Lizards and Reptiles

Legendary Reptiles 

Do you like lizards?

We reviewed the Alphabet (singing, writing, A-L).

Toys: Skee-Ball, Tinker Toys, Rose Petal Cottage and Dress Up Trunk.

Snacks:  Peanut Butter Crackers and dried apple slices

Science Lesson:

We looked at a book on Reptiles and talked about what we remember from the Bean Museum Field Trip.  It was fun to see the frilled lizards, the colorful lizards, many various snakes, and the blue tongued lizards. We talked about animal adaptations, defenses, camouflage, habitat, food, and what made the Reptiles in the book similar and different.  Reptiles are cold blooded.  They need warmth to help them digest their food and to move quickly.  Reptiles lay eggs (unlike Mammals who give birth).  We saw soft snake eggs and a baby snake using it's egg tooth to hatch.  We talked about scales and shells.  We spoke to how bright colors, shells, fringes and hoods, can be self-defense mechanisms.

We enjoyed reading Crictor about a lady who is sent a snake by her son studying reptiles in Africa and send her one for her birthday. Crictor is an amazing snake and becomes a loyal companion for the lady and helps save the town from a thief.

 

We learned about L the lizard who lazily licks a lemon lollipop, "el-el-el" is what she says as she licks.

Arts and Crafts: The children had fun licking lollipops (Dum Dums) while learning to follow directions, cut out the L shape, glue and paste onto a colored paper, and tape a lollipop in Lizards mouth. (I thought it was cute that many students told me they were going to give a sibling the extra lollipop).

Recess Time 

Show N' Teach

Anna: mouse book by Louise

Lena: Lamb book

Maelo: Large red letter "L"

Harris: helmet, car

Lukas: banana

Tanner: Spider-Man car 

Music: We reviewed Jingle Bells from last class and learned Away in the Manger

Lizard and Reptile Books:
Crictor by Tomi Ungerer
A Snake in the House by Faith McNulty, Ill. by Ted Rand Reptiles
Reptiles, Oxford Scientific Films by Mike Linley
Snakes (Usbourne Discovery, Internet-Linked) Rachel Firth & Jonathan Sheikh-Miller
Snakes (All Aboard Reading, Lvl. 2) by Patricia Demuth, Ill. by Judith Moffatt
Snakes by Seymour Simon
Geeko Hide and Seek: A Counting Book From Hawaii By Gill McBarnet
The Goodnight Geeko: A Bedtime Story from Hawaii by Gill McBarnet
Claire and the Friendly Snakes by Lindsey Tate, Ill. by Jonathan Franklin

Holiday Books:
Must Be Santa (Book and song)
Look Who is Coming to Our House by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff