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"Owls, Orangutans, Octopus, & Otters" Letter of the Week

 

 

   

 We will be learning about owls, octopus, orangutans, and otters this week.

Our letter is "O" and our word is “mom”.

  There are 250 species of owls and they are found on every continent except icy Antarctica.

The Blakiston fish owl is the world's largest – and one of the rarest – owl species, with an impressive 6 foot wingspan. 

The Elf Owl is the smallest species of owl in the world.

Standing less than six inches tall, feathered in gray with big yellow eyes.

  Orangutans are intelligent great apes.

Orangutan babies cling to their mother for the first 4-6 years of life. 

Then, babies stay with their mothers for many more years learning how to use tools, where to find the fruit, leaves, bark, honey, and insects that they eat.

The Oklahoma City Zoo and the Sedgwick County Zoo has orangutans.

*Orangutan information for parents only.

*Orangutans are critically endangered because their forest home is being burned and replaced with palm oil plantations.

*Approximately 60 orangutans are killed every week. 

*Palm oil is found in many packaged, processed sweets, lotions, soaps, shampoos,and make up.

*I try to avoid palm oil by remembering “what is good for you is good for the earth”.

*With more than 500 different names, it can be challenging to find products with out palm oil. 

*I like this reference site  Palm Oil Free Products | List of Products Without Palm Oil

  There are approximately 300 species of octopus.

The octopus can change color to gray, brown, pink, blue, or green to blend in with its surroundings.

Octopuses also change color as a way to communicate with other octopuses.

Like a starfish, an octopus can regrow lost arms.

  We have river otters in the wild in Oklahoma.

The Tulsa Zoo and The Oklahoma Aquarium have river otters.

River otters eat mostly aquatic organisms, including fish, frogs, crayfish, turtles, insects and some small mammals.

They hunt singly or in pairs and although otters generally forage in water, they are equally at home on land, sometimes traveling between 10 and 18 miles in search of food.

   Sea otters do not have blubber, but have the densest fur of any animal to keep warm.   

Sea otters use rocks as tools to break open mussels.   

Sea otters tend to rest together in groups called rafts.

To keep from drifting out to sea when resting and eating, sea otters wrap themselves in kelp.

   Please ask your child the following questions. 

When are owls most active? 

What do owls eat? 

Where do orangutans live?

What do orangutans eat? 

Where do river otters live?

What do river otters eat? 

Where do octopus live?

What do octopus eat?

Where do sea otters live?

What do sea otters eat?

Which “O” animal would you like to be for a day?

    Ask your child to tell you the definition of our vocabulary words.

 Ocean- Ask how an ocean is different than a lake and how much of the world is covered by oceans.

    Please have your child show and tell you our Sign Language and Spanish vocabulary.  

me gusta-I like it

Netflix:

Octonauts- S2E16 Mimic Octopus

Octonauts Great Barrier Reef

Our Planets – Jungles

If I were an Animal

Owl Information

l All About Owls for Kids: Backyard Bird Series - FreeSchool

Who Knew? Amazing Owl Facts!

Spotted Owl | Amazing Animals

Owls for Kids | Animals for Kids | Educational Videos for Kids

Wild Kratts - Explore the Desert!

Owls Have Superior Senses | Nat Geo WILD

What Are Owl Pellets? - #sciencegoals

Wild Kratts 🦉❄ Snowy Owls ❄ Happy Holidays! ❄ Kids Videos

Wild Kratts |Snow OWLS| POWER Suits!

I'm an Owl

Owl Facts for Kids

Wild Kratts - Feathered Friends

Orangutan Information

Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth

Incredible Orangutan Moments (Part 1) | Top 5s | BBC Earth

Incredible Orangutan Moments (Part 2) | Top 5s | BBC Earth

Wonderous Baby Orangutan | First Chance To See | BBC Earth Kids

Wild Kratts - Orangutan Approved

🐒 Wild Kratts - Swinging with the Monkeys | Kids Videos

Top facts about orangutans | WWF

8 Orangutan Facts 8 Mind Blowing Orangutan Facts | Our Planet | Netflix Futures - YouTube

Palm Oil Happy Learning Orangutans in danger of extinction | LEARNING WITH SARAH | EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR KIDS - YouTube

Octopus Information

Octopus for Kids || Ocean Animals for Kids

Giant Pacific Octopus 🐙 | Amazing Animals

The Outrageous Octopus!

Octopuses 101 | Nat Geo Wild

Learn about Octopus | Body Parts and Structure | Video for Kids

Sea Otter Information

* SEA OTTER * | Animals For Kids | All Things Animal TV

 Wild Kratts - Swim with Creature Powers! | Kids Videos

Sea Otters Hold Hands To Survive The Dangers Of The Open Ocean | BBC Earth

River Otter Information

Animal Spotlight: River Otter

River Otters on the Run | Wild Yellowstone

Wild Kratts - River Otters vs. Sea Otters

 Top 20 Amazing Facts About North American River Otters

Songs

Baby Orangutans Song | Learn Animals Songs | From Baby Genius

Kids Songs - Ten Little Owls - Counting for Kids

Owl Song Lyric Video - The Kiboomers Preschool Songs & Nursery Rhymes About Nocturnal Animals

Ooh La la, Octopus | Sea Animals Song | Learn Animals | Pinkfong Songs for Children

The Octopus Song | Simple Song for Kids

O | Ostrich | ABC Alphabet Songs | Phonics | PINKFONG Songs for Children

ABC Song: The Letter O, "Only O" by StoryBots | Netflix Jr

Books

Owl Babies Picture Book Animation

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen: Children's Books Read Aloud on Once Upon A Story

Sea Otters | Kids Book Read Aloud | Non Fiction Books

Owlets

Owls

Meet the Animals | Octopus | Wild Animals | Stories for Kindergarten

Meet the Animals | Sea Otter | Weasel | Stories for Kindergarten

Octopuses

Meet the Animals 7 | Great Horned Owl | Wild Animals | Little Fox | Animated Stories for Kids

Children's Read Along Books: “Orangutan A Day In The Rainforest Canopy” by Rita Goldner

Letter O

Letter O - Olive and the Rhyme Rescue Crew | Learn ABC | Sing Nursery Songs

Get Squiggling Letters | Letter O

 Meet Letter O! | Akili and Me | African Alphabet!

Sesame Street Letter O

 Phonics | The Letter O (Official Video) Signing for Babies ASL | Letter Sounds O | Miss Patty

 English Alphabet for Kids | Letter O | Kids Academy

Abdo Kids The Alphabet O |Reading Books For Kids

Alphabet Surprise | Turn & Learn ABCs | Learn Letter O

The Letter O Song

Alphabet Songs - The Letter O

Write the letter O | Alphabet Writing lesson for children | The Singing Walrus

Alphabet Games | Find the Letter O