The Green Room is all about bugs these days. As I mentioned in my newsletter last week, the friends have been enjoying working with plastic bugs frozen into ice cubes. Fortunately, my husband has gotten used to finding such things in our freezer :) I am hesitant to put out the same materials more than one day in a row, however, what's incredible to watch is how this activity evolves day by day. Some days the friends will work on this activity for a good half hour, discussing the best way to melt the ice, and what kind of bugs they can find. Other days, they don't even look at it, but then the next day they're using new tactics to extract the bugs, and asking deeper and more meaningful questions. It's great how the variety of bugs has opened up new discussions about the many creatures in Hashem's world!
On Wednesday we read the Book Aaaarrgghh, Spider! by Lydia Monks. Everyone LOVED this story about a spider that wants to join a people family. After we finished the story, Morgan asked about a black spider that has a red spot on it's back. I didn't know what he was talking about, so I consulted Google and found out that he was referring to a breed of spider that literally jumps! So, we took turns being jumping spiders!
This also opened up discussion that some kinds of spiders bite, and some do not. We also chatted about how scorpions and bees never bite... but they do sting! Here we see Morgan and Ava looking through books and drawing bugs on Thursday morning!
Our whole school is nurturing caterpillars, which will turn into butterflies, which we will set free on graduation day. Morah Felicia gave us a hand in transferring the caterpillars into their own space. We're excited to observe the process!
Our interest in bugs is continuing to grow, and I look forward to continuing to learn about all things creepy-crawly with the Green Room Friends.
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Morah Gitty and I wish you a Shabbat Shalom and a wonderful weekend!
-Morah Deena and Morah Gitty
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