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and cut out a large egg shape from 9 x 12 white construction paper. On one side, draw an oviparous animal and write the name of that animal. On the other side, write "What's inside the egg?" and three clues. Students will read and share the project, and the class will try to answer the question and identify the animal. Compile for class book. Bind with a metal ring.

2. Synthesis: Read Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss. Students will choose two animals, one a mammal and the other an oviparous one. Create a new animal from these two such as an elephant-bird, a seahorse-horse, a tiger-snake, draw that new animal and describe it in complete sentences. Have students read and share work, helping each other to correct punctuation, grammar and check for capital letters.

3. Compare and contrast: Divide an 8 x 11 sheet of paper in half the long way for each student. Students will choose two animals, one a mammal and one oviparous. Write the name of each animal at the top of the paper, then the words ALIKE and DIFFERENT at the top of each column created by the fold. Students will write, in phrases, ways in which the two animals are alike and different under the headings. Students may work in pairs to help each other brainstorm ideas and spell new words.

4. Read or do a picture walk of From Egg to Chicken and Egg to Snake. Discuss the sequence of development in the chicken and the snake. How is the growth of each animal alike? How are the eggs different? How are they alike? Students will write
a small paragraph and draw an example of each animal and its egg. Share and display.

Math Activities:

1. Make a graph: Discuss ways in which people prepare eggs for eating. Make a graph on large chart paper by writing across the top, "My favorite way to eat an egg is . . .". Then take suggestions and list them down the left side of the chart paper. (egg drop soup, basted/fried, scrambled, deviled, boiled, etc.) Have students draw an egg prepared their favorite way on a 4 x 4 or smaller piece of paper. Glue the drawings in the appropriate row. Interpret and discuss graph.

2. Weigh and measure: Bring in a dozen eggs, six boiled and six raw in the shell. Have students estimate the weight of a single large egg. Weigh one egg using a balanced scale or electronic/digital scale. Figure out the average weight of a large egg. How many would six weigh? Weigh the boiled egg. Does it weigh as much as the raw egg? How much would a dozen eggs weigh? Prick a hole both end of a large egg. Blow the egg

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