Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Lilac Scribbles. So glad and grateful you're here!! Let's jump right into highlights of the last two weeks.
Geography
We have begun a study of South America. The puzzle map and control was introduced along with some animals that are indigenous to South America. Following are just a few facts the children have learned re South America: Brazil is the largest country, the largest rainforest and highest waterfall in the world is found there, second longest river flows through, Portuguese is spoken in Brazil all other countries speak Spanish, most popular sport is soccer. Mrs. Remos brought in several artifacts from South America for the children to enjoy.
The children were also introduced to and experimented with the landform - isthmus. The isthmus of Panama connects North America to South America. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides.
Science
Another group of vertebrates was introduced - birds. Birds have a backbone, are warm blooded, have a beak, two legs, wings and feathers and hatch from eggs. We discussed the parts of a bird and its life cycle. The word oviparious was introduced - an animal that hatches from eggs.