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Children will identify the parts of an owl and how they help the owl hunt.

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• Owls are supposed to stay awake at night—but one curious little owl decides to nap! She then wakes up to see the dazzling sights of daytime.
• When night falls, she sees that the starry sky is the most dazzling of all and stays awake—just as she’s supposed to do!

• Work together to find each label in the mini book. Can you find them all? Which one has an arrow?
• Answers: talons on page 3 has an arrow; the other two labels appear on page 8 (owl and mouse).

Skill: scientific role-play

Materials: squeak toy, paper to rustle, or any type of subtle noisemaker

• Have children stand in a circle. Choose one child to be the owl and stand in the middle. Have the owl hide her eyes as you choose a mouse. Give the mouse a small noisemaker and have all children hide their hands behind their backs.
• Have the owl open her eyes, and have the mouse make the noise a few times. Can the owl find which child is the mouse? Expand the circle farther out. Now can the owl find the mouse? Keep going and see how far the owl can hear!
• Explain that owls use their super hearing to hunt. In fact, an owl can hear a mouse from 900 feet away! Let kids take turns playing owls and mice.