Week 2 of
Mother Goose Time's ocean commotion theme is large sea creatures. The first animal we learned about was the whale. We started by learning the letter w and practiced writing it.
Addie already knew whales were mammals, but we talked more about what that means. They have a blowhole, which is their nostril that they breathe oxygen from. The girls each got a straw and went around the house trying to find things they could move using just their breathe. Feathers proved to be the easiest.
Next they used the straws to blow paint around a whale cutout. Elli had a hard time with this, and wound up using the straw to move the paint.
After the paint dried they attached the straws and added tissue paper and a sticker eye to complete the project.
Whales are the biggest animal on Earth. So big that it's hard to comprehend without seeing them in person. The biggest get up to 90 feet while the smallest are 13-15 feet long. I put 14 sheets of paper on the floor to replicate the size of the smallest whale, which the girls compared to their own size.
We also talked about how whales hold their breath when they're underwater. Addie practiced holding her breathe as long as possible and then we charted how long she was able to do it for.
The girls had a lot of fun learning about whales. I think they're really going to enjoy this week learning about large marine life.
No comments:
Post a Comment