Today we were talking about running animals. The children were already aware of the Cheetah as a fast animal, it was their first answer. We went through a list of animals that were fast and pointed out which ones were faster than their parents’ cars!
Here is a link to the fastest animals list.
Horse Facts:
We learned that Horses eat grass; they are herbivorous.
They have hair along the top of their neck called a mane.
And similar hair on their tail.
That hair is used to make violin bows.
Horses are not the fastest runners but they can run longer than most other animals because they can sweat. This helps keep them cool while running.
Like at this horse race.
These Police Horses. (The horses are legally registered as Police)
Or these people who are riding horses up a mountain.
But horses are wild at heart and if it is not trained, it will not let you ride it.
Training horses takes a long time and a lot of patience. But once trained a horse is a very useful animal and if you treat them well, horses can make a good friends.
To remember:
The main horse facts that we want the kids to remember are:
- Horses eat grass.
- You can train a horse to ride it.
- Horses can sweat, unlike most animals.
Today’s Activity:
Test your speed.
- Pick a starting point.
- Pick a finish point.
- Prepare your stop watch.
- Have your kids run from start to finish and time them.
- Record and tell them their time
- Have them race again.
- Record and tell them their second time.
- Note it it was faster or slower.
- Repeat 6-8 as often as they like.
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