We have had a great time learning about animals this month!
The last two weeks of January we studied fish and reptiles. We've completed worksheets that helped us learn to classify animals and read lots of books about reptiles, sharks and other ocean creatures. We used animal flashcards to identify mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. We made some fun animal art projects, too.
During our "week of fish" we learned another verse to our song:
"Fish have fins and are covered in scales.
They swim in the water and breathe with their gills.
Fish say 'glub glub'
Fish say 'glub glub'
Move like a fish! Move like a fish!
Now dance like a fish! Dance like a fish!
We identified fish during worksheet time and made shark hats and fish bowls for art.
During reptile week we made paper plate snakes and turtles who retract into their shells. Throughout the month we've been working on our "animal book" and were able to finish it last week while learning about reptiles.
The reptile verse we learned goes like this:
"Reptiles use their lungs to breathe.
They have claws on their feet and use the sun for heat.
Snakes say 'Ssssss'
Alligators say 'chomp chomp'!
Move like a snake! Move like a snake!
Now dance like a turtle! Dance like a turtle!"
In addition to our fun animal theme we continue to work on letters, numbers, shapes, calendar, etc. I'm impressed with the improvement the girls have made with their handwriting. We are starting to work on sounding out simple words during our morning routine. These girls are getting smart!
When our focus letter for the week was "P" we ate popcorn during snack time and ate pink pretzels another day!
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