Amazing Animals
This pet wags its tail when happy. Fun Fact: Their sense of smell is 10,000 times stronger than a human's!
What is a dog.
Washing these with soap and warm water for 20 seconds keeps germs away. Fun Fact: Singing "Happy Birthday" twice is the perfect amount of time to scrub!
What are your hands?
This big bright light in the sky keeps us warm during the day. Fun Fact: It is actually a giant star!
What is sun?
You go to this place to check out books and read for free. Fun Fact: They also offer free movies, computer access, and fun community classes!
What is the library?
This long yellow fruit is easy to peel and gives you quick energy. Fun Fact: They naturally grow pointing up toward the sun!
What is a banana?
This slow animal carries its home on its back. Fun Fact: Some of them can live to be over 100 years old!
What is a turtle (or tortoise)?
You brush these twice a day to keep your smile bright and healthy. Fun Fact: Humans get two sets of these in their lifetime: baby ones and adult ones!
What are your teeth?
This colorful arch appears in the sky after it rains. Fun Fact: It is made of 7 distinct colors!
You click this strap across your lap whenever you ride in a car. Fun Fact: It is the single most effective way to stay safe in a vehicle!
What is a seatbelt?
Crunchy foods like carrots, broccoli, and spinach belong to this healthy food group. Fun Fact: Eating a mix of colorful ones gives your body different vitamins!
What are vegetables?
This black-and-white sea bird cannot fly, but it can swim super fast. Fun Fact: They live in large groups called colonies to stay warm!
What is a penguin?
You need to drink plenty of this healthy liquid every day to stay hydrated. Fun Fact: Over half of your body is actually made of it!
What is water?
These green things on trees absorb sunlight to help the tree make food. Fun Fact: They change color to red, orange, or yellow in the autumn!
What are leaves?
On a traffic signal light, this color tells cars to come to a complete stop. Fun Fact: Red was chosen because it stands out and means "danger" around the world!
What is red?
Chickens lay these, and you can cook them scrambled, poached, or fried. Fun Fact: The shell is made mostly of calcium, just like your bones!
What are eggs?
This large yellow animal has a very long neck to reach high leaves on trees. Fun Fact: They only need to sleep about 30 minutes a day!
What is a giraffe?
Doing this at night gives your brain and muscle energy for the next day. Fun Fact: Your body grows and repairs itself while you do this!
What is sleeping?
This white object in the night sky shines because light from the Sun hits it. Fun Fact: Footprints left on its surface by astronauts will stay there for millions of years!
What is the Moon?
You call this 3-digit phone number in the US/Canada if there is a real emergency. Fun Fact: Operators are trained to send police, firefighters, or ambulances right away!
What is 911?
Bees make this sweet, golden liquid from the nectar of flowers. Fun Fact: It is the only food made by insects that humans eat, and it never spoils!
What is honey?
This ocean animal has 8 long arms. Fun Fact: They actually have three hearts!
What is an octopus?
This organ inside your chest pumps blood through your whole body. Fun Fact: It beats about 100,000 times every single day!
What is the heart?
Plants grow their roots in this brown material on the ground. Fun Fact: One teaspoon of it contains millions of tiny helpful organisms!
What is soil (or dirt)?
You walk across the street using these marked white lines on the road. Fun Fact: Drivers are required by law to stop and yield to pedestrians here!
What is a crosswalk?
Foods like yogurt, cheese, and milk belong to this group. Fun Fact: They are packed with calcium, which makes your bones and teeth super strong!
What is dairy?