Happy Friday!
Yesterday a group of friends discovered a black and red beetle outside. They were very interested in what kind of beetle it was, so today I brought in some Audubon field guides to look through in order to identify the beetle. We found it in the Insects&Spiders book and identified it as a Milkweed Bug. Hannah and Nesta took a special interest in the books and decided to make their own. Nesta made a book about “bugs” and Hannah made a book about “birds” since, she said, she preferred them to bugs. Hannah picked out birds she new from the Audubon book like a Cardinal and an Owl to draw and label in her book. We talked as a group at the art table about the bird book. As we went through it, we got to learn some new things about birds. We learned that Gray owls are day owls, Egrets are fishing birds, the Male cardinals look different from female cardinals and Grebes have bright red eyes. In the insect book that Nesta was going through we all learned that there are several types of Milkweed bugs. Nesta felt that the one she found yesterday looked most like the Eastern type. Nesta also enjoyed doing some teaching herself as she helped younger friend Arthur make his own book about bugs!
Expanding on the interest in bugs this week, we explored materials we could use to create insect terrariums and enjoy some imaginative play with all we learned!
Breakfast: Brown Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh blueberries
Lunch: Humus on whole wheat tortilla with fresh watermelon, carrots and cucumbers
PM Snack: Goldfish and MIss Amanda’s goodbye treat: sliced apples!
Wee Sprouts: Colored bell peppers and cucumbers
Have an excellent weekend!
~Wee Friends Teachers
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