Miss. Vanchu's Classroom Blog : African Safari

Thursday, June 4, 2015

African Safari

On Friday, we did a safari craft. On Monday, the students had to complete the writing prompt: "If I could spend a day in Africa, I would...."

On Monday, we learned all about giraffes! The grade 1's & 2's did a class report and the kindergartens did a craft. The students were split into groups for the class report. Each group was given a different category to research. Some groups had to research a giraffe's life cycle while other groups had to find information regarding a giraffe's habitat. After everyone was finished we gathered all of our research and put it on a poster!

On Wednesday, we learned about alligators and crocodiles! Here are a few key differences between the two...

Crocodiles

· Crocodiles have a longer, more V-shaped head then alligators.

· The fourth tooth of a crocodile sticks out when its mouth is closed.

· Crocodiles are better adapted to living in seawater.

· Crocodiles are more aggressive than alligators.

· Crocodiles tend to have a lighter appearance than alligators.

· Crocodiles in the wild are found all over the world while alligators are only found in the US and China.

Alligators

Alligators have shorter, wider heads that are more U-shaped than crocodiles.
Alligators strongly favor freshwater while some species of crocodile live in seawater.
Alligators are less aggressive than crocodiles.
Alligators tend to have a darker appearance than crocodiles.
Alligators in the wild are only found in the US and China while crocodiles are found all over the world.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/crocodilealligatordifferences.html

After, we did a crocodile craft.

Then, we read "Alligator Pie," by Dennis Lee and ate some Alligator Pie (green pudding, marshmallows and chocolate chips!)

On Thursday, we learned all about zebras! The grade 1's & 2's did a class report and the kindergartens did a craft. The students were split into groups for the class report. Each group was given a different category to research. Some groups had to research a zebra's life cycle while other groups had to find information regarding a zebra's habitat. After everyone was finished we gathered all of our research and put it on a poster!