On Tuesday, January 24th, we had our first field trip of the new year! Because we had been learning about animals during the month of January, (and because the zoo seemed a bit too far to go when it’s winter…waiting till the spring!) we decided to go to the NC Museum of Life & Science. They have quite a few animal exhibits there. Because I knew Joseph, Max and Delainey had all been to the museum before and just sort of played and ran wild, to make this more of a “field trip” I made a little book for each of them. The first page had a map that showed which animal exhibits we would be going to that day. Then there was a chart of 8 different animals we hoped to see. As they saw each animal, they drew an X over it’s picture. Once we had discovered each of the 8 animals on the chart, we could ride the train! After the chart there was an activity worksheet on each of the 3 concepts we had covered in January: Defense/Camouflage, Hibernation/Migration, and Habitats.
While we waited for the first animal exhibit to open, the scholars started working in their activity books. They had to match different animals with their habitats, circle which animals hibernation and which animals migrated, and color different animals to help them blend in with their surroundings. They did such a great job!
We were lucky to be able to see all of the animals on our chart. Bears, lemurs, red wolves, snakes, owls, butterflies, etc.
After the animal search came to a close, our students were very excited to ride the train…and so were the mamas! : ) It’s nice to just sit back, relax, and take a little ride!
After our train ride we enjoyed a nice lunch at the new café, and then we all headed home for naps and what-not. It was a beautiful day for a field trip, and I was so proud of Joseph, Max and Delainey for doing such a great job on their animal search. January sure was a fun month! : )
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