Penguins on Parade

To wrap up our study of penguins, Mrs. Hayes' class made a nonfiction book about penguins!  Each child had to list one fact that they have learned about penguins and make an illustration to go with that fact.  After they were done, I took a digital picture of their illustration and uploaded it to the siteKizoa.  I have never used this site before, and the jury is still out.  Not until I finished my entire slideshow did I learn that I can't download it. : (  Boo!  So, I have embedded it here for you to enjoy!

Here is the direct link: Kizoa Slideshow

Kindergarten Art: Penguins in the Library

It is cold enough in the library for penguins to live here, so naturally, we are studying The Antarctic!  Did you know that most kindergarten students thought that penguins and polar bears live TOGETHER?  Nope!  Penguins live in the southern hemisphere of the world, while polar bears live up north!  

Today, we read The Emperor Lays an Egg (598.47 GUI)  by Brenda Z. Guiberson  and learned that penguins may be the hardest working parents in the world!  Did you know that a father penguin will stand still for 21 days straight to conserve energy and that he goes about 120 days without eating while he takes care of the chick?  The mom penguin travels over 90 miles to get food for her baby!  Wow!  Ask your kindergarten student what THEY learned about penguins today!  

After our story, we made torn paper penguins.  

Check out some of these adorable little birds!  The template for the penguin came from Kaboose