If you could talk to a skunk, what might you say? You’d likely want to know about its powerful—and stinky—secret weapon! But there’s much more to learn about this colorful “black and white” fellow! Tune in and learn other ways skunks can warn you to steer clear, how many different shapes and sizes there are, what baby skunks are called, different names that are less common and much more!
In this issue students will:
- learn facts about skunks by reading expository text
- practice close reading to edit an Ojibwa legend
- list synonyms for “stinky” and locate letters in the newspaper to practice spelling
- follow skunky directions to find the trail of answers
- use the newspaper to build vocabulary in a Skunk Hunt for words you know
7 page PDF