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Children will compare and contrast lion teeth and beaver teeth.

Vocabulary: carnívoro, herbívoro

Science Focus: animal teeth

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• This hit picture book is both hilarious and informative, letting kids see what they could do if they had different kinds of animal teeth!

• Discuss what it would be like to have beaver teeth and lion teeth, using the issue as a guide. Then take the online vote! You can also check out the poll results of our readers.

• Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.

1. Encuentren dos titulares. Subráyenlos.

2. Encuentra la imagen donde la leona carga a su cachorro. Márcalo con un ✔.

3. Encuentra la palabra que significa come plantas. Rodéala.

4. Mira la boca del león. ¿Cuántos dientes tiene?

Skill: writing and drawing

Materials: ¿Qué dientes escogerías? skill sheet, pencils, crayons

• Hand out the skill sheet. Would children rather have lion teeth or beaver teeth? Have kids circle their choice. They can also color the picture.
• Next have kids complete the second sentence with a fact they learned, such as tear meat or eat twigs.
• Finally, have kids draw themselves with their new teeth!