Chicken Facts

We wrapped up our farm theme with a week of conversation on chickens. Ms. Darcie's chicks came to visit for the day on Thursday. On Friday, a family friend Zoomed with us to talk about being a backyard chicken farmer. The facts written in black on the poster to the left are what the children knew on Monday. The green information was added on Friday. The children learned a lot!

Pigs!

The children shared what they knew about pigs on Monday before we learned any new information. That information is written in black and pink. On Friday, I asked them what new information they had learned. That is written in green. Wow!! They were paying attention this week!!

Calling All Hair Stylists

The children voted on changing the dramatic play area into a hair salon. They have been washing, blowing out, curling, and brushing the doll's hair. They can practice creating different hair styles on the mop head models and express how they are feeling on the faces in the mirrors. They have been having a blast!

We Have Chrysalides!!

The caterpillars climbed to the top of their cup and formed their chrysalides over the weekend! We should have butterflies in 7-10 days. It will seems like nothing is happening during the next 7-10 days, however, this is really a time of rapid change. The body parts of the caterpillar are metamorphosing into the parts of the butterfly. Hopefully we will be able to witness one of the butterflies emerge from the chrysalis next week

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We Have Caterpillars!!

At the science table, the children are learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly. We have several caterpillars who have been very busy eating. They are getting ready to go into the "J" position. We will watch as they go onto their chrysalis and metamorphosis into butterflies. I will update with pictures as the process evolves.

Science Experiment

We put white carnations into blue water. The children made a hypothesis for what would happen. Some childre thought the carnations would grow. Other children thought the carnations would stay white while others thought they would turn blue. Here is what happened on day 1, day 2, and day 4.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 4

Products we get from a cow. Items listed included milk, cheese, yougart, steak, hamburger, and leather for shoes, gloves, or clothes.

We discussed all of the different items we get from a cow

What do we know about cows?

The children have been sharing what they know about cows at circle time. We have been reading non-fiction books to gather information.

This week on the Farm

The children are "milking" the cow and driving the tractor on the farm.