Zoo Clues

What a wonderful day we have had! Will headed to Ms. Cheryl's so that Max and I could attend a special class I signed him up for at the zoo. The class was called Zoo Clues and it was all about energy and food chains, which by the way is a Missouri GLE that I have to teach to my kiddos. Maybe Max can come in as a speical expert.

The teacher started out talking about how all energy comes from the sun. The kids then got to wander around and put four food chain links in the right order. Max was so determiend to get those little stickers up all by himself.

We also explored different skulls and teeth while we talked about animals that eat meat and animals eat plants. When we talked about how the bear eats both, Max was quick to remind me of our bear hunt on our vacation.

We were also able to meet several stars of the food chains we learned about - crickets, a toad, and even a snake! Max was so brave and had no qualms about touching the animals.

After a little bit we headed out to find clues to solve a food chain mystery. The kids had to record their clues in the super special little notebooks. Max was so excited when he spotted one of the signs with a clue. The answer to our mystery was an owl and the owl even came out to visit the kids. Max said he was very soft.

After class we met Nonna for lunch. By the end of the day Max was exhaused and ready for a little brotherly love, a shared bowl of Cheez Its, a cup of milk and a bit of Sesame Street. I love these boys more than they will ever possibly know!