Good Afternoon!
In large group this afternoon, we read a book titled ‘Alphasaurs’. We read about different kinds of dinosaurs along with several characteristics of each. Friends were surprised to hear that a certain type of dinosaur had no teeth! Children in large group compared the dinosaur pictures to what they’re familiar with. Tate commented on each page, “That dinosaur looks taller than my dad!”
We’ve been interested in dinosaurs lately and how it is that they were once here on earth and now they’re not. The word ‘extinction’ has been used when discussing dinosaurs. A friend said, “People were extinct when dinosaurs were here and then the dinosaurs became extinct!” We’ve contemplated a couple reasons as to why dinosaurs are extinct. Here’s a few theories that we have:
1. There was a meteor that hit earth and killed all of the dinosaurs.
2. A volcano erupted and took the dinosaurs with it.
3. All of the dinosaurs just went to heaven.
K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources)
Jackson is always into conducting experiments so today, we used gender as a basis for our experiment. In one of our experimentation books, there are a few activities to do that involve gender. For example, one of the experiments says to use a boy and a girl, have them take four steps back from the wall, put their head against the wall, and try to lift a chair/stool that is underneath them. The theory is that girls can do it and boys can’t. So, we did our own test!
It turns out, this was true! However, it explains in the book that the reason men can’t do this trick is because they have big feet! Women have feet that are smaller in proportion to their height.
We spent the rest of our morning building and manipulating various toys throughout our environment.
We headed outside for a little while before lunch to get some fresh air…and boy did we sure get some AIR! 
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC pears.
Lunch– Scrambled eggs with cheese, banana, and broccoli/cucumber.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and refried beans.
Wee Sprout– Cucumbers and broccoli.
Have a wonderful evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/8