After learning about the seasons and the changes that happened, as well as how animals interact with their surroundings, we, the Kindergarten Kids, decided we wanted to help the animals who do not migrate or hibernate. Those animals stay around where we live, and have trouble finding food.
Our Kindergarten classes read the book Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder. We learned lots of information from reading that book.
We learned about animals that migrate. Animals that migrate go away for the cold winter months.
We learned about animals that hibernate. Animals that hibernate go to sleep in a cave or under ground during the winter months.
We learned that some animals don't leave. They also have a hard time finding food to eat. We decided we wanted to help. We made a list of things we would need to start our project.
Birdseed
Pine cones
Dried fruit
Dried corn
Crisco (We chose not to use Peanut Butter because some of our friends are allergic to peanuts)
Birdhouse
Suet
Cages
String
Popcorn
Needles
Our teachers gathered all the things we would need to work on the project.
And now, we are ready to get started!
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If I was a bird in your neighborhood, I'd be chirping all the news about these neat feeders and accommodations!! (Will the squirrels find out, too?)
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