Animal Habitats

Today the touch and feel pool had legos insides. The kids used the legos to build different houses. Some built apartments that were tall and skinny and others built big wide houses. During morning circle we talked about the calendar and fall. The leaves are going to start to change colors!

Ms. Abby came to see us for the first time today! We started by stretching our bodies and sang "The kids in the class.." to the tune of the Wheels on the Bus. To help Ms. Abby learn our friends' names we said someones name and then tossed the ball to them. Next we had to jump with our legs open and together through an obstacle course and then jump over a hurtle. Our last activity helped us learn to throw and catch. The kids were partnered up and tossed a bean bag to each other. We counted to see how many times we could throw it before it hit the ground! We ended the class with a song and the whole class did a hand huddle!

Our story today was "Guess Where I Live" by Anni Axworthy. In the story each animal gave us clues about where they live. A monkey lives in the jungle, a camel lives in the desert, a crab lives in the ocean, a polar bear lives in the artic and an eagle lives in the mountains. After reading the story we matched different animals to their habitats. We learned that habitats are a place where something lives.

In science the kids independently had to match the animals with the correct habitat. A dog lives in a doghouse, a bird lives in a nest, a cow lives in a barn and a cat lives in a bed. They shared with their neighbors where other animals live.....horses live in barns and chickens live in a coop.

At the end of the day we finished talking about animal habitats and sang a song about where animals live.