June 17, 2013

Only 2 weeks left....

For Building Things today we made skeletons out of pipe cleaners and straws.  The goals for building the skeleton were:

• Have 2 legs, 2 arms, a torso and a head
• Legs bend at the hips, knees, and ankles
• Arms bend at the shoulders, elbows and wrist

Here are some pics of the kids hard at work:

In our Plants and Animals unit we talked about animal life cycles.  Two specific animal life cycles we learnt about are:

We also talked about Animal Habitats.  A habitat is a place where animals can find the food, shelter, and water that they need in order to live.  We then sorted animals into their correct habitats:

 Have a great night!