*This picture was taken last year when the reptile man came. Though we didn't get to see him this year, he often comes to the Hillsboro Public Library to do shows - so once it re-opens, keep your eye out for him!* There are many animals that live in different habitats. Remember, a habitat is a place where an animal naturally lives and includes the animal’s surroundings and home. For example a frog can live in a Pond habitat and as we learned yesterday, they can live in a Rainforest habitat. Animals are like families, they belong together but live in different places. When they live in different habitats, they learn to live in that environment. That is the same for snakes! There are so many types of snake but each will adapt to their own specific habitat. Let's take a closer look at the snake family! Writing TimeWrite your name:Write the date: 4-22-20Write the word of the day: SNAKERemember: -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 TimeSnakes can be found in a variety of habitats all over the Earth. Some snakes live in habitats on land, including forests, prairies, and deserts. Others live in water environments. Even though snakes can be found all over the world, most of the snakes live in warmer climates. Snakes are reptiles and are cold blooded so must regulate their own body temperature. You can find snakes laying in the sun to warm themselves up and slithering to shady spots to cool themselves down. Snakes that live in cold places hibernate (sleep) all throughout the winter so that they survive! Snakes are so interesting….they use their tongues to smell! A snake’s tongue has a fork on the end of it because it helps pick up little pieces of smell---odor particles---that are floating in the air. The snake flicks its tongue and brings it back into its mouth and presses it against a special organ in the roof of the mouth. This organ helps the snake smell things like dirt, plants and animals. This is how a snake avoids predators and catches food. Snakes don’t have eyelids or ears…..and their eyes don’t move. They feel vibrations of movement through the ground. [You try it…..close your eyes and have a parent or sibling walk behind you. Can you “sense” they were behind you??] Snakes are not slimy, they are covered in scales. Scales serve several purposes: They trap moisture in dry climates and reduce friction as the snake moves. Some snakes will angle the scales so they can dig in soft ground and even climb trees! The hissing sound a snake makes is a sign the snake feels threatened (scared or worried). Snakes will hiss at its enemy to seem “scary” so they won’t be eaten. They will also hiss when they are unhappy and just want something to go away. There are almost 3,000 different kinds of snakes! Here are just a few you may find in different habitats: Daily Activity - Paper SnakeAll snakes have unique patterns to their scales. The colors often match their environment to help hide them from both predators and prey. Today’s activity is making a snake! Materials:
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EARTH DAY!!!Today is Earth Day!!!! Woohoo! Last week we learned all about gardening, recycling, and wildlife - and now is the time to put what you learned to good use. Today, think about how you can take care of our environment and be a better global citizen. Please send us pictures of all the nature-y things you do! 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 Activities1. Go for a walk in the rain (remember how we said it rains a lot in the rainforest?!) 2. Pretend you are a rainforest animal and build a fort (with blankets, pillows, etc.) to be your home 3. Print out a coloring page of your favorite animal and color it! Book Reading by our TeachersJoin Natalie Mix (Sarah's Mom!), as she reads Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae Survey
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