Today we’re going to talk about turtles and tortoises. Here is a tortoise for the children to colour.

Here are some conversation helpers about turtles and tortoises.

Is this a turtle or a tortoise?  (Tortoise)

How can you tell if it is a turtle or a tortoise?       (Turtles have webbed feet, like wings; Tortoises have short feet.  Turtles have flat shells and tortoises have round ones. Tortoises live their whole life on the land; Turtles live most or part of their life in the water.)

 

Why do turtles/tortoises have shells?  (For protection, Shells are hard so most animals can’t bite it or break it)

 

What do turtles eat?  (Fish, squid, seaweed. They are Omnivorous)

 

What do Tortoises eat  (Leaves, flowers, fruit. Almost all Tortoises are herbivorous)

 

If you had a pet turtle/tortoise what do you think it’s name would be?

 

Where are baby turtles born?  (They hatch from their eggs which are buried on a beach.)

 

Do turtles spend a lot of time with their mommies and daddies?  (No)

 

Do tortoises spend a lot of time with their parents?  (Yes)

 

(For your information: Turtles vs Tortoises )

 

Today’s activity is to pretend to be a tortoise. You can use your backpack as a shell or you and your parents may make something more elaborate. Take a picture of yourself as a tortoise and show me tomorrow.