January in Casa

In January we studied “Reptiles and Amphibians”. We learned about what makes these animals different from other animals, and recalled the meaning of the word “vertebrate” (an animal with a backbone). We also learned a new term- “cold-blooded,” which are animals that do not make their own heat. This term will come in handy when we study dinosaurs in February! We also learned about the life cycle of a frog, talked about blue iguanas, observed a live tree frog, and made some adorable turtles which have been decorating our wall.

Europe was our continent of the month, and we visited several countries together during group time. Miss Helene spoke to both classes about Denmark, and Casa 2 made Danish meatballs and potato salad. Miss Wendy contributed some materials about Scotland, and Casa 1 children were particularly interested in tales of the Loch Ness monster! For Italy, Casa 1 made pizza and Casa 2 made spaghetti. Other countries that we touched upon: France (Casa1 rolled croissants and Casa 2 made Eiffel towers), The United Kingdom, Ireland, Russia and Switzerland. The children were introduced to the flag of each country, and some did some flag coloring to take home.