin Geckos belong to the group of animals called _____________________. There are thousands of types of _____________________ in the world. They can be found in most countries where there is a ______________ climate. Geckos come in many different _________________ and sizes. Geckos can climb on walls and ____________________. They use their setae on their ______________ to help them to grip. Most geckos do not have any _______________. They use their _____________________ to lick their eyes to keep them clean. Geckos also use their tongues to catch their _________________. Geckos shed their _______________. Geckos can lose their tail if they are frightened or attacked but it will grow back. Gorgeous Geckos © 2015 Pascal Press. All rights reserved.