Friday, January 20, 2012

Wonders of the Rainforest


Today we went to a presentation called "Wonders of the Rainforest." This show allowed us to learn about and meet some animals who are from the rainforest! We met five different animals! First we met a macaw, then a iguana, next a tarantula, then an albino python (Ms. Eddy did not like this one at all, haha!), and last we met a cute coatimundi. Pictures of the animals are posted below! The kids and I really enjoyed the show and meeting all of the animals, and learning how we can save the rainforest so these animals can survive!
Trantula
Macaw
Iguana
Coatimundi
Albino Python

Monday, January 16, 2012

Penguins


Last week we learned all about penguins, made our very own penguin, and made a penguin book where we got to be the author and illustrator! We learned about some different types of penguins (emperor, king, fairy, macaroni, black-footed, chinstrap, rockhopper, and adelie), we learned that the penguins favorite thing to eat is krill, and that penguins cannot fly, but they are very good swimmers! Here is a link where you can watch live penguins: http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/
Ask your child about Pierre the penguin!


Friday, January 6, 2012

Puffy Paint Snowmen



Here are our puffy paint snowmen that we made! The kids enjoyed the puffy texture the "paint" had. If you would like to try this at home the recipe is simple: combine equal parts shaving cream and Elmers liquid glue, then mix together to start creating your masterpiece!