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23rd World Turtle Day

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive

Turtle Day is celebrated worldwide in a variety of ways, from dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, to saving turtles caught on highways, to research activities.

Ask children what they know about the turtle or tortoise, or if they have seen pictures or read stories that have this type of animal as a character.  Ask children if they have heard about endangered animals or extinct animals, and what these terms mean to them.  Keep notes of their responses.  Turtles and tortoises have soft body covered by a hard shell that lives in water or on land.  A tortoise is a turtle that lives on land.  A turtle pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell for protection. We need to take care of the habitats of turtles and tortoises, because some are critically endangered. People around the world are dedicated to protecting endangered animals and their habitats.

Movement: Try crawling really slowly across the floor like a turtle. Find a box and cut openings for a head, arms and legs. Try crawling with the box on your back.

Videos

Baby Turtles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kJYAwUJLhO8

Sea Turtle Swimming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qC5mHQMn79Y

Stories:

Read “The Foolish Tortoise” Eric Carle or watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5JERq-PtY

The Tortoise and the Hare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fY5a_1_BVc&feature=fvst

Online games

Great Turtle Race

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/great-turtle-race/

Crafts

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http://123child.com/images/fingerprints/turtle.jpg

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