Mud turtles have dull green, yellow, or brown shells that grow up to 12 cm long. They live in ponds, marshes, and shallow, slow-moving water in Mexico, Central and South America, and Africa. Mud turtles eat insects, tadpoles, and small fish. Females lay 1-6 eggs in nests on land.

1. Mud Turtles
WALT: Read non fiction stories
Remembering - What are the facts
1. The colours of Mud turtles shell is yellow and brown
and dull green.
2.Mud turtles grow 12 cm to 5 inch's.
3.
a)Where can mud turtles be found?
They are found in Mexico ,central and south America
and Africa.
b)What type of water do mud turtles live in?
They like to live in ponds, March's and draining Ditchs.
In shallow water.
c)What do mud turtles eat?
Mud turtles eat insects tadpoles and small fish.
d)How many eggs do mud turtles lay?
They can lay lay 1 to 6 eggs in a hole.
Understanding - show that you understand
the information
4.

2. Applying - Using information in another way
6. Acrostic Poem
Mud turtles
Unique
Dams
Turtles
Under water they eat fish
Rough
Tiny
Live in dams
Eats fish, insects and tadpoles
Small they grow 12 cm
7. A day in the life of a Mud Turtle.
Mud turtles can be found in Mexico, Central and South
America and Africa.
They like ponds Marches, Draining ditches, but the
water has to be quiet shallow and slow moving
because they are not good swimmer and they have to
get to the surface to breath.
Mud turtles spend most there time in the water.
Mud turtles are small turtles they grow up to 12cm long.
Their shell is dull green and yellow - brown.
Mud turtles have webbed feet to help them swim
because they spend most there time in the water.
They have claws on there toes so the can move around
on land.
Mud turtles eat insects fish and tadpoles.

3. Mud turtles are able to breed after the age of 5 - 7,
eggs are laid out of the water in nests,They 1- 6 eggs in
a hole in the sand or under the leaves.The eggs take 5
months to grow, once they have hatch the babies have
they have to fend for themselves.
Analysing - Identifying the features that help
mud turtles survive
8. Information Web
Webbed feet - Help them swim
Claws on toes - so they can move around on land
Water has to be slow moving and shallow - they aren't
good swimmers
They eat there food under water - so they can breath
Evaluating - How safe is mud turtles
9. Predator rating
5/10 because they could get eaten by big fish or sharks
that’s in the water.And raccoons and birds because the
birds could see that the mud turtles are on land and
swoop down and grab them and then eat the mud
turtle.
10 Extension Rating
The rating i give is a 6/10 because people probably
wont want to eat them because they are a mans best
pet. And there habitat is getting destroyed because of
new

4. house’s and making farms. And many mud turtle are
killed because of passing cars while they cross roads t
find nests.
Creating - Coming up with new ideas
11. Mud turtles upgrade - overcoming treats