We read Elmer by David McKee and discussed the important events that happened in the beginning. middle, and end. Then we decorated out own elephants for the Elmer's Day Parade and marched around the library. We learned about African elephants by reading a non-fiction book.
"Gem the Caterpillar" by Andy Sevic is all about a tiny caterpillar who thinks he isn't good at anything. He tries everything and asks everyone he knows to help him find one thing he is good at. He even tries to hop like a grasshopper and spark like a firefly. In the end something amazing happens and.....well....why don't you just ask tour child what Gem's "special something" is. We learned about the lifecycle of a butterfly and watched a really cool video of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly!
Then we pretended to be caterpillars and crawled through a chrysalis (it was really a play tunnel) to become butterflies.
Did you know that chameleons do not change color to match their surroundings? We do! We read about chameleons and learned that these lizards change color to show emotion! So when they turn reddish they are mad and when they are grayish and dull they are cold and hungry. We like to keep our chameleons happy so they stay sparkling green! Our favorite thing about chameleons though is how they eat! Ask me to tell you about their sticky tongues!!!! We also listened to a fiction story called "The Mixed Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle and then created out own mixed-up chameleons.
How would you get rid of a loose tooth? In "Andrew's Loose Tooth" by Robert Munsch so many people try to help Andrew get rid of his loose tooth but nothing works. Even a trip to the dentist and a visit from the tooth fairy can't get that tooth out! Ask me how Andrew's friend Luis finally comes up with a solution to his friend's problem.