But, before that we got to see our big buddies! We spent some time reading books and playing games with our big buddies. It has been quite a while since our last buddy day so it was really nice to see them!
To begin our study of zoology we had to figure out what zoology means. We learned that the -ology part means to study something and then we figured out that the zoo part must be about animals. Once we put those two things together we figured out that zoology is the study of animals! To begin learning how to be zoologists we are creating a guessing game where we need to do some animal research. Here is an example of an animal clue that Ms. Boyer shared with us:
Since this is our first time doing this kind of research we are working in groups. Ask me who is in my group and which animal I am studying. We are doing research in books and then writing clues so that people will be able to try and guess our animal. We will be making our clue games into posters that will go on display in the hallway near our classroom. We will let you know when the posters are finished so that you can come play. Today our groups tried to find out information in these categories: appearance, tracks, food, sounds, habitat, survival strategies, and family groups. Next week we will continue with the research and then start making our posters.
Next week we will be participating in our drumming residency. Our drumming time is from 2:45-3:15 everyday. Since our drumming time is late in the day and some of us sort of start to lose energy at that time we will be having an extra snack break at 2:30 just to make sure we are all well prepared for drumming. If you think this extra snack might be helpful please feel free to pack a little extra snack in your lunch bag.
Our helper on Monday is: Josie
