Good Morning Kindergarten! Today we are going to learn a
little more about another animal that uses a tree as its home. This animal
likes to hunt at night and sleep during the day. It can turn its head almost
all the way around and has very large eyes. Any guesses what it could be? It’s
an owl. Today we are going to look at how owls use trees and learn more about
these amazing birds.
I had no idea that some owls were awake during the day. Did
you know that?
I noticed that many of the owls were making nests or
sleeping inside holes in a tree. This made me wonder, how to trees get holes in
the first place? Let’s listen to One Small Place in a Tree which
explains how holes develop in trees. https://youtu.be/6ZdITv7V16Y
So how did the holes develop in the story? Do you think all
holes start from bear scratches? No, but most holes do start from little breaks
in the bark of trees and bugs that get into them and eat away the wood.
So now we know that owls use holes in trees to build nests
for their babies. They also use tree branches to sit on and hunt from way up
high. One of the things the videos taught me is that owls are great hunters
because they can fly silently. Let’s learn more about how they are able to be
silent flyers.
I noticed that most of the owls we saw today had beautiful
patterns on their feathers. Take a closer look at some of these feathers.
Today I would like for you to practice making some patterns.
Remember the most important thing about patterns is that they repeat over and
over. For example, these feathers are brown, white, brown, white, brown, white.
We call this an AB pattern because it has two colors that change back and forth
ABABAB.
Try drawing three different kinds of patterns using
different colors or shapes then send me a picture of your work. Try making an:
-AB pattern
-ABB pattern
-ABC pattern
Parents feel free to encourage your kids to make even more
complex patterns if this is too easy, just remember they have to repeat.
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