We watched our fourth butterfly as it emerged from its chrysalis! It was awesome to watch it.
Gracie's tooth fell out during lunch.
"Mom, there's something crunchy in my sunbutter, like a seed or something. Why is there blood all over my sandwich?" She's lucky she didn't swallow her tooth!
I never thought learning about salamanders would lead to learning about the rainforest, but here is how our day went.
reviewed verse/songs
amphibian life-cycle coloring page
looked in amphibian book to find out the color of a tadpole
read The Salamander Room, Jungle Life (Gracie's suggestion), and Magic Schoolbus Spiders (Madelyn's suggestion)
verse copywork, cursive, read from reader, calendar, straws, 100 chart
used watercolors and fingerpaint to paint a salamander
talked about the food chain
wrote a letter to the toothfairy
read The Little Rabbit
looked up info about the jungle/rainforest--Do butterflies, ants, and salamanders live there?
Yes, they do! And so many other animals, too!
created a lapbook about the rainforest layers and where they are found
found rainforests on the globe