A HABITAT is the home of an animal. Almost every place on earth is a habitat! Most habitats include a community of animals and plants along with water, oxygen (air), soil or sand, and rocks. These different places on earth all have names; for example, the hottest habitats are called Desserts and the coldest ice packs are called the Arctic. This week we will focus on the Rainforest and Jungle Habitats. Writing TimeWrite your nameWrite the date: 4-21-2020Write the word of the day: HOMERemember: -Names can be all upper case, or can start with upper case and then use lower case. -Word of the day will help reinforce the weekly theme and provide practice writing letters that may not appear in your child's name. 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. Your child may need you to write their name or the date lightly and have them trace or copy it. Circle TimeRainforests are forests with very tall trees, have very warm weather, and lots of rain. Jungles are similar to rainforests and are often found surrounding them. Jungles have very thick areas of plants and vegetation that can be difficult to walk through. There are two types of rainforests - temperate and tropical. Today we are going to talk about tropical rainforests which are filled with tall trees, and all sorts of interesting animals. There are 4 different habitat layers to a rain forest.
There are so many different animals that live in a rainforest habitat; only a few were listed above and are mainly found in a South American rain forest. Tigers live in Asian rainforests and leopards along with gorillas live in African rainforests. Daily Activity - Play Dough LettersOur activity has two parts; making playdough and then using it to spell animal names. Making Playdough If you have and want to use store bought PlayDoh, you can skip this first part. This playdough recipe is quick and easy….it is my favorite! You can easily add color and smells, and it is soft and fun to play with. Playdough Recipe:
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Letter Practice Practice the 4 animal names below! The names are guides to look at and copy. Write or print on paper. Put paper into a clear baggie. Roll out a ball of playdough into a rope; use the rope to copy the letters. Parents can talk about each letter name and sound. Use the list above (Circle Time) for more animal names. FROG JAGUAR SLOTH MACAW 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.
Fun Activity Ideas1. Try making your own rain forest diorama with things you have at home or find in nature! (see here https://www.firstpalette.com/craft/rainforest-diorama.html) 2. Make green slime! 3. Walking through a rain forest is hard work because there are so many trees, roots, and plants EVERYWHERE! Try making your own obstacle course at home! Book Reading By Our TeachersJoin us today as Teacher Ashley reads us: Rumble in the Jungle By: Giles Andreae You can also easily check out our past book readings through this link: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_wycvdbPXid21bzNjwCqj9Ta9hhhi3Ao Survey
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