We learned about penguins this week! We learned where penguins live, what they eat, how they stay warm, who looks after the eggs and who hunts for the fish to eat.
We did a blubber experiment when talking about how penguins stay warm. The kids helped prepare the ice water by working together to pour the water and put in the ice. Then they wrapped one hand in a buttered glove before putting both hands in the ice bath. It was quite amazing to feel the difference between the two!
The kids had a lot of fun doing the Daddy Penguin Waddle by trying to walk while carrying a large pillow and holding an "egg" between their feet. So cute and funny to watch!
The kids practice matching various items like their uppercase and lowercase letters, shapes, and colours. They matched penguin letters to igloo letters, and clipped the correct lowercase letter to match the uppercase letter. They also matched coloured toques with the corresponding coloured penguins. Some practiced spelling the colour words too.
The kids exploring the technique of splatter paintings too. I enjoy watching them explore techniques they haven't used often. I'm not sure if more painted ended up on the painting or on their hands!
We had a lot of fun exploring the outdoors, building teepees and playing tug o' war.
We also made a new batch of play dough.
We started up our letter learning for the year. Our first letters were L and F.
We did a blubber experiment when talking about how penguins stay warm. The kids helped prepare the ice water by working together to pour the water and put in the ice. Then they wrapped one hand in a buttered glove before putting both hands in the ice bath. It was quite amazing to feel the difference between the two!
The kids had a lot of fun doing the Daddy Penguin Waddle by trying to walk while carrying a large pillow and holding an "egg" between their feet. So cute and funny to watch!
The kids practice matching various items like their uppercase and lowercase letters, shapes, and colours. They matched penguin letters to igloo letters, and clipped the correct lowercase letter to match the uppercase letter. They also matched coloured toques with the corresponding coloured penguins. Some practiced spelling the colour words too.
The kids exploring the technique of splatter paintings too. I enjoy watching them explore techniques they haven't used often. I'm not sure if more painted ended up on the painting or on their hands!
We had a lot of fun exploring the outdoors, building teepees and playing tug o' war.
We also made a new batch of play dough.
We started up our letter learning for the year. Our first letters were L and F.
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