Working through our spring units, we had a lot of fun learning about oviparous animals. We talk about egg-laying animals, but focus more on birds as we will cover insects, reptiles, amphibians, dinosaurs and fish in upcoming units. Our main goal for this unit is to understand what types of animals lay eggs and the characteristics of birds. Kyrie delved deeper into the topic with a study on different types of bird beaks (and their uses). She also compared & contrasted the characteristics of different birds.
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| Degen's folder |
This unit has a nice collection of supplemental activities, including tangrams, pattern blocks and mosaics. The kids' favorite craft activity for this unit was making their own birds. Kyrie chose a cockatoo and Degen chose a parakeet. The heads & bodies were attached to a TP tube using a brad to allow for movement. We attached a pipe cleaner for carrying or hanging and the kids made tail feathers using long, scrap-paper pieces.
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| Kyrie's folder |
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| Degen's kinda freaky smile as he puts together a mosaic. |
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| A little extra on the subject of birds at our "zoo school" class this month. |
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| Kyrie participating in a discovery activity about skulls during our zoo school class. |
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