Rain Forest

Books:
Magic Tree House Research Guide: Rain Forests By Will & Mary Pope Osborne (we love the Magic Tree House chapter books and research guides.)
Learning About The Earth: Rain Forests 0531147320
Jungle 0756606942
Who Eats Who in the Rain Forest? 9781583409619 (this book was a big hit)
Life in a Rain Forest 0516253158
Revealed Rain Forest 0756605385


Activities:
Cheesy Feet ( which has nothing whatsoever to do with rain forests, but was SO fun!)

Coloring Pages (here and here)


Movies:
Madacasgar 2 (oh so informative and educational...=])

Rain & Water

Books:
Watching the Weather Rain 1403455775
Water Cycle 1600441823
Why Does It Rain? 157505762
Rain 1595661859

Dewey Decimal 551.577 (rain) and 551.48 (water cycle)

Watched...
Squibs by Ignite Learning In the Clouds: Air, Weather, & Water

Activities:
Read site and did coloring at KidZone

Also did activity at KidZone...Freeze cardboard. One hour later boil water. As water evaporates point out evaporation, hold frozen cardboard over pot. Water will condense, point out condensation. As water collects will then fall back in pot...precipitation.

Rain, Rain, Rain

This week preschool is about rain and the water cycle.

Due to my husband being in the hospital for lung surgery the post will have to wait until next week. Check back then.

Thanks!

Bugs!

Books:
Bugs by Shane F McEvey 0791065952
Bugs Up Close by Diane Swanson 1554531381
The World's Most Dangerous Bugs by Nick Healy 0736854568 (Freaky!)
Fireflies by Nicole Helget 9781583415429
Insectigations by Cindy Blobaum (activity book)

Watched Cicadas on youtube...
Cicada Call
Buzzing Cicada

Activities:
Pulled all the insects and insect eating animals from memory and played.

Caterpillar craft.

Leapfrog BUGS!
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At our library you can check leap pads & books.

This was such a fun activity. We have been talking, thinking, exploring bugs all day. Enjoy!