Imagine walking through a rainforest . . . 

Rain drips from the tips of leaves

Frogs croak and monkeys cry

As giant butterflies quietly pass by

We went on a field trip to a tropical rainforest . . . well maybe not a real one, but the next best thing.  The Vancouver Aquarium has a rainforest exhibit that feels and sounds like you’re walking through the Amazon.  The weather in the rainforest is hot, humid and wet.  There are no seasons . . . it rains everyday.  This helps the plants to grow and grow.  The rainforest is also the home of many interesting animals.  What makes the rainforest so special?  Come along as we explore this unique habitat.  

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We read a delightful book by Leo Lionni called A Color of His Own.  This book is about a little chameleon who notices that he does not have a color of his own like other animals.  The chameleon is sad because he is always changing color depending on where he is standing.  Finally, the chameleon finds a friend who teaches him that is OK to be different.  We loved the message that our insides count more than our outsides.

The children created these images in response to the art work in the story.  We used the technique of crayon resist and watercolors.

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The children have been doing activities that draw their attention to the letters and sounds in their own names.  They have also been learning to print their names starting with a capital letter followed by lower-case ones.  Children recognize the letters of the alphabet by attending to their distinctive features; circles, straight lines, crossing lines.  Practicing their names helps them to notice the differences among the letters.[metaslider id=4719]