Bats at the Beach Activity
Based on the children's book Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies

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1. In the story, the bats live in barns, caves and rafters. Name the continents where bats live.

Name a national park that has a famous cave you can visit and watch the bats.

If you want to see the bats, what are the best months to visit the park?

2. Bats eat insects for munchtime and for dessert. How many other foods do bats eat? __________

Name four foods bats eat other than insects.

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3. Some bats pretend to be kites. Write the three C's of kite safety.

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4. The bats do many fun things during their trip to the beach. Rank these activities in order from your most favorite to the least favorite thing to do.

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Most -5. The author of the story, Brian Lies, lives in Massachusetts. They have 7 kinds (species) of bats in that state. Find the answer - How many different kinds of bats are found in your state?

6. Complete this Fun at the Beach writing activity.

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2006 Cindy O'Hora Educators and individuals may print this activity for use in a classroom setting. FAQ Posted 7/8/2006 Updated 1/2007

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Save a tree use a digital answer format - Highlight the text. Copy it. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Answer on the word processing document in a contrasting color (not yellow) or font. Please do not put them on the web because they will show up in a search engine making them like the odd question answers in the back of the math text. Or perhaps you have the resources to record verbal answers. If you do, be sure to first read / record the question. Then record the answer immediately after it.