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.
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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
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