We went to the zoo to visit the aquarium for our kickoff learning about the ocean! We had a picnic lunch (thanks to Estee preparing ahead...I didn't think we'd stay that long!)
I only got one good picture in the aquarium- the yellow green fish at the top of this tank looked crazy! I don't know the name of it (someone erased the keeper's notes), but it looked like it had been in a fight, with little barbels sticking out all over. It doesn't swim like other fish, either. It's side fins are practically useless to go forward in a particular direction, so it mostly camoflauges with rocks and coral.
When talking about the different zones of the ocean, we made different colors of Jello and a coloring/labeling page of different sea animals in their respective zones. The black Jello: the Abyss, dark blue Jello: the Dark/Midnight Zone, light blue Jello: the Twilight Zone, and the clear Jello: the Sunlight Zone. The kids ate it up! 😉 The clear, unflavored Jello was pretty disconcerting...I felt like was chewing reconstituted cartilage. But the rest were pretty good!
The kids are progressing so well! I am so impressed with their focus and attitude! They practiced together easily for about an hour! There's something magical about playing music with family and friends.
I am leaving Estee in there, mostly because we get so few pictures of the moms, and also because I think it's funny she was able to sleep in the middle of this whole ruckus! Then again, when a momma's tired...
We loved our Ocean unit, and reading from the Ocean Dictionary and Mayrice Pledger's Ocean and Seashore pop-up books! (I'll post those pics later.)
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