Snowshoe Hare Nature Study | Digital File

Who would have thought that a fluffy hare would be instrumental to an ecosystem? The snowshoe hare has been named a keystone species, and not only has a powerful impact on our world, but it is also about to be greatly affected by climate change.

Find out why the snowshoe hare is important to the survival of forests in North America, and why it is famous for having both brown and white fur in the same year. Along the way further develop skills in phonics, literacy, printing, spelling, counting, sorting, addition, earth science, and biology.

This comprehensive 50-page study includes open-ended creative activities and resources which have been fact-checked and done in collaboration with a leading research biologist in the field of snowshoe hares. It is ideal for kids 3 to 8 years old, with preschool-specific items like size ordering, patterns, and colour matching (camouflage). It is meant to be used over several years in a variety of ways.

The study includes:

• ABCs of snowshoe hare flashcards
• Hh is for Hare poster (summer and winter)
• Snowshoe hare fact sheet
• Count and clip cards 1 - 10
• Counting cards 1 - 10
• Snowshoe hare life cycle
• Snowshoe hare life cycle info cards
• 3-part cards of primary predators
• Snowshoe hare vs. Arctic Hare
• Tracing and cutting strips
• Patterns
• Size order (summer and winter)
• Camouflage activity
• Fur coat sequence activity
• Greater than/Less than
• Addition
• Initial consonant matching puzzles
• Copywork
• Sight and high frequency words
• Initial consonant and vowel sounds

The study can be used in combination with several of our other resources, such as the 3-part tray, the math board, the Venn Diagram tray, the snowshoe hare tray, the life cycle tray, and the snowshoe hare double-sided figure.