No matter the habitat they live in, animals all around the world use camouflage. Today you are going to learn about what that is, why animal use it, and you are even going to try to camouflage yourself! This is always something we enjoy learning about each year, and we have some fun activities that you can try out from your own home! Writing TimeWrite your nameWrite the date: 4-30-20Write the word of the day: LIONWriting Time Reminders: -Names can be all uppercase, or start with uppercase and then use lower case. -Parents write the date first, then kids write or trace it. -”Word of the Day” words reinforce the weekly theme and provide practice writing letters that may not appear in their names. Parents can talk about the word and encourage a story or drawing -Parents, your children may need help with these tasks, so feel free to practice along with them. Circle TimeCamouflage is extremely important to an animal’s survival in their habitat. Camouflage allows an animal to hide from a predator (someone who wants to eat them) or sneak up on prey (someone they want to eat) without being noticed. Camouflage has a few meanings; most people think it describes the coloration and patterns found on the animal and how it blends with the surroundings. Another way to camouflage is to “mimic” or pretend to be an object or different animal. Look at the photos below….can you spot the animals?? Remember our stick bugs that we had at school? They use camouflage too. They look just like sticks, which is why they are always hard to spot! Now let’s do a couple of experiments to help us understand how camouflage works! First, I am going to use a newspaper as my “habitat” Exhibit 1. I also have some “rectangle” animal friends. Look at Exhibit 2 and count as many “rectangle” animals you can find. How many do you see?? Look at the bottom of the blog to see Exhibit 3 for the answer! The second experiment involves you or a stuffed animal friend! What are you wearing right now? Can you blend in with something around your home? You are not limited to the inside of your house; are you wearing green? Can you lay in the grass and hide? Take photos and send them to [email protected] and we will try to find you! These friends are hiding on top of a carpet; their clothes match the environment! There is a furry friend hiding on this carpet! Can you spot him? Daily Activity - Camouflage Art HabitatToday you will be using your creativity to make an habitat that your animal can be camouflaged in, just like some of the pictures of camouflaged animals we saw in Circle Time. Here is another - can you spot the animal hidden with this tree? Materials needed:
Directions:
And now you are finished! Show your camouflaged animal to your family - can they find where your animal is hidden? You can send us a picture and we will try to find your animal too! Daily Book JournalThree times a week, help your preschooler to pick out a book and read it together. Then, help your preschooler to create a journal entry using any of these same options from our book bag job.
Extra Activity - Number GraphingThis activity is great for practicing 1 to 1 counting. Also, the graph is not in numeric order, so you are practicing number recognition. Print the PDF below (or make a number line in your journal) and use materials you find around the house…..cereal, popcorn, beads, shells, etc. (I used little rocks I found outside). You can change up the rules by placing the objects in numeric order. Start by finding the animal with #1, then #2, etc.
Book Reading with our TeachersJoin us as Ms Anne reads: Leo, the Lovable Lion By: Giles Andreae Fun Activities
Exhibit 3: Here is the answer to where all our "rectangle" creatures were located in our newspaper habitat! Did you find all 8?? Adventures with our FriendsRemember you can send us pictures of the projects you are doing, how you have been keeping busy, and more! Here is our email: [email protected]
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