Two weeks in one post! Two weeks ago we got to finish up our ocean unit. We learned a little bit more about the animals in the coastal zone by talking about octopuses. They also provide some great practice, which we took further by adding 8 pieces of cereal to each of their 8 legs!
We got a little more practice with numbers and even learned a little bit about how to add as we made our own penguins, colored fish for them and added to find how many fish we had.
After that we spent a day learning about coral. It's so fun to guess the names of the coral, since most of them are named for their appearance. The kids decided (without me telling them to real name) that rice coral looks just like Rice Krispy Treats.
On Friday we talked about the crazy looking animals that are found in the deep ocean. The kids also loved talking about the vents that are found down there and the fact that lava lies not far beneath the ocean floor.
Now on to this week!
Thank you so much for joining us at the aquarium on Monday! It was great for the kids to be able to see the animals we've been talking about up close. I loved hearing about all their favorites.
On Wednesday we started learning about bugs. This month we have some guests in our class, caterpillars!
We are learning to be scientists by observing the caterpillars each day and recording what we see. The kids are watching closely for changes every day.
It is crazy to see how much they do change from day to day, they grow very quickly!
On Wednesday, we also got to talk about what a bug is and make some of our own bugs for our bulletin board. The kids were all so creative and made some amazing looking bugs! One of my favorite moments of creativity was when the kids asked the child who made the bug at the top, middle, how that bug walks. He immediately responded that he walks with his eyebrows. They always come up with the most fun ideas!
On Friday we finished up the alphabet with the last of our letter Z activities. We got to make up actions for some Z words and then practice our writing by writing them down on white boards.
We also talked about the differences between bugs and animals and learned about a few bugs that have some neat (and stinky) ways of protecting themselves!
Over the next few weeks, we will be reviewing the alphabet by creating alphabet caterpillars, similar to the one shown below. Your child will be bringing home a few pieces each day. Please support your child by finding a place for them to display their caterpillar in your home and making sure that each piece gets added. Thank you so much for all you do!
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