Hello Red Room Families,

This week in the Red Room, we explored the Arctic and the animals that live there. The children learned that many different animals call the Arctic home, including polar bears, Arctic foxes, caribou (reindeer), walruses, narwhals, beluga whales, and birds such as snowy owls.

We spent time focusing on polar bears. During group time, we read Follow the Polar Bears by Sonia W. Black, which helped the children learn about polar bears and their life cycle—from the birth of twin cubs, through infancy, to the time they leave their mother to find mates of their own. We also discussed that polar bears are big and fluffy and are excellent swimmers.

Next, we focused on penguins, specifically emperor penguins. The children noticed that penguins are black, white, and yellow. We learned that penguins are birds that do not fly but are excellent swimmers. One child pointed out that penguins have wings, which led to a discussion about how penguins use flippers instead of wings. We also learned that penguins enjoy walking and sliding on their bellies.

ART

In art class this week, the children created two exciting projects. The first was a polar bear artwork. To create the bear’s fur effect, the children used forks and white paint. Once the paint dried, they added two eyes, a nose, and two ears to complete their polar bears.

The second project was a marble-painting activity featuring a narwhal. A narwhal cutout was placed inside a large box, and the children used four marbles dipped in paint to roll and create colorful designs. 

SnowGlobes

This week, the children created their very own snow globes! First, they carefully fished out an Arctic animal and made sure it was dry before a teacher helped glue it into the globe. Next, they added “snow” to their globes, followed by scooping in blue, icy water. The students truly enjoyed each step of the process and were very proud of their finished snow globes.