Month of March
Month of March Exploring the difference between land and water animals The children have been exploring land and water animals. We placed a picture of land on the overhead and gave the children several animals to explore with. The children discussed which animals live on land. The children determined that an elephant, moose, tiger, pig, horse all live on land. Many of the children pointed out that all the animals have legs. We then placed a picture of the water and the children decided that the whale, dolphin and seal live in the water. Together we discussed how the ocean animals have fins or flippers. Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infants and Toddlers Strand A, Goal 2: Infants and toddlers experience environments where their social and emotional well-being is nurtured. Strand B, Goal 1: Infants and toddlers experience environments where the importance of spontaneous play is recognized and play is valued as meaningful learning. ...