Category: Learning

On February 2, a groundhog is said to forecast the weather by looking for his shadow. If it’s sunny out, and he sees his shadow, we’re in for six more weeks of winter. On the other hand, a cloudy Groundhog Day is supposed to mean that we will have an early spring.  We celebrated Groundhog Day by learning all kinds of amazing groundhog facts – including what they eat, where they live, and how they make it through tough winters!

We also went outside to see if we could see our shadows, and we did not. . . so we predict that we will have an early spring!

This made us curious about shadows, so we learned how to make shadow puppets with our hands.

You can try this at home!

The children have been learning about the how living things may make physical and behavioral changes to survive in different conditions. In particular, we have been exploring how different kinds of local animals may hibernate, migrate or adapt to the winter season.

This week, we used loose parts to create and describe the living environment of some winter animals. 

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Look at the pictures with your child and ask him/her to tell you more about it!

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The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis is one of nature’s most beautiful phenomena.  The Arctic, home of the polar bears, is the best place to see this colourful light show. 

The children created these images by using a painted palm print to symbolize a polar bear and colored chalk for the Northern Lights in the background.