Category: Learning

We have six of the most adorable quail chicks in our classroom.  The children have named them Willow, Maple, Cedar, Aspen, Birch and Cypress. Guess what the theme is? Cypress is the little yellow one. Willow and Cypress chirp the loudest.  They are so much fun to watch.

Thank you to Cassandra at Eggucation for making this amazing learning opportunity possible.

We are so egg-cited! The quail eggs were delivered today.  

We are learning all about quails.  Did you know that quails are oviparous animals?  That means that they hatch from an egg. In the wild, the female quail lays the eggs and the male bird sits on them to keep them warm. He also turns the eggs with his feet so that the babies inside do not stick to the shell. This is a picture of the incubator. The incubator does the job of the parent bird. It keeps the eggs warm and turns the eggs every hour. 

We made predictions! Ask me how long I think that it will take for the eggs to hatch.

This delightful movie was made by the children using a green screen.  They memorized their lines, rehearsed the scenes together, and acted out their parts while demonstrating patience, perseverance and risk taking. 

This project represents the learning that the children did in regards to The Big Idea of the Science curriculum; Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

The making of the movie encouraged the children to practice their oral language skills and strategies; speaking clearly while adjusting volume, pace, and tone.

It also helped the children to learn to work respectfully and constructively with others to achieve a common goal, and explore artistic expressions of themselves through drama. 

Most importantly, we had a lot of fun!

Please do not upload the movie to social media websites. If you wish to share the video please direct your friends and family to this website.

A special thank you to Janet Chow for her expertise in filming and editing!