We had a visit from the Dairy Council of California today. This morning during our morning message I told the children a cow would be visiting our school. They were very excited, and even more excited when they realized it would be a REAL cow.
At 11:00 we headed down the hill and sat on benches and were ready to listen. The presenter taught us a lot of information about cows and we learned tons of new vocabulary. The adult female cow was named Holly and she was black and white. We learned that she was a Holstein cow. We learned the parts of her body, how she is milked, and the parts of her area in the trailer. The children also learned about how a cow eats and what happens to the food. Ask your child if they remember what "regurgitate" or "cud" is.
After we learned about the adult cow, we met a bull calf named Milkdud. Milkdud was not Holly's baby. He was very cute and only 4 weeks old! The presenter informed us that Milkdud learned to walk only 1 hour after being born. On our way back to class we were able to wave goodbye to Holly and pet Milkdud. We had a lot of fun.
http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
PLAYTIME!
It is a happy talent to know how to play. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Click here to read quotes about the importance of play.
We learn math concepts like sorting during play.
We make messes when we play. A messy room = a fun room!
Mr. Knowles saved a box for us. We painted it together. We call it our "Clubhouse."
We've been playing a lot with the Zoobs lately. Miss Egnatuk told us we were the first class that really liked them.
Farm fun!
Click here to read quotes about the importance of play.
We learn math concepts like sorting during play.
We make messes when we play. A messy room = a fun room!
Mr. Knowles saved a box for us. We painted it together. We call it our "Clubhouse."
We've been playing a lot with the Zoobs lately. Miss Egnatuk told us we were the first class that really liked them.
Farm fun!