Our lesson last week was "Snow is part of Nature". We began by looking at how some animals adapt to living where it gets cold and snows. I showed them articles in Your Big Backyard magazine: one showed birds finding food in winter, some from bird feeders, and one showed snow monkeys in Japan. We had a nice discussion about how other animals handle snow. The kids learned that there are three ways to deal with it: sleep through it (hibernation), go south where it's warm (migration) or stay and try to find enough food.
Then we had a very lively discussion of what they liked to play in the snow. They drew pictures of themselves playing their favorite games. These ranged from sliding to sledding to building snowmen (snowwomen, etc.) and snow forts to making snow angels and throwing snowballs. Lots of choices out there and lots of snow, too!
What a fun nature club! Your kids are so lucky to have you as a teacher. Thanks, too, for the mention of "Your Big Backyard"! We really appreciate bloggers who give our kids' publications a shout-out.
ReplyDeleteWith warmest wishes for the holidays,
Libby Schleichert
Children's Publications
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, Virginia