If you go outdoors on a summer's night, you'll probably see some bats overhead as they hunt for mosquitos. Don't be afraid; bats rarely go near people. They're too busy finding their dinner!
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Cut one circle in half, using a zig-zag cut.
To create bat wings, glue a zig-zag half-circle to each side of the whole circle. Attach a piece of yarn to hang it up.
Involve students in some of these extension activities:
Some people think that bats are a kind of bird, but they are not. What is the same about a bird and a bat? What is different? Read aloud Stellaluna by Janell Cannon so students might hear this story of a fruit bat that lived with a bird family.
Learn all about bats in Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle.
Bats hunt for their food using a system almost like radar. They send out sound wave signals and then, depending on how the sound waves bounce back, they can tell how near something is. This system is so finely tuned that bats can find flying mosquitoes. In fact, each bat can eat about 600 mosquitoes in an hour! Now, that's a bat with a big appetite.
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This activity is excerpted from Nancy Castaldo's Rainy Day Play, which is published by Chicago Review Press. This lesson idea is one of more than 65 imaginative activities from Rainy Day Play that are sure to inspire children as they discover and learn.
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Article by Nancy Castaldo
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08/07/2006
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