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Feathers, Fur and Scales

What to do:

  1. Ask children to cut out pictures of animals from old magazines, catalogs, or newspapers.
  2. Then ask the children to sort the pictures into animals with fur, animals with feathers, and animals with other coverings like scales.
  3. Take a walk to spot animals with fur, feathers or scales.

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