We finished out our Living Things unit by learning about insects.
Make sure to ask your kids to sing the song they learned to help remember the parts of an insect!
We also learned how some insects eat. They don't have teeth, but they all have different types of mouths that allow them to suck, slurp, or crunch up their food.
We compared the different mouths to tools that we are familiar with, and put them to the test.
Insects like beetles have "plier mouths" that help them crunch up their food.
Flies have "sponge mouths" that allow them to soak up their food.
Butterflies have "straw mouths" that allow them to suck up their food.
That afternoon we all dressed up like butterflies and had a delicious nectar snack!
Did you know that February is "Dental Health Month"?
To wrap up this month we learned what we need to do to take care of our teeth, and what types of things are bad for our teeth.
The class worked in pairs to sort pictures of food that are good and bad for our teeth.
Then they glued the correct pictures on a bad tooth or healthy tooth.
You know our month would not be complete without a fun visit from Mrs. Susan.
This time she came and taught us all about mammals.
Then she introduced us to her rabbit friend "Rabbit Downy Jr."
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