Last week I noticed that some of the students were very interested in alligators. When I asked them if they would like to learn more about them, the answer was a resounding YES!
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| A photo from Mrs. Lowe's trip to Gatorland in Florida. The staff were feeding chickens to the alligators. |
Today we did some brainstorming about what we know about alligators already and what we wonder about them.
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| We made a chart all about alligators. |
Then we looked at some books and watched some videos to learn more.
Here's a link to the video we watched:
Here's what the students said about today:
We watched a movie about Alligators. - Yuan
The whole classroom likes alligators. - Alfonso
We already know a lot about alligators. - Braydon
We watched a video and it was real cool. - Landyn
I like alligators. - Justine
Alligators can eat fish. - Matthew
Alligators can jump out of the water with their big strong muscles. - Brodie
They can grab chickens with their jaws. - Parker
Alligators can get chickens from far away. - Justin
How does a swamp get dirty? - Malashia
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| Mr. Miller brought us an alligator puppet to play with. |
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| Alfonso was so proud to share his toy alligator with all of his friends. We made a swamp for the alligator and his friends to play in. |
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1 comment:
Mr. Dory has eaten alligator before. It tastes like chicken!
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