we're going BATty!

After calendar time we reviewed SQUARE and we did a little "square dancing". We danced, jumped, marched and walked around the square to music and when the music stopped we had to FREEZE! They did a great job. I bet some of you didn't know your child could hold still for at least 5 seconds, huh?! :) We also danced in, outside, and on the square.

Then we looked at our picture bank of Halloween things and added words. We decided to focus on BATS today. We did a picture walk (we looked only at the pictures and talked about what was happening.) of Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.

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Then we learned a few bat facts:

• Bats can be found in most parts of the world.
• They live in forests, deserts, jungles, and cities.
• There are over 900 different kinds of bats.
• They come in all sizes, from the bumblebee bat which is the size of a jellybean to the Bismark flying fox whose wingspan is the size of a man!
• Bats can be separated into two groups: fruit eating bats and meat eating bats.
• A long time ago, people used to think bats were birds, but they are mammals!
• They are special because they are the only mammals that know how to fly!

Then we used watercolors to paint a bat either brown or black. We'll finish them Thursday so they can bring them home to decorate!

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After a yummy s'mores snack, we played "Is it black?" We had a black bucket with different items in it. They took turns choosing something from the bucket and telling us if it was black or not.

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We reviewed Hh. We sang our song and looked at some pictures that started with the Hh sound.

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Then we had a haunted house picture that had a number on it. The kids took turns adding ghosts that matched the number.