This week we are studying Orangutans! These little guys even might get a visit from us at our local zoo. These guys are endangered and apparently don't live in too many places in the world. I wasn't aware because they seem to be pretty common in zoos. Here is the fact sheet and some fun activities and coloring pages I found to go along with them. Enjoy!
This week we are studying Hermit Crabs. When my son was 2, Grandma and Grandpa went to Florida and brought back two Hermit Crabs. Flash forward 5 years later and we still have 1. One of them died about a year ago. He survived being thrown away the summer before. We thought he was dead but it was actually his molted skin sticking out of his shell (he was hiding inside). I had a bad feeling and went back to the trash can to find him trying to crawl out. Sorry there little guy! He got started acting super funny and wouldn't stay in a shell and I think he got too cold outside of a shell and died without a shell. He was our favorite. He was Bash. The other one, Dash, we hardly ever saw but after Bash died he came out a lot more. He likes to bury himself in the substrate and stay there. Bash lived for high spaces. They talked to each other loudly a lot of nights, which would completely freak me out and then I'd realize that it was the crabs. It's certainly been an adventure. Dash is monstrous in size now and when he croaks we will not be replacing them. But it has been kind of fun learning about them and how to take care of them. SOOOO for this week, I thought the kids would like to focus on them too. Get the facts and activities here. Enjoy!
This week we are studying Rhinoceros and why they are so hard to pronounce. :-) Get the fact sheet and activities here. These vegetarians look deadly but they just like to munch of grasses or bushes. Their horns are desired for medicinal value as well as a prized possession so they are endangered. Apparently they aren't too fond of mating which I think is probably the main problem. They can conflict battle wounds from fighting when they come together to mate. This makes me giggle. Not sure I'll bring up that part to the kiddos. Enjoy!
This week we will be studying Horses! I tried to include facts about the animal and about their care. In the activities this week, I thought we would pick a breed and learn more about the traits and characteristics of that specific breed in addition to learning about the species. I 'm sure there are a lot of movies to go along with this too. The 1946 version of Black Beauty is available on Netflix streaming. Download the facts and activities here and get started. Enjoy!
I didn't realize these toads were so interesting until I was preparing the fact sheet. Hope the kids think they are super cool too, but not enough to bring them in the house. Here's the facts and activities. Enjoy!
