New lessons posted today in Reading, Phonics, Science, Writing, and Math!

Science

Hatching Ducks

Update as of May 20: We have NINE duck eggs incubating right now and they are due to hatch between May 28-30. All 9 eggs are doing well. Mrs. Hertz candled them on May 19 and they were moving and grooving in there! See the video below to watch INSIDE the duck egg!

Ms. Anglin discovered that the butterflies have hatched. Check them out in the butterfly garden!

This is NOT from our class or one of our houses, but it is a cute video of the whole process of the Painted Lady Butterfly!

Footage from the Painted Lady Caterpillars at Ms. Anglin's house when they first arrived on April 30.

Footage from the caterpillars from Sunday, May 10th. Dropping down into the J shape preparing to move into the next stage!

Ms. Anglin hanging the lids of the little containers holding the chrysalis stage into the butterfly garden on May 19th. She had to be brave. Really brave.

Read Aloud: Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh

Directed Draw: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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Grab your science journal! Mrs. Tibbitts (and her sweet helper, Atticus) plant spring seeds that we will observe over time as we learn about how seeds grow!

Watch this video to learn more about how seeds grow! In particular, pay attention to the explanation of germination!

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Get your science journals to make some observations (pictures and words) about how seeds germinate and grow!

A read aloud version of The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle. Read to learn a little about how seeds travel and grow!

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Get your science notebook (or pencil and paper), and draw the Plant Life Cycle with Mrs. Tibbitts!

Directed Draw

Draw a duckling to help remember it's very important parts!

Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses

Let's learn about some animals with FUN names! Can you think of things that help them survive in their environment?

Directed Draw: Horse

Draw a horse with me and label all its parts!

Day 17

We are down from 7 eggs to 2 eggs. 5 eggs were not fertile, meaning they did not have a duckling in them.

Day 13

We only have one egg that has continued to develop. It has 13 days left of incubation and we will check on it again next week!

Day 4

Our duckling is moving around in his egg. He has less space now and you can see him if you look at the dark shadow. Soon he will be ready to "pip" or crack his egg to begin hatching!

4 Days Old

Ducks can become very attached and will follow those who care for them. Watch Nugget go!

6 Days Old

Nugget is NOT afraid of dogs! She is very confident and playful!

9 Days Old

Nugget had his first swim in the bath tub and was a natural! Check him out!

Learn About Jane Goodall

How did she learn about animals? What are some things that she discovered about the chimpanzees while she was observing them?

The Little Duck

This is a fun book that teaches about the life cycle of a duck. Learn all about Henry and how he changes as he grows!

*Activity on Seesaw

What If You Had Animal Teeth?

This is the first book in a series that will help teach animal features and their adaptations to their environment.

*Activity on Seesaw

What if You Had Animal Eyes?

Animal eyes are pretty amazing! Watch and listen... maybe you would want to try a pair of bullfrog eyes so you can swim without googles!

*Activity on Seesaw

What if You Had Animal Feet?

Listen to the story to learn all about the cool things you could do if YOU had animal feet!

*Activity on Seesaw

What if You Had an Animal Nose?

There are some AWESOME noses in the animal kingdom! Which one would YOU choose if you could for a day or two?

*Activity on Seesaw

We love this song! It's a repeating song so you can listen and sing along! Good times!

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