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If you need help making a lapbook, you can find more information here: How to Make a Lapbook. Here is a sample lapbook made with two file folders.

Enjoy a week of reading and learning all about nocturnal animals.Choose and prepare the mini-books you want to use with your student.If you want, go to your local library and check out books about nocturnal animals: bats, owls, moles, flying squirrels, hedgehogs, badgers, etc.How to Get Started with Your Nocturnal Animals Lapbookįollow these simple instructions to get started with the lapbook. Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle.Explore My World: Nighttime by Jill Esbaum.Where Are the Night Animals? by Mary Ann Fraser.As the second largest rodent in the world, their colonies build dams to provide still, deep water to protect against predators. Found in North America and Europe, these rodents are known for building damns, canals and lodges in reservoirs of water. The file includes information about nocturnal animals, but it’s a good idea to read some books together, too. Beavers are large, semi-aquatic rodents who are included on the list of nocturnal animals. There’s No Place Like Home Accordion Book.Who’s Who? (diurnal, nocturnal, and crepuscular) Flap Book.Owl Pellet Observations Simple Fold Book.In addition to the research lessons, the file includes these mini-books for your student to create a Nocturnal Animals Lapbook: To access all of the lessons in this Nocturnal Animals Lapbook, subscribe to Homeschool Share’s email list using the form in this post. Whiskers are sensitive like a human’s fingertips cats can stick their whiskers out front to help them feel their way around in the dark. Whiskers also help animals find their way. While fishing in the river, a raccoon is dependent on its sense of touch rather than sight to reach in the water and find fish to eat. Touch: Many animals use this sense to help them “see” in the night. Animals use their nose to track the scents and find dinner. Smells linger in the air for longer at night since the air is more still. Smell: Generally speaking, night animals have a better sense of smell than day animals. Nocturnal animals must have special senses in order to find their way, hunt their food, and flee predators. Many nocturnal animals are black or grey, and they are camouflaged at night.

It’s also easier to hide at night (from predators). It’s easier to find a food source at night because there isn’t as much competition.ģ. Some animals would get too hot or dry out in the daytime. Here are three basic advantages to being a night owl.ġ. Crepuscular: active at dawn and dusk examples include Kodiak Bear, snow leopard, mule deerĬan your student think of any reasons why animals would want to sleep through the day and come out at night?.Diurnal: awake and active at day examples include chipmunk, butterflies.Nocturnal: awake and active during the night examples include raccoon, skunk, and red fox.Nocturnal, Diurnal, and Crepuscular: Understanding the Differenceĭifferent animals are awake at different parts of the day. Here are some sample lessons from the Nocturnal Animals Lapbook: