Letter I Week

Letter I Week

Our themes this week included

Inchworms, Iguanas, Insects and Ice Cream!

We read the book, Inch By Inch.

We created inchworms and grass in the art center using

paint, balloons and forks.

We learned a lot about inchworms.

We think inchworms are interesting!

We made patterns using gummy "inchworms"

and measured using gummy "inchworms".

We explored iguanas and read the book, I Wanna Iguana.

We added texture to these iguanas with embossing powder.

We compared inchworms and iguanas.

We graphed our favorite.

It was a tie!

I scream, you scream,

we all scream 

for ice cream!

We counted ice cream cones.

We ate ice cream

and Italian Ice!

(Thanks for the yummy snacks!)

We talked a lot about insects!

We invented insects.

We held insects

and wrote about insects.

Look at these ladybugs!

Tomorrow we are going on our Bug Walk.

It's been an incredible week!

Kindie Bug Hunt

We began letter E week with a Bug Hunt!

On Monday, we rode bikes over to Teacher Karen's house.

It was a beautiful day and the weather was perfect!

This is what a Kindie Bug Hunt looks like!

Dr. Liz is an ENTOMOLOGIST and she taught us a lot about where to find insects, 

what they like to eat and how important insects are to our environment.

She also showed us what to leave alone!  

Look at this female Black Widow spider with her egg cases. 

(We all know that arachnids are NOT insects...so we did not collect them!)

Dr. Liz  collected this scorpion. (I loved how she talked to the 

children and how she shared information about the specimens she found.)  

 The class was fascinated with everything.

We all took a look and then we let the scorpion go!  

(We respect all creatures big and small!)

We had a lot of parents and siblings join us for our special day!

Our parents fixed a wonderful snack and 

we enjoyed a picnic in the shade!

We released all the insects we found and rode our bikes back to school! 

Just think, this was only the first day of a very "exciting letter E week".

More about letter "E" tomorrow!