Animals in Winter / Hibernation

Winter is cold.There is snow on the ground. People live in the warm houses.

What do animals do?

Some animals sleep all winter. It is very deep sleep called hibernation.

Other animals stay active in winter. It is hard for them to find food.

Some birds fly south for the winter. We called this migration.They go to warmer place to find food.

Other birds stay here all winter. We can help by feeding them.

Time For Hibernation

(Frere Jacques tune)

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Big black bear, big black bear?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
In a log, in a lair. 
 

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,

Hanging bat, hanging bat?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
In a cave is where I'm at.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Garter snake, garter snake?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
In the mud, in a lake.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Toad and frog, toad and frog?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
In a pond, near a log.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Meadow mouse, meadow mouse?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
in a field, near a house.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Turtle friend, turtle friend?
Time for hibernation.
What is your location?
In the stream, till winter's end!

In the stream, till winter's end!
 

         Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them "migrate." 

Some animals remain and stay active in the winter. They must adapt to the changing weather. Many make changes in their behavior or bodies. To keep warm, animals may grow new, thicker fur in the fall. On weasels and snowshoe rabbits, the new fur is white to help them hide in the snow. 

Animals may find winter shelter in holes in trees or logs, under rocks or leaves, or underground. Some mice even build tunnels through the snow. To try to stay warm, animals like squirrels and mice may huddle close together. 

Some animals "hibernate" for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal's body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In the fall, these animals get ready for winter by eating extra food and storing it as body fat. They use this fat for energy while hibernating. Some also store food like nuts or acorns to eat later in the winter. Bears, skunks, chipmunks, and some bats hibernate. 

Cold-blooded animals like fish, frogs, snakes and turtles have no way to keep warm during the winter. Snakes and many other reptiles find shelter in holes or burrows, and spend the winter inactive, or dormant. This is similar to hibernation.

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html

Phonics Posters

People Song

People in my town

I see a firefighter,fighting fires

I see a car mechanic, changing tires

I see a pilot, flying through the air

I see a barber, cutting people’s hair

I see the people in my town, and I say

Hey Brother what’s going down?

I see a postman, with the mail

I see a police, putting folk in jail

I see a lifeguard at the swimming pool

I see the teachers in the local schools

I see the people in my town, and I say

Hey Brother what’s going down?

Doctors, nurses, astronauts

Judges, lawyers in the courts

I see an actor, acting on the stage

I see a writer, writing on a page

I see a chef, working in a restaurant

and a waiter asking what you want

I see the people in my town, and I say

Hey Brother what’s going down?

Doctors, nurses, astronauts

Judges, lawyers in the courts

I see the people in my town, and I say

Hey Brother what’s going down?

I say Hey Brother what’s going down?

Transportation rhymes

Wheel Song
(McKinnon/ Busy Bees Summer)
Tune: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

Little Laura* had a car.
E-I-E-I-O.
And on her car she had some wheels.
E-I-E-I-O.
With a wheel, wheel here
And a wheel, wheel there.
Here a wheel, there a wheel,
Everywhere a wheel, wheel.
Little Laura* had a car.
E-I-E-I-O.



Five Little Cars
(Sue Eilers & Mary Marshall)


One little car,
It happened to be blue,
Met another car,
Then there were two.
Two little cars
Driving by the sea.
One drove up from the beach,
Then there were three.
Three little cars
Driving by the store,
Another pulled out,
Then there were four.
Four little cars
Out for a drive.
Another car joined them,
Then there were five.



Five Mini-Vans
(Sue Eilers & Mary Marshall)


Five little mini-vans
Driving past the store.
One stopped to buy milk,
Then there were four.
Four little mini-vans
Driving past a tree,
One stopped to park there,
Then there were three.
Three little mini-vans
Driving by the zoo,
One stopped to visit,
Then there were two.
Two little mini-vans
Driving in the sun.
One stopped to buy gas,
Then there was one.
One little mini-van
Driving just for fun.
Stopped by the playground,
Then there was none.




Watch the Wheels
(From McKinnon, Busy Bees Summer)


Watch the wheels go round and round
As we drive our car to town.
Watch the wheels go round and round
As we drive our van to town.
Watch the wheels go round and round
As we drive our bus to town.
Watch the wheels go round and round
As we drive our truck to town.



Helping Mommy Drive
(Ring A Ring O’Roses)


Open the car door,
Climb inside.
I get to help my mommy drive!
Fasten the seat belt,
Shut the door,
Start the motor,
Hear it roar?
Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!
Turn the corner,
Step on the gas,
If the road’s clear
We may pass.



