On Tuesday of this week our preschool program made its annual pilgrimage to the Lincoln Park Zoo! We love the Lincoln Park Zoo for many reasons. One; it’s free. Two; it’s in the city that we live and love. Three; they have some amazing new things coming to the zoo! It keeps getting better and better as the years go by. And the one thing that always amazes me is how all of this is done by donors like you and me! Anyway, enough of that! Let’s get down to the good stuff!
We studied zoo animals throughout the month of March. We started off by just naming and identifying animals the children knew. We discovered that most the kids were really interested in animals that come from Africa and Australia. So, we began to focus in on many of those animals. Example: lions, tigers, giraffes, hippos, zebras. This lead us into the discovery of looking closely at groups of animals that have stripes, spots, and solids. In thinking in that mind set of grouping animals to that nature, we then began to have conversations about animals that have fur, feathers, scales, and bare skin! Our journals, sketches, small group discussions, and art projects were great opportunities to discover and learn about these concepts. The children were just amazing in what they came up with! I am so proud of them!
Please make sure to check out our bulletin board outside of our classroom this month! It shows all of the learning the children went through during our Zoo Unit! Enjoy some pictures we captured throughout our unit! Have a wonderful and safe spring break!
Preschool in the City with Mrs. Gabelman 