We soaked some lima beans and looked inside toady to see the parts of a seed. First we took off the seed coat and split the seed in half. We learned that these two halves provide food for the seed until it can make it's own food. Then, we looked for the baby play inside. It has two parts, the root and the leaves. They were very small and some were attached to the seed coat.
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First off, let me apologize for any flowers the kids have ruined at home. They are loving learning about the parts of a flowers and how new seeds are made. The kiddos have loved sharing their diagrams they have made at home of flowers. We have (had) 2 moth cocoons, and one emerged today while we were at lunch. We've talked about how it is so hairy and fuzzy looking. It's hard to believe that it came out of that small hole. We hope we are here when the next one emerges so we can see how it got it's body AND wings out of it's cocoon. All of our caterpillars are doing great and growing super fast. They should be starting the next stage in their life sometime next week. We can't believe how much they have grown in just under a week. We have noticed little black balls which are their old skin that has been shed as they grow. There are also webs in there which let the caterpillar get to the top of the container and will help when they need to attach themselves to for their chrysalis.
Not really, our Painted Lady Caterpillars came today. We set up habitats for them so we can observe them as they go through their life cycle. In one day, we already notice that they grow rapidly. It's probably because they eat…a lot! Stay tuned for updates. Look what we built with shapes! Some of our designs are also symmetrical too.
Fa-la-la-la-la! Spring is in the air!
Remember to read over Spring Break. Also write in your journals letting me know what you did. We have had a Leprechaun visiting our class and causing a lot of mischief. We have decided to try and catch this rascal and maybe get his pot of gold, or at least as the saying goes…three wishes. We are making some traps at home to try and catch that little guy. Stay tuned to see our results. Leprechaun little, Leprechaun green, come on out where you can be seen! Making our Leprechaun finders and activating them. Each Leprechaun finder is different and gets activated in a unique way.
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AuthorMiss Fielder teacher 1st grade at Joseph Gale in Forest Grove. Archives
February 2015
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