Tag: preschool chicks

FIRST THE EGG by Laura Vacarro Seeger WAKE UP, IT’S SPRING! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

April 21, 2023

We have a spring science table at our school. It is wonderful for hands on learning. The children can watch the caterpillars turn into butterflies, tadpoles turn into frogs, dig for worms, watch the ladybugs, and count the days until the baby chicks hatch. What a wonderful way to show the children the science and… More FIRST THE EGG by Laura Vacarro Seeger WAKE UP, IT’S SPRING! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Meet Our New Chicks!

May 7, 2021

Our chicks have hatched! We read about chicks and chickens in this book by Joyce Markovics: Beatrix loved meeting the chicks as much as the children did (watch more of B with the chicks at the end of the above video): The children had to learn how to pick up and touch the chicks gently.… More Meet Our New Chicks!

OVIPARO WHAT?

April 30, 2021

OPVIPAROUS! This week we read CHICKENS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES by Ruth Heller and found out what oviparous means! The perfect book to go along with the hatching of our eggs and our spring science table. I brought in a few eggs to compare sizes: This year our chicks were right on time! Day 21:… More OVIPARO WHAT?