We can't believe it's already February! The kids have had such a blast wrapping up our penguin unit. Tacky is definitely a fan favorite in the classroom! This week we learned how penguins' feathers have special coating much like wax on them that keep them waterproof. Our preschoolers used some great describing words to compare Tacky to a 'real life' penguin. Some friends noticed that real penguins are graceful divers (unlike Tacky's cannonball), that both Tacky and real life penguins have webbed feet and that they both have blubber. We also introduced some addition with the number 5! We used goldfish and a cup to show how many ways we can make the number five. We noticed friends had 3 goldfish on top of the cup and 2 underneath, 1 on top and 4 underneath and all 5 on top and 0 underneath! The kids were amazed at themselves for doing some simple addition
Next week, we will be switching to a new set of animals - reptiles! We will be singing '5 Green and Speckled Frogs', learning about the life cycle of a reptile and introducing a new and very special member of the class! See the updates below for details. Check out some of our curriculum highlights below. Science Table: Microscope and slides Dramatic Play: Pet Store Art Table: Mosaic Chameleon like A Color of His Own Water Table: Pond Scene Books we will read: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni The Mixed up Chameleon by Eric Carle It's Mine! By Leo Leonni Froggy Gets a Doggy by Jonathan London Curriculum Highlights for the month of February: February 5th - February 9th: Reptiles February 12th - February 16th: 100 Days of School & Valentine's February 26th - March 2nd: Kid's Choice Important Dates & Reminders for February:
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