Deer, Part 1

Introductory Facts

Watch the 5-minute video "Interesting Facts about Deer". Try to recall a time you've seen a deer.

Deer are mentioned in the first verse of "Home on the range", as well as the chorus. Review it (from the bison session) and practice singing it. 

Curriculum areas: X02a, X02b

Activity 1

Deer can run up to 30 miles and hour and jump as high as 10 feet (3 metres). Practice jumping as high as you can! Deer and especially fawns leap when they're running away. Do your best imitation of a leaping deer, and practice skipping, which is a similar motion to leaping but for humans.

Curriculum areas: S06e, S06c, S06a

Activity 2

While you're out and about practicing your leaping and skipping, have a look for pinecones, acorns, leaves, even small tree branches that look like deer antlers! Feel the different leaves, textures, and materials. See if you can spot deer tracks.

Curriculum areas: E03a, E03b

Lunch Snack

Deer eat fruit, nuts, acorns, and grass. Make a fruit salad, or eat a platter of dried fruit and nuts, or boil some grains and top it with fruit and nuts.

Curriculum areas: S13b, S13c

Activity 3

Make a paper plate sleeping deer. Print the deer template in the attachments (head and tail) as well as the back of paper plate. Cut a slit along the radius of the paper plate and staple it into a low cone, then attach the head and tail. You can paint it using a cotton ball on a peg for the brown and a q-tip for the white, and add cotton balls for the fluff on the tail.

Curriculum areas: M06b, M06c, M08e