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1. Cut apart the strips below.
2. Match each appropriate detail to a topic on your other
page. Arrange the details in a sensible order. Not all
details will be used.
3. Glue the strips in place.
4. On notebook paper, write a three-paragraph report
about roadrunners. Use the topics and supporting
details from your other page.
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A roadrunner is about two feet long.
Roadrunners live in the deserts of the
southwestern United States and Mexico.
New Mexico is a fun place to visit.
A roadrunner’s feathers are mostly brown with
black streaks and white spots.
Its bill is skinny and pointed.
Its tail makes up half its length.
It has long, strong legs and a white belly.
Roadrunners have patches of orange and blue
skin behind their eyes.
On top of its head is a tuft of brown feathers.
Cacti live in the desert.
A roadrunner can fly, but it prefers to be on the
ground.
This bird is named for its habit of running down
the road in front of cars and trucks and then
darting into brush.
Deserts are dry, dusty places.
Roadrunners can run as fast as 15 miles per
hour.
The United States has thousands of miles of
highways.
Roadrunners eat gophers, baby birds, and
insects.
They also eat lizards and mice.
Roadrunners are snake killers.
They swallow their prey whole after beating it
against something hard.
They build their nests in low trees or cacti.
A roadrunner’s nest is made from sticks and has
the shape of a cup.
Roadrunners line their nests with grass and
leaves.
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Diet
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Note to the teacher: Use with “Got to Run!” on page 46.
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