Good Afternoon!

PREK1 kids came to sign in where they had to decipher exactly what a plant needs to survive. We talked about the words need and want. Out of the six notecard options, only two weren’t needs: lemonade and the moon!

Science: K.4.1 Give examples of plants and animals.

In PREK1 group, we read, ‘The Umbrella’ written by Jan Brett. It’s a great book with vibrant pictures that introduce several unique animals such as a kinkajour, tapir, and a quetzal! Since we’re talking about plants and animals this week, it seemed like the perfect fit!

We continued to add to our list today, focusing on insects and fish. We added several to each group! Tomorrow, we’ll tackle the last two classification groups: birds and amphibians.

Science: K.4.1 Give examples of plants and animals.

At the round table we were challenged with an animal classification activity.  The older kids have been talking about animal classification in group so they tried sorting a basket of animals into the groups they are learning: Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals…but two new wild cards were thrown in.  Yesterday there was sone confusion about how to classify sea shells so we got to learn about a group of animals called Mollusks.  We learned that octopuses, clams and snails all belong to this group of animals.  We also learned that mollusks have no skeleton so their bodies are very soft.  Some of them, like snails and clams, build shells around themselves for protection.  There was also talk of Kangaroos and curiosity about how they are not mammals, so we learned about Marsupials.  We learned that this group of animals carries young in a pouch.

After we sorted our animals into groups, we talked about the habitat where these animals might live.  We got to sort them into wet or dry habitats.  We learned that many groups of animals had species that lived in water and others that lived on land.  For instance, many reptiles only live on land but crocodiles spend a lot of time in the water…and of course we played with our animals once they were in their habitats!

Breakfast– Chex and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pear/mango/orange/banana, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Trail mix with Sun/Pumpkin seeds, peanuts and raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-04-11