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Tommy the Turtle takes a Tumble

A children's book by Yvonne Koslowsky

Questions About the Book

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Count the animals on each page.

Can you name all the animals that are black and white?

What animal has two legs?

Can you name an animal with spots?

What animals can crawl on the ground?

Turtle Jokes and Seasonal Fun

Coloring Pages

Turtle Joke

Two turtles crossing the road ran into each other head on and were both knocked out.
The policeman who arrived to investigate the accident tried to find a witness, but only found Sammy the snail nearby.

"Did you see the accident?" the officer asked. "Can you tell me what happened?"

"Yes I saw it" replied Sammy the snail, "but it all happened so fast !"

Children's Riddles

And just in time for spring!

Riddle: Why is the letter A like a flower?

Answer: A bee ( B ) comes after it!

Riddle: What kind of bird can write?

Answer: A penguin, one of Tommy the Turtle’s water friends.

Riddle: What season is it when you are on a trampoline?

Answer: Spring-time!

Funnies

"Did you hear about the romance in the tropical fish tank?"
"It was a case of guppy love."

"What do you call two birds in love?"
"Tweethearts!"

“Why is the Mississippi such an unusual river?”
“Because it has four eyes and can't see!”

Spring Fun

Click below to try out this fun puzzle involving dinosaurs:
Help the Dinosaurs Save the Earth this Spring
Move the puzzle pieces around until you solve it

Check out this fun spring game by clicking on the link below:
Clean Up the Beach

Tommy the Turtle will be proud of you!

Do some crafts with your children by following some simple steps found here:

A Dove of Peace

Make Your Own Spring Flowers from Coffee Filters

Plant Some Herbs for Earth Day

Using your mouse, drag the image you would like to color to your desktop and print!
Enjoy!
Images courtesy of illustrator, Kevin Collier.

For more turtle pictures to color, please visit the following web site:
http://www.geocities.com/~chicagoturtle/kidspage.htm

June 15, 2008 is Father's Day.

Print out the coloring sheet from this web site and have fun coloring it.
Make a Ribbon for Dad!

July 4th is a time to gather with family and friends. It is also a great time for different family members to read a book to their younger relatives.

Print out this coloring sheet of a heart-shaped American flag and have fun coloring it.
American Flag to Color

Fun Projects

Project 1

List as many different kinds of turtles as you can.

A turtle from the Cayman Islands photographed in 2007.

Project 2

Collect turtle stickers.
Put them on a poster board.
Underneath each sticker, write down a turtle fact.

We've used stickers from Sandylion.
Information on these products can be found at http://kids.sandylion.com/index.aspx
Images on the value page of this website are taken from Sandylion turtle stickers.

Project 3

Write down a list of five exercises that you will do daily.

Project 4

Follow along in the book and do each activity in the gym with your physical education teacher.

Project 5

How many words can you make from the letters in the name Tommy?
There are at least five.

Project 6

Using walnut shells and construction paper, make a turtle!

http://octopus.gma.org/turtles/craft1.html

Count the animals on each page. Can you name all the animals that are black and white? What animal has two legs? Can you name an animal with spots? What animals can crawl on the ground?