Penguins

We decided to learn about penguins since it is winter.  I got online and found some fun ideas for Eli to do.  We did a letter match game and then I found a clip art picture of a penguin and we played a number game.  I gave Eli some goldfish snacks and said, "The penguin wants to eat four goldfish" then Eli would put that amount of goldfish in the penguins tummy.  Then he ate the goldfish for snack.  Next we did a science project where we collected snow from outside and put it in a pot on the stove.  We talked about the climate where penguins lived what would happen if all the snow melted where they lived.  We then watched the snow melt in the pot and then put the melted snow in a bowl and put it in the freezer to freeze the water.  Next we did an art project where we made a diorama of where a penguin would live with fluffy batting for the snow and Saran wrap to make the water look shiny.  We also watched some videos of penguins with their eggs.  Then we played a gross motor game where were put an "egg" (really just a little ball) between our legs and tried to waddle across the living room without the ball falling out.  Don't crack the egg!!