Let’s go on a fun adventure in the meadow! There are so many animal families to meet. Are you ready? Let’s go!
In the warm sand under the sun, there lived a kind mother turtle and her little turtle. The mother turtle said, “One wink,” and the little turtle said, “I wink.” So, they winked and blinked together in the sunny sand.
In the blue stream, there lived a shiny mother fish and her two little fish. The mother fish said, “Swim,” and the little fish said, “We swim.” So, they swam happily in the blue stream.
Up in a tree, there lived a wise mother owl and her three little owls. The mother owl said, “Hoot,” and the little owls said, “We hoot.” So, they hooted together near their tree home.
Near the shore, in a cozy lodge, lived a brown mother beaver and her four little beavers. The mother beaver said, “Dive,” and the little beavers said, “We dive.” So, they dove and splashed by their lodge.
In a snug beehive, there lived a busy mother bee and her five little bees. The mother bee said, “Buzz,” and the little bees said, “We buzz.” So, they buzzed and hummed happily in their hive.
In a nest made of sticks, there lived a black mother crow and her six little crows. The mother crow said, “Caw,” and the little crows said, “We caw.” So, they cawed and called in their stick nest.
When the clock struck eleven, there was a noisy mother cricket and her seven little crickets. The mother cricket said, “Chirp,” and the little crickets said, “We chirp.” So, they chirped cheerfully when the clock struck eleven.
By the old mossy gate, there lived a scaly mother lizard and her eight little lizards. The mother lizard said, “Bask,” and the little lizards said, “We bask.” So, they basked in the sun on the old gate.
In the quiet pools, there lived a green mother frog and her nine little froggies. The mother frog said, “Croak,” and the little froggies said, “We croak.” So, they croaked and splashed in the shining pools.
In a nice little den, there lived a gray mother spider and her ten little spiders. The mother spider said, “Spin,” and the little spiders said, “We spin.” So, they spun beautiful webs in their cozy den.
Wasn’t that a fun trip through the meadow? We met so many animal families and learned what they love to do. Thanks for coming along!
Animal Family Actions: Let’s pretend to be the animals we met in the meadow! Can you remember what each animal family loves to do? Try doing the actions with your friends or family. For example, wink like the turtles, swim like the fish, or hoot like the owls. Which action is your favorite?
Create Your Own Animal Family: Think of another animal that might live in the meadow. What would their family look like, and what would they love to do? Draw a picture of your animal family and share it with the class. Can you come up with a fun action for them to do together?
Nature Walk Observation: Go on a nature walk with a grown-up and look for real animals or signs of animals, like nests or tracks. Can you find any animals that remind you of the ones from the meadow story? What are they doing? Share your discoveries with your friends when you return.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Over in the meadow, in the sand in the sun, lived a kind mother turtle and her little turtle.
“One wink,” said the mother.
“I wink,” said the one.
So they winked and they blinked in the sand in the sun.
Over in the meadow, where the stream runs blue, lived a shiny mother fish and her little fishes too.
“Swim,” said the mother.
“We swim,” said the two.
So they swam and they swam where the stream runs.
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In a tree, lived a wise mother owl and her little owls three.
“Hoot,” said the mother.
“We hoot,” said the three.
So they hooted and hooted near a hole in the tree.
Over in the meadow, in a lodge near the shore, lived a brown mother beaver and her little beavers.
“Dive,” said the mother.
“We dive,” said the four.
So they dove and they splashed by the lodge near the shore.
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“Buzz,” said the mother.
“We buzz,” said the five.
So they buzzed and they hummed in the snug beehive.
Over in the meadow, where a nest built of sticks lived a black mother crow and her little crows.
“Caw,” said the mother.
“We caw,” said the six.
So they cawed and they called in their nest built of sticks.
Over in the meadow, when the clock strikes eleven, there’s the noisy mother cricket and her little crickets seven.
“Chirp,” said the mother.
“We chirp,” said the seven.
So they chirped cheery notes when the clock struck eleven.
Over in the meadow, by the old mossy gate, lived a scaly mother lizard and her little lizards eight.
“Bask,” said the mother.
“We bask,” said they eight.
So they basked in the sun on the old musty gate.
Over in the meadow, where the quiet pools shine, lived a green mother frog and her little froggies nine.
“Croak,” said the mother.
“We croak,” said the nine.
So they croaked and they splashed where the quiet pools shine.
Over in the meadow, in a nice little den, lived a gray mother spider and her little spiders ten.
“Spin,” said the mother.
“We spin,” said the ten.
So they spun lacy webs in their nice little den.
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