I Can't Believe a Month has Past!

A month has come and gone! The time is moving so quickly, but our class continues to learn and grow! Here are some of the latest happenings in our classroom:
  We have learned many things about reptiles. Here are some great questions for your child.
What makes a reptile a reptile?
What is the life cycle of a lizard?
What are the main kinds of reptiles?
Where do reptiles live?
Why don't reptiles have to eat every day?
What are some of the defenses reptiles have?
Who likes to hunt reptiles?
What reptiles like to eat?


We had some great expert speakers come and speak with us about reptiles. We had reptile hobbyist who spoke with us about the reptiles she owns and also gave our kiddos an up close look at a variety of different reptiles. We also had people come from Weber that gave us some background knowledge about amphibians and how they are different than reptiles. 


On Tuesday, we were able to have a visitor from the Department of Natural Resources and spoke about his profession as a herpetologist as well as really neat information about frog calls. (He also gave us the posters for all of our students to take home about the native fish of Utah). 

Something is Fishy about this Expedition!

We are learning about fish! 


We are learning about the different body parts of a fish and why they are important. 


The parts your child should begin to know are 
eyes, gills, pectoral fins, pelvic fins, dorsal fin, caudal fin, anal fin, and adipose fin. 


We also talked about why scales and the slime found on the fish are important to the fishes health. 


We are currently discussing the life cycle of a Steelhead Trout which is the same species as the Rainbow Trout, except Steelhead Trout find their way to the ocean and back. They can adjust and adapt to two different environments just like a frog lives in two environments. 


We will be finishing up the week learning about what fish eat and who preys on fish.


Here is a video that explains the life cycle of a Salmon, which is closely related to the Steelhead Trout.







Here is a song about the Life Cycle of a Salmon, which is done to the tune of "I Will Survive." I thought it was kind of catchy and the photographs and real life images were done really well. 

Trout!

For the next week we will be learning about Trout. We will be looking at what they eat, the life cycle, parts of the body, where they live and what makes trout special. 

This website will give some information regarding trout... http://www.streamexplorers.org/fish-facts/trout-life-cycle

Animal Classification Galore!

I thought I would take this time to share a great website that has some animal classification games.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.htm

Enjoy!