Creepy Crawlies have Arrived!

Miss P. from the Burlington Science Center visited our classroom today.  She shared the Creepy Critters with us.  She introduced us to the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches from the insect family, Legs the tarantula from the arachnid family and Galileo the corn snake from the reptile family. 

We talked about these animals being living things and what they needed to live. Miss P. told us that living things need to be able to move, they need water, food and that all living things have a lifecycle, they are born, grow, reproduce and die. We also talked about some things that are not living, rocks, paper, crayons, etc. Living vs. nonliving is a bit challenging for kindergartners. We will be working on this theme throughout the school year.

We all held or touched Galileo then we sketched and labeled the creepy animals. It was a fun day!

On Thursday we were very excited to watch Galileo eat!