This week: Reptiles & Amphibains
We brainstorm what we already know about the topic and then I let the girls look at books on their own for a little while to see if they can look at the pictures and come up with any more information or questions on their own before I start "teaching" them anything. They usually find a lot of thugs they want to talk about!!
Our sensory table this week had river rocks, large and small, along with some water and some plastic reptiles and amphibians.
On Monday we spent most of out time learning the facts of reptiles and amphibians. We read a lot of books, played in the sensory table, and did a few small crafts.
On Tuesday, after we knew what reptiles and amphibians were, we took a trip to the Minnesota Zoo for a look at some real reptiles and amphibians. We played "I Spy" to see which ones we could spot. Kinsley was in charge of the checklist and took her job very seriously, checking off each animal as we saw it!
We had a great time at the zoo! It's always so fun to see live animals!
On Wednesday we spent the day learning about snakes and lizards. We finger painted paper plates which we later cut into snakes.
We used play doh to sculpt snakes and lizards. I provided google eyes and pieces of pink rubber bands so they could add designs, or tongues.
We could have spent a whole week on frogs alone. We learned about the life cycle of a frog and did quite a few frog activities. The girls loved this puzzle and also liked reading frog books. Avery espicially liked the "Frog and Toad" books like the ones at Grandma Grandma's house.
Kinsley is working on addition. Her job was to roll two dice and add the sum. Then write the sum in each circle on this frog! She did great!
I also had the girls "frog hop paint" by hopping rubber frogs through paint and across their paper! THEY LOVED IT!
This was great fine motor skills for the little ones, they peeled stickers off and stuck them on each circle on the turtle shell. Kinsley had to match the corresponding number to each circle on her turtles shell. This was a great activity that was easily adapted for both age groups!
Finger painting paper plate turtles! These kiddos can never do too much finger painting!
I can't wait for Avery to start writing in her journal. I have it ready to go, and think that maybe this winter some time she will be ready to share her ideas on paper with the us!
We had a great week learning about reptiles and amphibians. I was even able to learn a few new things myself!! Next week we are looking forward to learning about nocturnal animals!! Can't wait!!
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