Arctic Animal Taboo

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Arctic
Animal
Taboo

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How to Play:
1) Cut out all cards and laminate.
2) Either the teacher or student takes a
card from the pile.
3) Read the sentences on the card one at
a time.
4) Students try to guess the animal after
every sentence is read. Students
should answer in complete sentences
i.e. It’s a ___.
5) The student who answers correctly
gets a point and keeps the card.

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It has four paws.
It has white fur.
It likes to eat meat.
It has 42 teeth.
It has four legs.
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Harp Seal
Polar Bear
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It can’t fly.
It has wings.
It likes to eat fish.
It uses its wings to
swim.
5) It has a hard beak.
Penguin
Its baby stays on ice.
It is a mammal.
It likes to eat fish.
It is grey.
Its baby is white.
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2)
3)
4)
It is a mammal.
It has 45 teeth.
It likes to eat meat.
It is black and
white.
5) It likes cold water.
Orca Whale

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It is brown.
It has two tusks.
It likes to eat fish.
It is very fat.
It has a mustache.
Walrus
1) It has shorter ears.
2) It has long legs and
feet.
3) It likes to eat nuts.
4) It is white.
5) It has sharp nails.
Arctic Hare
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2)
3)
4)
It can’t fly.
It has wings.
It comes from an egg.
It knows its parents
voices.
5) It parents take turns
finding food.
Baby Penguin
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4)
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It can fly.
It has wings.
It likes to eat fish.
It must live near water.
It is white, grey, and
black.
Arctic Tern

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It can fly.
It has wings.
It has large claws.
It is white.
It can see well.
Snowy Owl
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2)
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It can’t fly.
It has wings.
It likes to eat fish.
It is black and white.
It can sing.
Penguin
1) It is in the deer family.
2) It has four legs.
3) It likes to eat
vegetables.
4) It has large antlers.
5) It travels to find food.
Caribou
1) It can run very fast.
2) It has two layers of
fur.
3) It likes to eat meat.
4) It has babies called
pups.
5) It has 42 teeth.
Arctic Wolf

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It can dive deep into water.
It has wings.
It likes to eat seafood.
It has red eyes.
It has orange and yellow
feathers (plumes).
Rockhopper Penguin
1) It can change color.
2) It has fur and hairy
paws.
3) It likes to eat meat and
berries.
4) It has pointy ears.
5) It lives underground.
Arctic Fox
1) It is big and strong.
2) It has thick, long hair.
3) It likes to eat
vegetables.
4) It has curved horns.
5) It is brown.
Musk Ox
1) It can hunt well.
2) It has black spots.
3) It likes to eat
seafood.
4) It likes cold and
warm weather.
5) It has no ears.
Leopard Seal