This week Sister Crossley taught the kids about animal tracks and scat! Needless to say the kids LOVED it!
We started off with Dylan accompanying us for the opening song. Way to go Dylan!
Then it was on to the lesson...
Sister Crossley had drawn footprints (to scale) of various animals.
Here the kids are comparing their feet and hands to a bear print. Scary!
Then the kids made clay prints of the animal of their choice (or whatever their imagination came up with). I love watching how the different minds create.
After they finished the print many moved on to make nests complete with little eggs inside.
And then it was on to some games. First the kids played "Animal, May I". In order to move forward they had first correctly identify the animal and then they had to make the appropriate steps forward. It was quiet humerous to watch the kids get into this.
I believe Esther was a raccoon.
I think Hiram was a deer.
And I am absolutely certain Braden was a Moose.
The last game was Musical Animal Tracks.
Sister Crossley saved the best for last. To end the lesson she explained what "scat" was and showed us the different types of scat each animal makes. Gross. The kids thought it was great. Of course.
Thank you so much Sister Crossley for the fun and educational lesson! I know the kids learned a lot and had a great time. That is a success.
***the kids also made prints of their own hands using plaster but unfortunately we didn't get any picutes of that.
