Day 23 Sea Turtles

Assignments:

1. Sea Turtle lesson/writing - see below. 
2. Read for 15 minutes on RAZ kids
3. Spend 15 minutes doing math online - IXL, Starfall, Khan Academy etc.

Good Morning Kindergarten! Today we are going to learn about another animal’s life cycle, sea turtles! Sea turtles are similar to the kinds of turtles we see in lakes and ponds around us, but they live in the ocean and travel many miles throughout their life. One of the coolest things about sea turtles is that the temperature of the sand they are laid in determines if they are going to be boys or girls. That means the whole nest is either all sisters or all brothers. Here is a video about sea turtles. https://youtu.be/5Rmv3nliwCs

Sea turtles have a life cycle just like all other animals. They begin as tiny eggs buried in the sand and then grow up to be as big as 2000 pounds. Here is a short video explaining the sea turtles’ life cycle: https://youtu.be/7RLcUWu_QfA

Unfortunately, many sea turtles are endangered because of the people who live around them. Endangered means that there are not very many of them left and if people don’t do something, they could go extinct. Here is a video about some turtles at the turtle hospital. https://youtu.be/aSPppmnTrWE

Now let’s listen to a story about sea turtles called One Tiny Turtle. This is a non-fiction story that sounds more like a fiction story. See if you can identify the facts the author weaves into the story. https://youtu.be/hTinkBluIJQ

We have just learned so much about sea turtles! For today’s activity I would like for you to draw and write about one way that you could help the sea turtles so they are not endangered anymore. Use your imagination, your solution could even be something that is not invented yet! Make sure to send a picture to your teacher so they can see all your hard work.