The Wheels on the Train
(King County Library, adapted by Sue Eilers)


The wheels on the train go,
“Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack” [move arms in train motion]
The wheels on the train go,
“Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack”
All along the track.
Additional verses:
The whistle on the train goes, “Whoo! Whoo!” [pull whistle rope]


Choo-Choo Train
(Castellano/ Simply Super Storytimes)


This is a choo-choo train. [bend arms at elbows]
Puffing down the track. [rotate arms in forward motion]
Now it’s going forward.
Now it’s going back. [rotate arms in backward motion]
Now the bell is ringing. [pull bell cord]
Now the whistle blows. [make train sound]
What a lot of noise it makes. [cover ears with hands]
Everywhere it goes. [stretch out arms]



Engine On The Track
(Ring A Ring O’Roses)


Here is the engine on the track.
Here is the coal car, just in back.
Here is the box car to carry freight.
Here is the mail car. Don't be late.
Way back here at the end of the train.
Rides the caboose through the sun and rain.

The Tooth Book - Make a Mini Book

The Bad-Tempered Ladybird (Grouchy Ladybug) - Eric Carle

A mese kidolgozását a szokásos módon kezdtem, elkészítettem a mesében szereplő állatok flashcardjait.

Majd készítettem egy Layer book-ot, amelyet  innen töltöttem le. Mindegyik időponthoz hozzáadtam a vele  kapcsolatos állatot.

Az óra gyakorlására egy katicabogaras órát  töltöttem le és minden időponthoz bemásoltam, hogy melyik állat tartozik hozzá.

Grouchy ladybug

To the tune: Clementine

Grouchy ladybug, grouchy ladybug.
You like aphids to eat.
Why are you so very grouchy?
We wish you were nice and sweet!

Grouchy ladybug, grouchy ladybug,
You tried to fight a whale
But you thought he wasn’t big enough
‘Til he slapped you with his tail!”
Grouchy Ladybug, Grouchy Ladybug,
You have learned to be kind.
I am happy you are kind.
Now you won’t be left behind.

Autumn flashcard

Body flashcards - szótanuló kártyák

Sheena Roberts - We all go travelling by (Barefoots Books)

Sheena Roberts - We all go travelling by (Barefoots Books) 

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by. 

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by.

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A long blue traing goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by.

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A shiny pink bike goes ring ring ring.

A long blue train goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by.

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug

A shiny pink bike goes ring ring ring.

A long blue train goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by. 

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A big white plane goes neeeee-owww.

A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug

A shiny pink bike goes ring ring ring.

A long blue train goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by. 

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A fast orange car goes vroom vroom vroom.

A big white plane goes neeeee-owww.

A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug

A shiny pink bike goes ring ring ring.

A long blue train goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by. 

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

Two purple shoes go tap tap tap.

A fast orange car goes vroom vroom vroom.

A big white plane goes neeeee-owww.

A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug

A shiny pink bike goes ring ring ring.

A long blue train goes chuff chuff chuff.

A bright red truck goes rumble rumble rumble

A yellow school bus goes beep beep beep.

And we all go travelling by, bye-bye,

And we all go travelling by.

I spy with my little eyes,

You can hear with your little ear,

A loud silver bell goes ding-a-ling-a-ling.

And we all start another school day, hooray!

And we all start another school day!

How a Pumpkin Grow

Brian Vogan - That's How Pumpkin Grow's énekének feldolgozásához gyüjtögettem ezeket a képeket, színezőket.

The Skeleton Dance

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Doin' the skeleton dance.

The foot bone's connected to the leg bone.
The leg bone's connected to the knee bone.
The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone.
Doin' the skeleton dance.

The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone.
The hip bone's connected to the backbone.
The backbone's connected to the neck bone.
Doin' the skeleton dance.

Shake your hands to the left.
Shake your hands to the right.
Put your hands in the air.
Put your hands out of sight!

Shake your hands to the left.
Shake your hands to the right.
Put your hands in the air.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.......wiggle your knees.

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Doin' the skeleton dance.

A csontokat kivágtam, lamináltam, Milton kapoccsal összetűztem és mehet a tánc.

Amőba játék Halloweenra

Homonyms Flashcards - Homonímia

Nagyon hasznos flaschcardokra bukkantam, amelyek a hominímiát gyakoroltatják. A homonímia: két szó írásképe azonos, de jelentésük teljesen különböző. Pl: fog (tart, megragad), fog (segédige jövő időhöz), fog (testrész, ill. fogaskerék kapaszkodója)