Read the story. Talk through the numbers.

Kids do best when you do the math together.

How Many Sheep Are You Wearing?

How Many Sheep Are You Wearing?

When you wear a wool sweater, it's hard to remember that a smelly sheep wore it first. When farmers shear sheep, or cut off all the fluffy wool, it's washed, then spun into yarn. But how many sweaters can you get from 1 sheep? One type of sheep, the Rambouillet (RAM-boo-YAY), grows about 4-5 pounds of yarn each year. Since a sweater weighs about 1 pound, that makes about 4 or 5 sweaters. Next time you wear a sweater, just hope the sheep took a bath first.
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